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Re: Gas pedal won't depress in the morning
On 1 Dec 2005 09:16:43 -0800, "jdiggity" <jddevan@gmail.com> wrote:
>Late 2003 Ford Focus ZX3. PZEV engine. 44,000 miles.
>When I start my car in the morning, particulalry a cold morning, the
>gas pedal will not depress. It's as if it's locked into place and
>simply won't move. After 10 minutes or so of warming up, I can finally
>"push through" whatever's making it stick and it works completely fine
>for the rest of my drive.
Its probably carbon deposits in the throttle body. All auto parts
stores sell cans of "throttle body cleaner" which should dissolve the
deposits and make the sticking go away. I doubt its the cable itself.
Jon
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