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Old 04-27-2006, 06:14 PM
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well im sure it is...but when i come to a stop..my car idles high...about 1.5 2 k...and if i put my foot behind my gas pedal and push towards me, the idle drops to normall...is my cable jus worn out? it is the original one i believe.
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i had the same problem! just adjust the cable at the throttl body until it reads the correct rpms! mine was idling at 3k then i adjusted it down to around 750-800rpms
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by efyou &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well im sure it is...but when i come to a stop..my car idles high...about 1.5 2 k...and if i put my foot behind my gas pedal and push towards me, the idle drops to normall...is my cable jus worn out? it is the original one i believe.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mine does the EXACT same thing. Sometimes it works fine, but sometimes it "sticks." I think it could be the pedal "return spring" also...
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or throttle body is getting stuck
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Loosen your cable. there should be some play in it.
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