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| M102 engine runaway | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Wed May 31, 2017 4:58 pm (278 Views) | |
| Hu99u | Wed May 31, 2017 4:58 pm Post #1 |
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As the title say I have a M102 engine that as soon as a little bit of throttle is applied the engine starts to runway and go to maximum revs, Any ideas? thanks |
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| MercManCraig | Wed May 31, 2017 5:42 pm Post #2 |
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Checked the linkage yet ? |
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| Hu99u | Wed May 31, 2017 10:12 pm Post #3 |
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Yeah all linkage looks good, go backs to rest position, butterfly valve looks good |
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| Will | Wed May 31, 2017 11:05 pm Post #4 |
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If the throttle is closing okay it must be getting air from the IACV (aka idle control valve) - could be faulty/sticking open? |
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| Hu99u | Thu Jun 1, 2017 2:11 am Post #5 |
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It doesn't look to be sticking open. |
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| martinw190 | Thu Jun 1, 2017 11:40 am Post #6 |
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Vacuum leak on the inlet somewhere? |
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