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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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Sticky Throttle?

I have an 05 Ranger with the 2.3 I 4 engine and manual trans. It seems to me that it takes too long for the rpm's to drop when shifting. It's hard to get a smooth upshift when I have to wait for the revs to drop. It has about 7000 mi on it. Any Ideas before I take it in under warranty? Other than this issue, I just love the thing. BTW, this is my first post though I have lurked for a while. Thanks!
 
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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join the club man. this is a known issue. my dad just had the TB replaced on his 06. just take it in and have them replace it.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 12:18 PM
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Two things, 1throttle body is probley good, may just have to adjust hard stop on the throttle cable. 2 Due to emmissions the computer keeps the revs up when you close the throttle.
Dan
 
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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I do believe that by nature, the RPMs will hang a little bit. el conquistador might have the right solution with a new TB. If it's exceeding your expectations of how long it should be hanging, get it checked out; you are on warranty after all.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 11:51 PM
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Yeah heard about this. I'm also with the opinion take it in while it's under warranty.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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'93 Sticky Throttle

Just wondering if this was also the same issue on the '93 Rangers with the I4 and manual transmission. After coming to a stop at a light the idle hangs at 1500 rpms for a few seconds and then drops to roughly 900 and stays there.
 
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