Re: [Chrysler300] Throttle sticking
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Re: [Chrysler300] Throttle sticking





Hi Hugh,
 
Here's what I think is your most likely problem.  I experienced that situation one time more than 50 years ago.  My best friend had a 1960 Dodge Matador D500 4door sedan former police (sheriff) unmarked car.  It was equipped with a 383 ram inducted engine.  One evening while cruising the main drag he punched the gas pedal to the floor and the throttles locked in that wide-open position.  He promptly pushed the NEUTRAL button and at the same time I reached over and switched off the ignition--------we were rapidly approaching a red light at a major intersection.    YES a stupid act on the congested main drag.  OH WELL.   Pulled over to the side of the road, lifted the hood and promptly discovered that the bellcrank mounted atop the center of the rams had rotated too far overcentering the 2 throttle links so that the springs could not return it to idle.  
 
I'm not sure why we never fixed that problem or even explored how to fix it.  1963 was a long time ago and I forget.   Anyway I can't tell you if there is a rotation limiter on that bellcrank that failed, or if the throttle links are adjustable and set too long.  I don't have a ram car to look at, nor even good photos.   I'm just recommending that you manually rotate the bellcrank to the full throttle limit to see if it might be going too far and causing an over-center lock-up condition.
 
Marshall Goodknight        c300 with home made linkage that won't lock up at full throttle

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From: "Hugh Baldus hugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'Chrysler 300 List' <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Chrysler300] Throttle sticking
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:26:25 +0000

 

Hello and good morning, car people.

 

Daily-driver status for my 300K, some of it at full throttle.    This included during a trip from Auctions America Auburn (IN) Fall event).   I mashed the pedal to make a pass, and the throttle stuck wide-open.  It has happened 2 times previously, both corrected by quickly lifting it from underneath with my foot.  This time it was harder to dislodge, and was an uncomfortable 15 seconds to release it, riding the brakes and prepared for a shut-down if necessary.  I even pulled it by hand.  My 82 year old father, sitting in the front seat, waited about a minute and broke the silence with a calm question:  “Has that happened before?”.  82 years as a car nut have steeled his nerves. 

 

Time for action, as I have no plans to drive that vehicle without the chance to “release the beast” (RAMS).  Are there “usual suspects” to troubleshoot that I should have my capable MOPAR mechanic focus upon?  Do I remember reading that there is a plastic bit in the linkage that is troublesome? 

 

The Auburn Fall Auction is a must-see, by the way, great museums and activity, and a lot of auction cars (870) and a couple hundred in the “Car Corral”, where owners stick a price on the windshield and see what happens.  Sales were over $20M and 85,000 people attended.  I watched the 300L Convertible 4-sp., black over red, get chandelier-bid to $60,000, they wanted $80,000.  Unlikely.

 

Thanks in advance for your assistance. 

 

Hugh Baldus

The Baldus Company

260.424.2366

 

 

 



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