Help, my gas pedal won't move up

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

Yes replacing the throttle cable is fine solution if it was just a broken 
cable but there is the issue of the high idle to deal with...

Andrew,
Did you check out the other things we mentioned like the throttle body 
valves closing? and the spring tension when you open and close the throttle 
body by hand with the throttle cable removed? Give it another read and try 
a few of the steps, let us know what you find.

Don't worry we'll fix it
-raffi

At 04:18 PM 2/26/02 -0600, you wrote:
>well the last time this occured to me it was simply the end of the cable
>that attaches to the pedal that sbnapped off, replacing the cable should
>remedy this really simple problem.
>
>ATS - Patrick
>
>=>-----Original Message-----
>=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
>=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Andrew Wong
>=>Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 3:02 PM
>=>To: EUROROC II; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>=>Subject: Re: Help, my gas pedal won't move up
>=>
>=>
>=>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.
>=>> >
>=>> >
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>=>
>=>=====
>=>-Andrew Wong
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>=>1987 White Quantum wagon (Stock with auto)
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