High speed idle sticking?

[Mike111]

We just got our first dusting of snow here in Maine. I pulled into an icy parking lot in my new gw & started to slide toward a car. I finally stopped after jamming on the brakes. when i shifted to park, i realized that my idle rpm was reving real high. I kicked the pedal & it dropped down, then road a little further & put it in park- again the idle was reving real high. I just recently adjusted the choke... is this the cause of the problem? I tried adjusting it again, & it doesn't seem to help...

[J4GRAND]

Might want to check that your throttle cable isn't fraying and binding. This would cause the symptoms you describe.

[ December 04, 2003, 09:49 AM: Message edited by: J4GRAND ]

[JAllenWAG]

Is it an electric choke? Sounds like the wire supplying voltage to the choke has come loose. Mine has done the same thing a few times. Check the wire for voltage and/or reconnect it.

[letank]

may be the CTO think it is too cold....and you are on manifold vacuum...... in fact the CTOmight be bust ! connect a vacuum gauge to your line going to the distributor diaphragm and see how much vacuum you have at idle... should be 0

Michel