[sinhumane]

ok, i've put up with this for about three weeks, but after getting teh headgaskets replaced, i noticed that the throttle pedal (whether teh car is on or not) is a little weak-ish.. there isnt any resistance when i push it down, and it is making keeping a constant speed hard... i got under the hood and manually revved it, and it is just as spongy at teh throttle body... i think the spring isnt wound up completely or somehting, but you shoulldnt have to dismantle teh throttle body to take the heads off... jsut pull the whole tb assembly off.. the guy that worked on it wasnt any help either (couldnt understand a word he said anyways) any help would be appreciated, it's driving me nuts.

 

[master486]

There is supposed to be an additional spring besides the one integral to the throttle body. It goes from the throttle lingake to the bracket holding the throttle/cruise cables. Is it still there?

 

[sinhumane]

i'll check when i get it home. if not, i guess i'll be paying a visit to the pick and pull. i need to look for some other junk anyways.

 

[sinhumane]

hmm.. all i see is the internal spring... maybe a picture of the way it should be would help? guess i'll be paying a visit to teh junkyard. the spring goes on which side? towards teh front or teh back of the car?

 

[FordMan77]

Well, when you visit the j-yard, just look and remember how and where it came off and you'll have your answer

Jay

 

[sinhumane]

i need to know what i'm looking for tho... hmm. maybe i'll take a picture of what i have, then compare to one at a junkyard.

 

[master486]

It's not the best diagram but I've indicated approximately where the spring goes.

If you look at this picture, you can barely see the spring but it's circled in green. That's exactly what you'll be looking for.

 

[Josh_Keady]

If you get nothing in the bone yard, most auto parts stores have a cabinet full of throttle return springs.

 

[sinhumane]

yep... no spring there. guess i'll be picking one up. come to think of it, there never was one there. maybe it was because the throttle boby was gummed up it felt ok.

 

[sinhumane]

yep. no spring. i found both the mounting points, and went to teh store and got one. now, if anything, there is too much resistance. but now my acceleration and throttle application is a bet more precise... (and my lead foot has been remedied.)