Hmmm, Bernd, I had just hit "send" when *your* TPS suggestion arrived. :-)
Ray
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bernd D. Ratsch
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:16 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: RE: Throttle stuck after TB cleaned
>
>
> How much play is in the throttle shaft (side to side and up/down)? If
> it's not returning to the idle position, it's obviously not engine vacuum
> (as previously noted). Are there any rub marks on the side of the TB
> bores? Also...try this - remove the TPS and see if that changes the
> movement.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Allgood [mailto:kenallgood@cox.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:52 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Throttle stuck after TB cleaned
>
>
> TB was not dropped, blades were not removed. The 3 components on the
> sides of the TB (TPS, etc) were all removed before cleaning. I had a
> chance to look at it more today. What seems to be happening is it is
> sticking open just a little more than it should at idle. I can get this
> to happen without any of the linkages hooked to the TB, so that's not it.
> When opening it manually, I can feel it wanting to resist, like it's
> grabbing or something. The reason the pedal feels, umm, different I
> guess, is because the TB hasn't returned all the way back to the idle
> position, then wants to resist a little when first pushing in. So, the
> problem is really around the idle position with the TB...
>
> Ken
>
>
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