jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote in message news:<4JmdnaA9R7EvhT3cRVn-uw@comcast.com>...
> just press the pedal before you start the car to free it up, then start
> & drive as normal. if it's still sticking after that, you have other
> issues that need fixing.
>
> Crunchy Cookie wrote:
> > (Um, as an Accord owner, do I have the right to post general questions that
> > apply to other cars?)
> >
> > I just bought a 98 240SX SE off Ebay. A little buyer's remorse here -- not
> > as exciting as expected, a tad noisy, and not much different than my 95
> > 200SX SE-R. Eh...
> >
> > One problem that I can't forgive is a really sticky throttle. It takes a
> > SHOVE to get the throttle to move from rest, which results in too much
> > off-the-line acceleration. I noticed an unusually high amount of resistance
> > is built into the first inch or so of travel. Is it supposed to be like
> > this? How can I fix it?

Cookie.
Try cleaning inside the throttle body, excessive gum and varnish
builds up in the area and causes a problem just like the one you
describe. I've run across this problem on few fuel injected cars.
Hope this helps.
JerryR
> >
> > Thanks...
> >
> >