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accelarator pedal sticking

Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 22:17
by ryanshaw
brokedown tonight accelarator pedal sticking on. if i lift the pedal up by hand the revs droped.had aa out and they said a spring had come off . is this right on a 1983 transporter . :oops: :cry: :cry: its petrol is the sring at the front of the van cheers :ok

Re: accelarator pedal sticking

Posted: 25 Aug 2010, 00:17
by dazzzer1
likely to be the cable, disconnect it at the carb and rev it by hand if its ok id suspect the cable....cheap and easy to fix

Re: accelarator pedal sticking

Posted: 25 Aug 2010, 07:18
by kevtherev
diesel or petrol fella?

on petrol there is a spring, that returns the cable mechanism to it's resting place.
Not sure if new cables have the spring included though