Re: Sticky throttle

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The throttle cable should be lubricated with anti-freeze and water as 
per the recall. If the throttle doesn't return to idle and hit the 
idle switch then the engine will never idle at the correct speed. 
There are many settings and adjustments that must be done correctly to 
get the engine to idle correctly. Make sure that when you take your 
foot off the accelerater the throttle hits the micro switch and the 3 
brass screws are lightly seated closed. If it won't idle right like 
that there are a lot of things that will need to be done to get it 
idling right. Setting up the idle on the K Jetronic is hard if you 
don't understand all the things going on. The idle is automatically 
compensated by the idle ECU and idle motor if everything else is 
right.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Payne" <bpayne@xxxx> wrote:
> I'm assuming this started because of the cold weather, but lately my 
car
> won't return to idle right away. It will drop down to 1,450 RPMs 
and just
> sit there. A few jabs at the throttle will get it down again, but 
it gets
> rather annoying as I don't like to shut it off if it's still dumping 
in
> fuel. Could this be part of my pesky vacuum leak that has been the 
bane of
> my existence? All of my attempts to lubricate the throttle cable 
have been
> ineffective. There's got to be a better way of doing it.
> 
> Thanks for all your time!
> 
> payne