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Old 11-27-2004, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mercedesidiot
When I press on my accelerator my car will not move...........Now, it will not move at all, it idles fine.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Breath. Try and breath. I did a search and see that you fiddled with your ALDA and possibly broke it. Before or after? I ask for the benefit of others. I don't have a turbo, and do not understand an ALDA's operation enough to know if it is a factor.

Had the car been driven much before your road trip? Did this start happening near the end of a tank? If the car was dormant for long awhile condensation could have formed and the newfound warmth from an extended run probably caused an algea bloom. You'd be amazed how rapidly that stuff can grow. As Tom opined: clogged fuel filters. There is a clear plastic fuel filter on the driver side of the engine. Can you see through it, or is there nebulous, dark, diesel impeding matter inside?
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