D Love Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Help! My Legacy is revving up when it is in neutral or when I put the clutch in to shift gears. When I've got it in gear, it seems fine. This started two days ago when the temp. in Duluth went sub-zero! Something stuck? I appreciate any advice you can offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 What happens wehn you stop in gear and just hold the clutch in at a red light. Does it still rev? Usually the Idle Air Control Motor controlls the idle speed, It can be dirty or frozen. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondercow2 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Check your floormat. It might be dragging on the pedal (seriously!) This happened to me once, and I've seen at least one other post about it here. Failing that, play with the throttle body by hand to see if the cable or throttle plate is sticking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Love Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 When I depress the the clutch pedal, it revs up, even when it's in gear. What happens wehn you stop in gear and just hold the clutch in at a red light. Does it still rev? Usually the Idle Air Control Motor controlls the idle speed, It can be dirty or frozen. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Revs how high (RPM)? Does it still do it when the engine is fully warmed (based on the temperature gauge)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Love Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Actually, I don't have a tachometer in my Brighton. That makes it pretty tough to answer your first question, but it seems to reach a certain level and stay there. As for the second question: Yes, it does this even after it's at normal operating temp. Revs how high (RPM)? Does it still do it when the engine is fully warmed (based on the temperature gauge)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Love Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Well, when I peeked under the hood at the throttle body, it looked as if one of the pulleys had gotten stuck on the rubber cap that covers the tube that feeds the wire to the assembly. The rubber cap was still stuck in the pulley. I guess I was lucky! Thanks to all who posted. I hope I didn't waste your time. --D-- Actually, I don't have a tachometer in my Brighton. That makes it pretty tough to answer your first question, but it seems to reach a certain level and stay there. As for the second question: Yes, it does this even after it's at normal operating temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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