here it goes agian wtf

this is crazy to me ... was driving home from work made 10 min stop got back in car it started right up like nothin is wrong but when i put in drive and gave it some gas nothin happened no engine rev nothin. turn it off and back on still nothin floor it rpm stayed around 900 left off gas and it started to go.... help please

Just reading this real quick, it kinda sounds like the throttle cable isn't connected for one reason or another.

Just so we know, what's your car's year and engine? Did the gas pedal 'feel' different than normal when you tried to rev?

Pipes wrote:

this is crazy to me ... was driving home from work made 10 min stop got back in car it started right up like nothin is wrong but when i put in drive and gave it some gas nothin happened no engine rev nothin. turn it off and back on still nothin floor it rpm stayed around 900 left off gas and it started to go.... help please

I agree with Z-type.

How about you take a picture (cell phone snapshot will do fine) of the throttle linkage and post it, we can compare it and then comment. My guess is someone was working in the vicinity of the throttle cable and bound something up. For instance R&R the throttle body for cleaning or otherwise modifying the intake.

its my stock 95 sc riviera daily driver. pedal felt the same as normal....

Albert is right...could be bound up on SOMETHING. That would certainly make it feel about the same. On the Series I L67 there's a lot the throttle can get caught on or stuck to or whathaveyou. If you can get us a picture, or a few pictures, we might be able to make a better guess .

Pipes wrote:

its my stock 95 sc riviera daily driver. pedal felt the same as normal....

There is nothing that can be posted, really, to help you with this problem unless and until you flip the hood open and do some troubleshooting.

Please try the following:

- get a service manual and check the routing of the throttle and cruise control cables
- check the operation of the throttle drum (the gadget the cables wrap around)
- check for other accidental damage to the throttle body
- check the intake manifold for air leaks

**after** you've done some checking please post what you learned.

Albertj

i will try to get under hood and get few pics in the a.m. thank for the help

I finally had a chance to look at it and when I started it up I noticed huge misfire check plug and wires then looked at throotle cable and there was not wrong tested the coils and the top on wasnt firing changed it and off I went never ran better. Thanks for all the help everyone

Z-type wrote:

Albert is right...could be bound up on SOMETHING. That would certainly make it feel about the same. On the Series I L67 there's a lot the throttle can get caught on or stuck to or whathaveyou. If you can get us a picture, or a few pictures, we might be able to make a better guess .

thanks... I think the only helpful thing I wrote was to get under the hood and look... glad Pipes is rolling again.

Albertj

Awesome...glad it was a relatively easy diagnosis and fix.