Audi 5000... ?
Seriously, if the throttle cable was recently adjusted/tightened when
cold, it will often result in a partial/increasing throttle as the
engine compartment warms up. The cable needs a bit of play when cold
and preferably should be checked when hot.. (Ask me how I know.)
- Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex
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> --- On Tue, 8/17/10, Brian Parks <joedatsun@att.net> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Brian Parks <joedatsun@att.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Throttle sticks open
>> To: "Jeff and Lois Holder" <loisandjeff@gmail.com>
>> Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>> Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 6:34 AM
>> Check to see if the pedal is getting
>> stuck behind some carpet that has pushed
>> up. Happened to me once.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 16, 2010, at 10:40 PM, Jeff and Lois Holder wrote:
>>
>>
>>> HI guys,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the help with the voltage regulator.
>>>
>> Everything is working now.
>> But
>>
>>> I have another problem.
>>>
>>> I took it out for its maiden drive a couple of days
>>>
>> ago. I drove around for
>>
>>> several miles then stopped for gas. When I started
>>>
>> going again, the gas
>> peddle
>>
>>> was "heavy" and hard to smoothly accelerate. I took it
>>>
>> out today several
>> times
>>
>>> for short trips with no problems. I then drove it
>>>
>> about ten miles and stop
>> for
>>
>>> a bit. When I started up again, the gas pedal was
>>>
>> heavy but this time the
>>
>>> throttle stuck open and wouldn't go back to idle.
>>>
>>> My guess is that when I stopped the engine temperature
>>>
>> rose and the linkage
>>
>>> expanded. Was I supposed to use a lubricant on the
>>>
>> linkage? Any ideas.
>>
>>> J
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