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Old 05-09-2011, 11:34 PM
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hey everyone,
my 98 hse has had this happen twice in 2 weeks where when it is first started it keeps reving higher and higher until i have to turn the ignition off and let sit for a sec then start up again and all is good. any ideas?
 
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Old 05-10-2011, 12:38 AM
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Throttle positions sensor seems like the culprit. I would start by cleaning the connections and doing a throttle body cleaning to see if that helps. Any other odd behavior?
 
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Old 05-18-2011, 02:51 PM
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LRScott is right... It sounds like the TPS..I know the car I bought has a distributor, may want to check that as well...
 
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