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Old 06-07-2002, 10:18 PM
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Throttle Cable Sticking!!

I noticed that my idle was kind of high after I would come to light, and that I had to push the brakes down alittle harder than usual. Well the other night I was checking out my new exhaust gasket, to make sure it wasn't leaking and was reving my motor, and notice that my Throttle Cable was sticking, What kind I do to fix this?
Old 06-07-2002, 10:26 PM
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I'd check the condition of the spring. Happened to me once WOT and it was stuck, talk about scary.
Old 06-08-2002, 11:30 AM
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If the cable is hanging in the housing, don't even mess with it - just replace it. It won't get better by itself, and will only get worse until you end up "freeing-up" your cable inside the rear end of a truck or brick wall.
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