Fellow Ford Drivers,
Thanks to all you who helped me in the past. The other day I left the house and my 1978 Ford Granada barely ran after the choke came off. I had to keep the pedal depressed just to keep the engine running. I discovered that by turning on the air conditioner I could have a steady idle. The anti-stall dashpot was keeping the throttle open as it should when the A/C is on. When I got home I looked into the problem and it looks like the throttle position solenoid has failed. On my 250 inline
6 it keeps the throttle open for the idle. I find that the solenoid does energize but the plunger is only moving a total distance of about 3/16" of an inch. Not enough to contact the throttle lever. I tried adjusting the solenoid but I don't see any movement. Before I order a non returnable part does it sound like the solenoid is gone?Thanks in advance