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    hey guys, just wondering if u would know why my 1987 sl vl commy's accelerator fells responseless and sticky, what can i do to change this??

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    a can of WD40 and spray the accelerator cable in the engine bay, or check the tenshion on the cable tighten or loosen it up
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    get a new cable... could be the spring on the motor side

    nothing worse then planting ur foot down only to find its stuck wide open! lol

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    hahahaha yeah i bet lol!!!!!!

    sounds like you either just need to clean a bit of gunk out from behine the pedal or where it comwes otu in the bay or do the whole cable again!
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    ahhhh ok, thanks fellas.... the tension is fine on the cable, just sticky still. ill give that wd40 a burl cheers

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