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Subject:Re: '91 Carat - Again!! Runaway RPM
From:George Gaudette
Date:Wed, 31 May 2017 13:25:07 +0000

Hi John

By any chance is your throttle simply stuck open? Mine used to stick if I
stepped deep on the pedal, and once I got it into that stuck position when
working in the engine bay, somehow.

It's free to try, hope it's that simple.

-George
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 11:34 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> Runaway RPM at startup or in neutral with foot OFF the gas pedal'
>
> I remember having this problem about 7 to 8 years ago when i first got this
> van. I fixed it, but in the meantime a lot of time has passed plus INhve
> had a stroke, and recognize that my memory is more fuzzy than it was. I
> cannot for the life of me remember what I did to resolve  the issue. I seem
> to remember it was some vacuum issue but unable to be certain. The engin
> runs good, smooth, has good power (now that I have fixed a vacuum leak on
> the fuel pressure regulator hose)
>
> I would appreciate any ideas on this. Where to look, how to start!
>
> Thanks,
>
> John in Alabam!!!!
>

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