ExplorerTom
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I suspected my throttle cable has been stretched for awhile and finally got around to checking. Acceleration felt sluggish for a 5.4l and I figured with almost 190,000 miles that there was a good chance it was stretched.
I could feel some slack in the cable at the throttle body but to see what was actually happening I placed a jack stand on the gas pedal in the full throttle position (or if you have a helper, even better). I then removed the air intake tube. This is what I saw:
That plate is not open all the way like it should.
To take out the slack I added some zip ties to the gas pedal assembly where it attaches to the firewall underneath the dashboard. I added 2.
Here's the final result:
The truck now feels great to drive. It's much more responsive.
Hope this helps you restore some of that lost zip in your truck. It's quick, it's easy, it's practically free.
I could feel some slack in the cable at the throttle body but to see what was actually happening I placed a jack stand on the gas pedal in the full throttle position (or if you have a helper, even better). I then removed the air intake tube. This is what I saw:
That plate is not open all the way like it should.
To take out the slack I added some zip ties to the gas pedal assembly where it attaches to the firewall underneath the dashboard. I added 2.
Here's the final result:
The truck now feels great to drive. It's much more responsive.
Hope this helps you restore some of that lost zip in your truck. It's quick, it's easy, it's practically free.