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On 4 Nov 2002, at 10:47, Wade Shen wrote: > My '72 fastback started running very oddly a couple of days ago after I > changed the battery. After driving for a couple of minutes and coming > to a stop, the engine will idle at very high RPMs (3-4k), almost like > the thottle is stuck. I can depress the gas pedal a little, let go, > then the idle seems to come back down but not always. Check under the gas pedal. The carpet often slips down and catches on the throttle roller "cam" on the underside of the pedal. This is a common problem, which is easily fixed. Just slide the carpet up. I usually also file off the burr that is usually there in the corner of the "cam." - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/