I was driving the 40 miles home last Sunday from a training, cruising at 80mph and came upon an area where the speed limit drops to 60.... So, I tap my break pedal to shut off the cruise control and start slowing down... when I go to press the gas pedal again to maintain my new reduced speed, NOTHING happens. RPM's at idle speed and no pedal.
I finally get it off the road, shut it off and restart (hey, it works with my Expedition) and still same thing... idled it down off into the grass away from the expressway and popped the hood.
To make a long story short, there is a 2" metal "link" that goes between the throttle cable and the intake butterfly mechanism was dangling from one end. So after a few mins of investigating it appears that a little c-clip had come off it on one end that holds it in place.
I searched for something to hold it together, found a wire tie.. went to put it in place in the recessed are where the c-clip would be...and the other end comes off and the link drops down onto the hot motor somewhere never to be seen again (yet).
Ended up putting a folded piece of paper between the stopper for the throttle (at butterfly) and drove it the next 14 miles home with no throttle control... it would get up to 40mph, just not fast.
Anybody have this happen before? I'm assuming I have to hit the stealership for the parts? ... been too busy to mess with it.
I finally get it off the road, shut it off and restart (hey, it works with my Expedition) and still same thing... idled it down off into the grass away from the expressway and popped the hood.
To make a long story short, there is a 2" metal "link" that goes between the throttle cable and the intake butterfly mechanism was dangling from one end. So after a few mins of investigating it appears that a little c-clip had come off it on one end that holds it in place.
I searched for something to hold it together, found a wire tie.. went to put it in place in the recessed are where the c-clip would be...and the other end comes off and the link drops down onto the hot motor somewhere never to be seen again (yet).
Ended up putting a folded piece of paper between the stopper for the throttle (at butterfly) and drove it the next 14 miles home with no throttle control... it would get up to 40mph, just not fast.
Anybody have this happen before? I'm assuming I have to hit the stealership for the parts? ... been too busy to mess with it.