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Old 04-14-2009, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by MBeige View Post
Check the throttle linkages. The metal linkages may have some slack, or the rubber bushing at the firewall may be deteriorated giving that sense of inconsistency with throttle input.
The linkage in my 81 123 was so slack I was only getting about 40% movement of the lever at the IP. No bushings on the firewall to IP linkage was the cause and a homemade fix brought all my power back.
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