Something is sticking, and you're "unsticking it" when you fully depress the throttle pedal.

I would start at the pedal and follow it right to the throttle plate, and make sure every moving part is working properly.

It is a pretty freaky problem!!

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John Shellenberg
1998 C230 "Black Betty" 240K

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