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accel and speed control cable #1169585 01/28/05 08:15 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 27 E Esty Savage OP New CEG\'er
OP Esty Savage New CEG\'er E Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 27	today i was checking out my throttle body and noticed the accelerator cable is sort of loose and the speed control cable is horribly loose, any way i can fix this, and should i be concerned?

Re: accel and speed control cable #1169586 01/29/05 07:53 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,395 Hanover Park, Illinois, USA T TaurusKev Hard-core CEG\'er
TaurusKev Hard-core CEG\'er T Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,395 Hanover Park, Illinois, USA	Does Cruise Control work?? if not maybe the cable snapped, or came off the Speed control module. It does have a bit of extra cable with it, because it is better to have extra cable on it so throttle isnt being held open. Former owner of a 1995 Ford Contour GL w/ 2.0L ATX Proud owner of a 2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L V6 Vulcan --Looking for Commodore stuff (Drives, Units, Amiga, games, etc)If anyone has any of this laying around and wants it gone, lemme know --

Re: accel and speed control cable #1169587 01/29/05 04:52 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 27 E Esty Savage OP New CEG\'er
OP Esty Savage New CEG\'er E Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 27	it works yes, but i noticed that when i turn the cruise control on, it actually accelerates to maybe 1 or 2 mph quicker that what im at before it settles to its speed. its not terrible, but kind of irritating sometimes. as for the accelerator cable, could the little bit of slack affect my driving? i noticed when i press the gas, theres about a 1/4 - 1/2 second delay before the car actually accelerates. it drives great, but that delay sucks... -sean

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