Throttle sticking
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Throttle sticking
It seams as if my throttle is sticking. The truck rev's will stay up like the cable is not releasing back. It will do it when I am driving down the road and even when I'm coming to a stop. I'll be slowing down to a stop and the engine will rev up for a few seconds and then slowly come back down. Sometimes the only way for me to get the revs back down is to turn the truck of and restart. I saw a posting on this site for the 98 rangers that are manual having this issue. My truck is an automatic. Any suggestions??
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It seams as if my throttle is sticking. The truck rev's will stay up like the cable is not releasing back. It will do it when I am driving down the road and even when I'm coming to a stop. I'll be slowing down to a stop and the engine will rev up for a few seconds and then slowly come back down. Sometimes the only way for me to get the revs back down is to turn the truck of and restart. I saw a posting on this site for the 98 rangers that are manual having this issue. My truck is an automatic. Any suggestions??
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I've had this type problem with my 99 4.0L.
Check & maybe try pulling & cleaning the IAC with a plastic safe spray cleaner like CRC QD, or MAF sensor cleaner. Cleaning may not last, it didn't for me & is probably why Ford recommends replacement, but cleaning was a good trouble shooting step for me.
BTW, Welcome to FTE.
Check & maybe try pulling & cleaning the IAC with a plastic safe spray cleaner like CRC QD, or MAF sensor cleaner. Cleaning may not last, it didn't for me & is probably why Ford recommends replacement, but cleaning was a good trouble shooting step for me.
BTW, Welcome to FTE.
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Ok... I have tried each of the previous suggestions and it continues to rev up...Any other suggestions.
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