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Re: Weeked report: hesitation and smells rich. (archive)
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Posted by Sheldon on October 02, 2001 at 14:20:04:

In Reply to: Re: Weeked report: hesitation and smells rich. posted by Todd Kenyon on October 02, 2001 at 11:03:55:

Actually I guess it's called the throttle valve switch. It's at the front of the motor - follow the throttle linkage. Basically you loosen the 2 screws that hold it to the motor and rotate it clockwise until you get the response you want. It was trial and error for me. I found if you rotated it too far the throttle was reluctant to return back down to idle very quickly. Make subtle adjustments and test. It's like driving a different car now. I've included a pic. just in case. The car turned 80k on the way back from the F1 race last weekend.


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I know what you mean re herky jerky throttle response, when you back off or increase on throttle, car seems to jerk a bit (maybe normal?) - what did you do to the tps? BTW I have posted our problem to the UUC digest as well, see if anyone there has a clue. How many miles on your car? mine has 82k. FYI, it has new or almost new plugs, cap, rotor, fuel filter, fuel pressure reg., DEC cat, OEM exhaust.




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