jamesf
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- Massachusetts
Hi folks...we had a bizarre twilight zone "humidity storm" here in the Boston area this September. Ironically I was in Seattle when this happened. When I returned, my leather motorcycle gear was mildewed, my basement was dank, and my '90 Laredo had severe rust on anything that could rust, mostly under the hood.
One casualty was the throttle cable pivot that mounts to the exhaust manifold (I think). The cable comes from the pedla, attaches to rhis pivot, then a second cable runs from the other side of the pivot up to the throttle. This pivot has rusted so that the throttle sticks open. All attempts to soak it with wd40 and each of the 400 various oils and greases I have laying around have resulted in a one-day loosening at best. Then it's back to sticky.
Has anyone seen this before? Is it worth pulling off the bracket to try and loosen this up? Chrysler doesn't make this part anymore, and there are none at any dealer according to the dealer I went to.
thanks,
jim
One casualty was the throttle cable pivot that mounts to the exhaust manifold (I think). The cable comes from the pedla, attaches to rhis pivot, then a second cable runs from the other side of the pivot up to the throttle. This pivot has rusted so that the throttle sticks open. All attempts to soak it with wd40 and each of the 400 various oils and greases I have laying around have resulted in a one-day loosening at best. Then it's back to sticky.
Has anyone seen this before? Is it worth pulling off the bracket to try and loosen this up? Chrysler doesn't make this part anymore, and there are none at any dealer according to the dealer I went to.
thanks,
jim