[V8] Sticking throttle Q

Tim Hollister grey_wolf_x at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 16 23:14:08 EDT 2007


check the cruise rod and linkage under the airbox.


--- Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> So the V8 5 speed didn't like not being driven more than ten miles in  
> the last year14 months -- and I think eight of those were in early  
> January 2006. Duh!  And she's not happy.  With the help of Tim  
> Hollister (Thanks, Tim!), I replaced the timing and reference sensors  
> with known good pieces.  Took her for a test drive and among other  
> issues,she was behaving sluggishly and then when I pressed on the  
> throttle Italian style she wouldn't close up.  Unplanned 7k is no  
> fun!  I have the throttle body exposed now and was wondering where  
> these things stick?  I've manually opened the throttle and encounter  
> resistance near idle position and sticking with butterflies 2/3  
> open.  Anyone with any experience with this?
> 
> Ingo
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