Thanks for the reply Ron. I don't think that was it but it could be...
Hopefully it was just a one-time quirk.
Tom
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Subject: DML: RE: Sticky Throttle Linkage
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: 1/22/01 8:45 AM
On the TB linkage spring, there's a little cam that the throttle cable runs
under. If you've accidentally pushed the cable above the cam rather than
below it, that could cause the cable to bind up.
Ron
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Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 8:18 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Sticky Throttle Linkage
I was doing some routine maintenance (oil/filter, chasis lube, etc) on my
'98
318 and got around to cleaning the TB bores. I removed the air hat, cleaned
up
the bores/IAC, replaced the air hat, started the engine and tweaked the
throttle
from under the hood... The throttle stuck open and wouldn't return without
forcing it back!
I removed the air hat again to check the spring and cables and they all
looked
fine (clean, not kinked, etc.)... So I put the air hat back on and
everything
was normal again, I.E. it didn't stick. So what gives? Anybody have a
sticky
throttle and have any idea what the cause was?
Is it possible to tighten down the air hat too much such that it binds the
throttle linkage? --I'm just grasping at straws here so please forward
opinions...
Tom
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