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Need Help, thinking of selling the 850

I have a '93 850 with 161,000 miles and really I love it, it's just got a bunch of different problems that I'm hoping are common enough, and can be fixed. For starters it randomly loses power while I'm driving, just while I'm going along, it will all of a sudden stop going, and then when I step on the brakes it stalls. It starts right back up after a minute or so, but still this can cause some hefty problems on the highway. The second thing is that the accelerator (for lack of a better term) sticks in the winter if I dont let it warm up for at least an hour (while we're on that it also takes a really long time to warm up). I've taken it to a bunch of places and everyone says it's the throttle cable and there's nothing they can do. Is this related to the throttle linkage problem I keep reading about? Any insight into these two problems would greatly help, as I'd really rather fix it and keep it.

Reply to
KayakAngst
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If it takes a long time to warm up then the thermostat is probably shot, that's a common problem with any car. If the throttle cable is sticky then pull it out and lube it, or just replace it, they're not terribly expensive. What places have you taken it? I don't know what they mean by "nothing they can do", it's not like the part is permanantly bonded to the car.

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James Sweet

My thoughts as well- "Nothing we can do" translates to, "for the amount of money we would make, ordering the part is just way too much trouble for us."

A sticky throttle cable is a safety issue and should be addressed. it might be failing internally and could possibly stick with an open throttle causing some serious consequences.

The bad thermostat would make a lot of other problems difficult to diagnose as well as creating all sorts of problems, particularly in cold weather.

__ __ Randy & \ \/ /alerie's \__/olvos '90 245 Estate - '93 965 Estate "Shelby" & "Kate"

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Randy G.

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