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Old 04-01-2011, 07:21 AM
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what's the best way to combat this? it only sticks when i'm completely off the gas, get ready to take off, and then i rev like a ricer
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Clean the throttle body and adjust the throttle cable to have about 1/2" of slack.
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Clean the throttle body and adjust the throttle cable to have about 1/2" of slack.
1/2 seems like a lot?
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i had a similar problem with my car, but it went away after i lubricated the grommet through which the throttle cable goes through the firewall with some white lithium grease.
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Originally Posted by RonJ@HT
Clean the throttle body and adjust the throttle cable to have about 1/2" of slack.

clean the throttle body
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thanks guys
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trottle or remove old cable
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Default Re: sticky accelerator
Originally Posted by Mazdaholic
i had a similar problem with my car, but it went away after i lubricated the grommet through which the throttle cable goes through the firewall with some white lithium grease.
Didnt ever think about this... interesting!
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