Help Accelerator Sticking ????
 

I would put the hood all the way up, so that you can stand in the left doorjamb with one foot on the pedal, engine off, and watch the linkage as you push and release the pedal for any unwanted movement, such as a firewall mounted pivot ball thats worn or the like. if that all looks ok, look at the firewall end of the injector pump, at the bottom where the rear support bracket is, there should be a return spring attached to it that goes up to the arm on the injector pump. Also make sure the linkage isnt dragging on anything like nearby injector lines. I'm sure theres other people with more ideas on this, but this is a good start. It almost sounds like a runaway engine, or something binding up simulating that condition.
just my $.02 worth.
-Chris

Is the tranny shifting hard? If so, the linkage to the vacuum modulator could have come off and wedge itself under something.

linkage problem. My wife won't drive mine now, as it did it to her once.

There can be many possibilities.

Check that the carpet isn't interfering with pedal range of motion
Check that the bushing behind the accelerator pedal is intact and lubed
Check that the throttle linkages are also lubed and all screws/bolts are tight
Check the bushing on the firewall (octagon shaped with a metal pin on top) for smoothness

Do you have problems shutting the car down? Consuming any oil?

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Does your accelerator creak or anything? Just pop the sockets off the balls on the linkages and put a small amount of grease on them. If you use something too thin it lasts for a couple days, if you use something too thick it makes things bind again. Dont overdo the grease.

The engine can take 6000rpm for very short amounts of time. The tranny can't take many neutral drops...

BTW, bold does not help...

Neutral Drop
 

I dont think what I did was a neutral drop. Thats when you rev it up in N and then drop it to drive. I did the opposit, I went from Drive to neutral. But now you got me worried. I hope I did not ruin my engine or tranny
I went out and bought a can of gunk spray today and sprayed the crap out of the linkage, it is working much better now, but I think I need to grase those points since the gunk cleaned them up so much

I had problems with the pop off panel underneath the dash interfering with my accelerator. It would stick and I would have to kick the panel to get it to let go.

Kobeck, how long ago did you steam clean your engine?

Get rid of the Gunk and get some grease...pop the pieces off, grease the balls and pop them back together.

Steam clean??? Never. Should Ihave it done?
I will buy some grease tomorrow. Do I just pop the pieces off by hand and grease them? I dont want to break anything

Throttle linkage
 

I believe that ATF is the recommended lubricant. You can (carefully) lever the joints apart with a screwdriver and bare hands. Clean each joint, add a drop of ATF, pop back together.

I dont know why they recommend ATF because its so liquidy and runny that it lasts about a day before it wears off. Thin layer of grease seems to be the best way to go.

Still Sticking
 

:mad: I took the linkage apart and cleaned the connections and used some grease to lube it. the pedal feels beter now, but after about 30 minutes of driving it starts to stick again. I no longer drop it into neutral though, I simply punch the accelerator and it lets go, but 'i a afraid I will do that one day and it wont let go and I'll blow the engine