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My throttle stays wide open when I start the car and won't respond to the gas peddle Whats wrong

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Your throttle linkage has gone awry. someone who knows what they are doing is going to have to fix it. this cannot be fixed by a switch, a fuse, by poking it with a stick, or by any combined use of pliers and a hammer.

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