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Old 07-26-2006, 05:27 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Sir.Rhosisoftheliver
I had a similar problem on a e-gas VW. The DME wouldn't complete the throttle body adaptation cycle. I removed the gas pedal assembly and took it apart. Inside it's just a big potentiometer, used some contact cleaner on it, reassembled and it worked fine again. You might want to give this a try, you can also remove the cover on the throttlebody pot and clean it in the same manner.
I will give the gas pedal cleaning a try. I cleaned out the throttle body and then replaced it when that didn't work. Thanks for the info.
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