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1TUF5L

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Hey Guys
heres what happend driving down main street and throttle gets stuck put car in N and turn off check the thorttle body and yes was open no idea why first time ever ever happen to anyone else and ideas so it wont happen again Thx Kev

its an 1987 Mustang GT
 
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blk92stangg

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Try cleaning the throttle plate with some carb cleaner, and try checking to see if the cable hangs up at all. If you move the plate by hand, and make it stick, you could try and track down what it is. One time that it happened to me, turns out the pedal was stuck on the floor mat...lol.
 

powershift351

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lol, agreed. Clean the TB well, and check the linkage.
 
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