throttle sticks??

DemonGT · 07-24-2001, 01:40 AM

tonight i got on it and now if i hit the gas half way or all the way to the floor it sticks there..like if i rev it to 3 grand it will just sit there at 3..wont go any higher but if i take the tip of my toe on the back of the gas and pull the pedal out it goes down? is this my pedal or my throttle body?? and how do i fix it?

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'91 GT,91K,T-5,air silencer removed,HD clutch,K&N air filter,Mac long tubes,Cat-back,off road H,FMS 9mm wires,180 thermostat,Competition gauges,C&L 76mm MAF,Accufab 70mm TB,TFS street heat intake

Waiting install:Nothing

Future Mods:3.73's,Pro 5.0,TFS heads,TFS stage 1 cam,lakewood struts/shocks,nitto DR's
ICQ#35670781

smokedchevy · 07-24-2001, 02:19 AM

Your problem should be pretty easy to tell if it is mechanical. Have a friend sit in the car and push on the pedal. Check under the hood and see if it hangs up anywhere. Take your inlet tube off so you can see the throttle body blade. I had the throttle stick on my old stang, turned out to be the cotter pin holding the linkage to the carberator.

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92 GT, 4:10 gears, centerforce clutch, 6# powerdyne blower, bbk h-pipe, flowmasters

LincoConti87 · 07-24-2001, 01:36 PM

And if not that check to see if ure pedal has a sharp somethin on it grabbing the carpet...but i bet its under the hood...wanna hear a weird one...I punched the gas one time on my 89 mercedes 190 comin out of a parkin lot...it revs for half a second then stops goin...engine is running but gas pedal does nothin...I idle to a curb...get towed home...next day open up pull off the air filter box and stuff on top of engine...theres a cable just sitting there not connected to anything and throttle linkage just sittin there...so I look around and find half of a square plastic thingy...turns out the plastic thingy plugs into the throttle linkage arm and holds the cable in place...thought I was really in for it$$$$$$ takin it to a benz mechanic...got the part and installed it myself..like 1.50$ or somethin

DemonGT · 07-25-2001, 11:55 PM

what really burns my a$$ is its a accufab TB and it is sticking

07-24-2001, 01:40 AM	#1
DemonGT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 879	throttle sticks?? tonight i got on it and now if i hit the gas half way or all the way to the floor it sticks there..like if i rev it to 3 grand it will just sit there at 3..wont go any higher but if i take the tip of my toe on the back of the gas and pull the pedal out it goes down? is this my pedal or my throttle body?? and how do i fix it? ------------------ '91 GT,91K,T-5,air silencer removed,HD clutch,K&N air filter,Mac long tubes,Cat-back,off road H,FMS 9mm wires,180 thermostat,Competition gauges,C&L 76mm MAF,Accufab 70mm TB,TFS street heat intake Waiting install:Nothing Future Mods:3.73's,Pro 5.0,TFS heads,TFS stage 1 cam,lakewood struts/shocks,nitto DR's ICQ#35670781

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07-24-2001, 02:19 AM	#2
smokedchevy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: ventura,CA Posts: 438	Your problem should be pretty easy to tell if it is mechanical. Have a friend sit in the car and push on the pedal. Check under the hood and see if it hangs up anywhere. Take your inlet tube off so you can see the throttle body blade. I had the throttle stick on my old stang, turned out to be the cotter pin holding the linkage to the carberator. ------------------ 92 GT, 4:10 gears, centerforce clutch, 6# powerdyne blower, bbk h-pipe, flowmasters

07-24-2001, 01:36 PM	#3
LincoConti87 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tallahassee,Florida,USA Posts: 188	And if not that check to see if ure pedal has a sharp somethin on it grabbing the carpet...but i bet its under the hood...wanna hear a weird one...I punched the gas one time on my 89 mercedes 190 comin out of a parkin lot...it revs for half a second then stops goin...engine is running but gas pedal does nothin...I idle to a curb...get towed home...next day open up pull off the air filter box and stuff on top of engine...theres a cable just sitting there not connected to anything and throttle linkage just sittin there...so I look around and find half of a square plastic thingy...turns out the plastic thingy plugs into the throttle linkage arm and holds the cable in place...thought I was really in for it$$$$$$ takin it to a benz mechanic...got the part and installed it myself..like 1.50$ or somethin

07-25-2001, 11:55 PM	#4
DemonGT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 879	what really burns my a$$ is its a accufab TB and it is sticking