Throttle stuck open today

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hawkeye18

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I was driving down a street accelerating through about 35-40. I reached cruising speed and let off the throttle... and it stuck at that position. I tried lifting the pedal up but of course it isn't connected in that direction, so I shifted into neutral. Coasted onto a side street with the engine stuck at 4K RPM. Opened the hood and manually unstuck the throttle body; took quite a bit of force.

It should probably be mentioned that I've done the throttle body coolant line bypass, so that's probably why it froze.

So just be aware that if you've done the bypass, there is a chance that your throttle will pull a Toyota and stick open. Fortunately, the solution is simply to shift into neutral or turn the engine off, then to manually rotate the throttle body 'til it unsticks.

So now you know.
 

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Out of curiosity, what was the approximate outside temp? Physicists would have you beleive the "danger zone" for a TB freezing up is about 34F...Still plenty of moisture in the air...and when sucked into the engine, lowers temp by a few degrees due to the lowered pressure.
 

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Wait until your floor mat get's stuck on the loud pedal!

This is why there are no driver's side floor mats in my SHO's.
 

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Wait until your floor mat get's stuck on the loud pedal!

This is why there are no driver's side floor mats in my SHO's.

Been there done that! I was merging onto the e way with a little pep went for 3rd and watched my tach go sailin!
 

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I had the throttle stick once after a 7k clutch drop snapped the A/C bracket and the cable got wrapped around a strut tower stud...should i sue for that one too?
 

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