Mark VIII 1996 throttle won't open WOT

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At WOT, the primary butterfly opens say 75% and the secondary only 25%. The throttle cable will not go any further, so what's wrong? Bent cable bracket? OBD2 says something like 75% open throttle. The car runs nice, but since it's my first one I can't compare if it's lazy at WOT or not. The 2" thick shop manual suggests to get 1996 Ford Car/Truck On-Board Diagnostics II Powertrain Control/Emissions manual to figure out respective problems, but ordering it will take at least two weeks. Please help.
 
Problem solved. TV cable was too loose. Previous owner (67 years) most likely wanted to have high gas mileage. Now when cable adjuster is moved 7 steps "in", secondary is almost wide at WOT.

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