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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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Gas pedal doesnt return

Im not tht familiar with cars so forgive me if this question seems a little ..dumb. My gas pedal doesnt return all the way. When i push the pedal and take my foot off it returns but not enough to stop the car for accelerating. Even in park if the car revs due to the pedal. Can some1 please tell me whats possibly wrong and what might need to be replaced. Thank you
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 02:52 PM
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Re: Gas pedal doesnt return

Originally Posted by HacksawHannibal
Im not tht familiar with cars so forgive me if this question seems a little ..dumb. My gas pedal doesnt return all the way. When i push the pedal and take my foot off it returns but not enough to stop the car for accelerating.
The throttle spring may be broken.

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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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Re: Gas pedal doesnt return

What exactly am i looking for bc i can find a "throttle spring" for the car. Does it have a certain name
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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Re: Gas pedal doesnt return

yeah it's name is "throttle return spring"
You will find it connected to the motor in some way or another. Follow the throttle cable from the firewall to the motor. Whatever mechanism that cable operates will have a spring attached which forces return. If that's broken or disconnected in some way, you will experience the symptoms you described.
Hope this helps.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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Re: Gas pedal doesnt return

Originally Posted by astrosurfer
yeah it's name is "throttle return spring"
You will find it connected to the motor in some way or another. Follow the throttle cable from the firewall to the motor. Whatever mechanism that cable operates will have a spring attached which forces return. If that's broken or disconnected in some way, you will experience the symptoms you described.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the help. Im going to look at it tommorrow.
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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Re: Gas pedal doesnt return

Its on the drivers side of your carb. I can see itin your other post...
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Gas pedal doesnt return

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Its on the drivers side of your carb. I can see itin your other post...
thx i found it and fixed the problem.. thanks every1
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 11:09 PM
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