Accelleration Issue

My 97 Ford Explorer (v6, 4door) with 68K miles can be floored going up a hill and can hardly reach 50 mph - but if I use my finger on the cruise control, it drives as it should and as it used to do with the pedal. Any ideas what's gone wrong? My mechanic could not find a problem - especially because it's hard to find hills in downtown Washington DC that he can test it on going that fast. Thanks, David

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David S
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The cruise control and accelerator pedal have separate linkages to the throttle. There has to be something wrong with the cable from the pedal to the throttle. Is there a lot of free play in the pedal? Check it at both ends. Remove free play.

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SkyOrDie

I agree with Sky, the accelerator cable could also be partially broken, leaving a few strands and some slack in the cable.

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IanCT

And to check the throttle cable, with the motor OFF, we can remove the air intake duct, have an assistant hold the foot feed to the floor and observe the throttle blade. Davids tech should know this......

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Jim Warman

Thanks to all, this is a big help.

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David S

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