richie9mt
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2006 4.0L V6 w/auto. Stock, no mods, 88K miles. Since I've owned it (last November), the throttle spring (for lack of a better term) has been way too strong. There's no giving the pedal a gentle nudge; it's a violent acceleration from a stop. I also own a 2008 Escape I4 and that has a much more gentle throttle tip-in.
If this were a carburetor car I would have no problem; I'd replace the spring with a weaker one. But this is a throttle body, not a link. So, can I just take the jumble of cables off (cruise control too), somehow extract the throttle body, and replace the spring??? I can't find it on the schematic so I don't know if it surrounds the throttle body shaft or is a simple pull-spring.
Anybody replaced theirs??? Might an Escape TB spring fit right on???
I am in deathly fear of letting my sweet, beautiful young lady friend even move the Mustang. I love her and would like that to continue.
Thank you for your time!
If this were a carburetor car I would have no problem; I'd replace the spring with a weaker one. But this is a throttle body, not a link. So, can I just take the jumble of cables off (cruise control too), somehow extract the throttle body, and replace the spring??? I can't find it on the schematic so I don't know if it surrounds the throttle body shaft or is a simple pull-spring.
Anybody replaced theirs??? Might an Escape TB spring fit right on???
I am in deathly fear of letting my sweet, beautiful young lady friend even move the Mustang. I love her and would like that to continue.
Thank you for your time!