Stuck throttle

Asked by Ty Jan 07, 2016 at 10:13 PM about the 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 1968 thunderbird with a 429 and
my throttles stuck open and it's not my
cable what could it b

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FordNut answered 8 years ago

If it's not cable then probably butterfly in carb. Pull off air filter housing and flip it shut. If it does it again, you can either get a new carb or try to clean the one you have. Personally I would ger a new one , depending on how old it is

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F_O_R answered 8 years ago

Make sure the throttle return spring is still hooked up.

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John answered 8 years ago

Others have mentioned the first things to check. I would look at: 1) throttle spring 2) butterfly valve (this is connected to the throttle spring) 3) cable action to the spring 4) cable connection to the gas pedal

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Andreas answered 3 years ago

Hi John. Are you still active inb this forum/blog? Have a question for you ... the picture you posted looks similar to the carburetor installation on my 1965 Mustang GT. Thx in advance, Andy

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