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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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hey last night my **** stuck open on the freeway any tips on keeping it from doing that, it only hit rev limit like 3 times and i shut it of i know im paranoid but do you think my motor got any damage from this?
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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Take off your throttle body and spray the **** out of it with carb cleaner.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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well it ended up being the throttle cable wasnt adjusted should i still clean it out just in case?
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchish &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well it ended up being the throttle cable wasnt adjusted should i still clean it out just in case?</TD></TR></TABLE>

cant go wrong with that
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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Find out why it stuck first off then fix the problem.
Mine used to stick open once in a blue moon because the Cable for the clutch would wedge under the throttle wheel and keep it WOT. I moved it and its all good now.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 04:18 PM
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cable probably got caught up on the rotor
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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i think thats what happend cuz the throttle cable was kinda stuck on there
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