[V8] Major issue: Dead V8

[Roger M. Woodbury]

Well, now.  I had a nasty experience with the V8 yesterday.  
 
The V8 has been resting in its garage all summer. I drove it last in late
August, going only the mile to the little store to put a few gallons of gas
into the tank, returning it immediately to its garage.  The summer has been
a full construction summer and the only vehicles needed for anything have
been the truck and the 100 Avant, so the V8 has been resting.  I have not
even renewed the registration on the car since I see no use for it until
next summer at the earliest.
 
I started the car, and it greatfully came to life.  I backed it out into the
driveway and let is sit for fifteen or twenty minutes just idling, and
letting the a/c work before shutting it down.
 
Later since my wife wanted to go shopping, I figured I'd move the v8 back
into its garage so she could get by without issue. 
 
I started the engine and put the car into drive, edging forward toward the
garage door.  It didn't feel right though.  The accelerator felt like it was
hitting something, similar to the feel that it would have if it was hitting
a bunched up carpet.  I pushed more firmly on the accelerator and the
accelerator suddenly broke through whatever was making it feel stiff, and
the engine immediately went to full throttle.  I immediately went to neutral
and ignition off.
 
Restarting resulted in immediate full throttle once again, so now the car is
sitting just outside the garage, awaitiing further instructions.
 
I wonder if this is the familiar, cruise control rod failure?  The
accelerator seems pretty loose and flappy, so something is adrift or holding
it open somewhere.
 
Any BTDT?  I will not have time to deal with this today nor probably
tomorrow.  The electrician will be here sometime next week to install the
new main electrical entrance which will go in the wall of the garage where
the V8 lives, so for now the car can remain where it is.  But sometime I
will need to get under the hood and either release the nastiness so the car
is driveable, or call the flat bed and have the car towed to the wrench.  
 
In three V8's that I have owned this is the first driveability issue I have
ever had.  (Other than the first one that suffered transmission failure, of
course).  FWIW, the cruise control on my car is inop due to a failed relay,
which I have but have never installed. The cruise control circuit is shut
off.
 
Roger