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Subject:Re: '91 Carat - Again!! Runaway RPM
From:kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Date:Wed, 31 May 2017 09:49:32 -0400

Probably throttle linkage stuck if it is an automatic, this can happen.
Check it at the engine to be sure it has returned fully to idle position.

Ken

On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 11:33 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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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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