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Stuck gas pedal #529357 01/22/03 08:17 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 92 Ottawa,ON CANADA R Roger C_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP Roger C_dup1 CEG\'er R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 92 Ottawa,ON CANADA	Its been cold here in Ottawa, Canada the last few days.today's high is -20 C which I think is about -4 F. My gas pedal was stuck at idle yesterday after work .I applied a small amount foot pressure and got no response. A vigorous shake up and down by hand loosened up the pedal and I was good to go.This has occured 2 out of the last three days. Has anyone out there experienced this same problem and/or know why its happening? Coincidently, after the first incident, my automatic shifter also has loosened up back to normal. It had been stiff to select from Park to Drive or Reverse and back to Park, although the transmission has worked fine. stock 95 LX,6cyl ATX 98.5 wheels with Yokohama AVID T4's

Re: Stuck gas pedal #529358 01/22/03 10:35 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,506 San jose, Ca R Roz 1999 SVT-C Hard-core CEG'er
Roz 1999 SVT-C Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,506 San jose, Ca	The only time I experience that is when the heater is on high and you set it on the floor.And then I have to Floor is all the way. This happend to me in my dads old contour with an ATX...I have a MTX and no problmes. I know its a long way off, but try it on a semi warm day and put the heater on full....If it sticks then thats the problme. Weather its a actuall "heat" or temp problem I don't know. I could be something sticky or something that has to do with the computer. Roz 3.0 SVT hybrid...all the fixens...Track/Race ready very soon!!!!!! 20,000 + miles

Re: Stuck gas pedal #529359 01/23/03 12:03 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408 R Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er
Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408	Originally posted by Roger C: My gas pedal was stuck at idle yesterday after work . Originally posted by rozwell911: The only time I experience that is when the heater is on high and you set it on the floor.And then I have to Floor is all the way. This happend to me in my dads old contour with an ATX...I have a MTX and no problmes. I know its a long way off, but try it on a semi warm day and put the heater on full....If it sticks then thats the problme. Weather its a actuall "heat" or temp problem I don't know. I could be something sticky or something that has to do with the computer. Roz ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Am I missing something ? I'm thinking either the cable doesn't want to move, or the crud in the throttle body is making the butterfly stick. Carb cleaner will unstick the throttle body. In your weather, the cable should be replaced if it's sticking from cold. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -George Santayana

Re: Stuck gas pedal #529360 01/23/03 12:52 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,061 antelope valley, soCal G gdub520_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
gdub520_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er G Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,061 antelope valley, soCal	Originally posted by Rogerm60: ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Am I missing something ? I'm thinking either the cable doesn't want to move, or the crud in the throttle body is making the butterfly stick. Carb cleaner will unstick the throttle body. In your weather, the cable should be replaced if it's sticking from cold. this is more likely whats going on, in my experience...my throttle would stick after extended freeway ride...once i'd stop on the off ramp the pedal would stick when trying to take off again meaning i'd have to really nudge it a bit more than usual to take off...cleaning the throttle body and even the spring made the movement smooth again...i removed mine though as i was cleaning the egr stuff too...my throttle body was really filthy btw maybe somehow there is condensation building up in the throttle cable and the cold temps is causing it to freeze or maybe it is binding up...the clutch cable on my gti 16 used to bind up and need replacement 99 expedition eddie bauer, 5.4 v8, k&n drop-in, 3" magnaflow catback and gas mileage that makes the contour look like a hybrid

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