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my throttle squeaks !?!?

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Old Dec 17, 2002 | 05:34 AM
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Question my throttle squeaks !?!?

another thing i just noticed as a press the gas it squeaks is this normal? is there a way i can fix this? what is the problem? thanks
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Old Dec 17, 2002 | 06:35 AM
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You can ,

Lube into the cable,
Lube the gas pedal assembly,

That should help it just as long as the pedal is not sticking ,then you migth have to change the cable.
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Old Dec 17, 2002 | 07:13 AM
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try, removing the rats nest
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Old Dec 17, 2002 | 12:33 PM
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Lube the carb linkages etc too, that helped mine quite a bit.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 03:10 AM
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whats a rats nest? sorry im new
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 12:45 PM
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Buy a can of WD-40, aim at the cables and fire away.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 01:02 PM
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Originally posted by xlversatilelx
whats a rats nest? sorry im new
Do a search on "rat's nest" in 1st gen forum. You'll find more than you ever wanted to know!
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 02:23 PM
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Originally posted by xlversatilelx
whats a rats nest? sorry im new
Someone, I think Rx7Carl, developed a nice tutorial on how to remove it.
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