Throttle stuck this morning!

Throttle stuck this morning!

11-26-2002, 12:28 PM

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dremelts

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Throttle stuck this morning!

I know... I should call the dealer and make an appointment to have the throttle linkage recall done. But I really don't think that this was the linkage. I think the throttle cable was frozen inside the cable housing - it was 19* on the overhead console when I started the truck.

I limped back home by keeping the RPMs as low as possible and the throttle was still sticking when I got home. I shut it off to move the other car out of the garage so I could get the truck inside to work on it. When I restarted the truck to drive it into the garage the throttle was unstuck. I think the heat radiating from the engine thawed the cable out enough to free it up.

All of the ball joints on the linkage felt free but I sprayed them with some penetrating oil just to be sure, and I sprayed the cable where it goes into the sheath.

I guess my question is: what do they replace when they do the recall work? If it's just the linkage then I don't think that will solve the problem. If they replace the cable too then I guess I better have them do it. Is there a way to force lubricant thru the throttle cable housing?

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