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Help, my gas pedal won't move up



Is the pedal still attached to the cable?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Wong" <mkii_84@yahoo.com>


> The pedal just went down and doesn't come up when I
> try to bring it back up it falls back down

> --- EUROROC II <flaatr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > This seems like the best coarse of action. Remove
> > the clip and the 
> > accelerator cable from the throttle body and test
> > the spring. Start the 
> > car... Does it idle normal? if yes check for binding
> > on the throttle cable, 
> > the cable should move smoothly in and out. If no
> > remove the boot over the 
> > throttle body and look inside, are both valves
> > closed? Moving the linkage 
> > should open the small valve first and then as you go
> > further the secondary, 
> > larger valve, you'll feel more tension when you hit
> > the point where the 
> > second valve begins to open. moving slowly close the
> > throttle body, do both 
> > valves close in reverse order? If something is
> > binding the valves from 
> > closing that your problem.
> > 
> > This will at least help you identify if the problem
> > is in the throttle body 
> > or in the cable, there are no springs on the
> > throttle pedal, that's why the 
> > pedal falling to the floor sounds like a broken
> > cable but the idle speed 
> > going up in this case doesn't add up to a cable.
> > 
> > One more thing does the pedal work at all? I mean if
> > you lift it up does 
> > the idle go down to normal? You may have already
> > answered this but I'm on a 
> > roll... The cable attaches to the pedal via a small
> > rubber bushing. maybe 
> > the cable came off, it kinda has a hook shape and
> > might be hooked to 
> > something. remove the panel under the dash and get a
> > flashlight and you'll 
> > see what I'm talking about.
> > 
> > -Raffi
> > 
> > At 04:35 PM 2/25/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > >First, check the accelerator cable to see if it's
> > binding and won't
> > >release.  Next, check the linkage on the throttle
> > body.  See if it will
> > >open and close.  There should be quite a bit of
> > spring tension on
> > >opening.  If there is no tension, the spring may
> > have broken, become
> > >disconnected or the shaft is binding.  Take a look
> > and see.  If the
> > >linkage won't move at all, take off the air tube to
> > see if something got
> > >stuck in the plates.  Cleaning the linkages with an
> > oily solvent like
> > >WD-40 might not be a bad idea. If you have a cat
> > and it works (and you
> > >plan to keep it that way), don't spray a lot of the
> > stuff into the
> > >intake manifold!
> > >
> > >Good Luck,
> > >Erik L
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Andrew Wong" <mkii_84@yahoo.com>
> > >Subject: Help, my gas pedal won't move up
> > >
> > >
> > > > I went to move my 84 to the driveway today and
> > while
> > > > parking the rpms shot up and I shut off the car,
> > but
> > > > now I can't drive it.  I started it again and it
> > shot
> > > > up again.  The pedal just falls to the ground. 
> > I had
> > > > to push it just to get it back up to park it.  I
> > think
> > > > the spring for the gas pedal broke.  What would
> > I need
> > > > to do fix it.  Is it in the Bently for looking
> > on the
> > > > procedure.  I have the 8-84 book BTW.