I was driving to work this morning and came up to a junction so I braked then depressed the clutch and selected first, waiting till I could exit the junction, when all of a sudden it sounded as if the car was revving heavily, the accelarator was not pressed, and I put the car into neutral, and the heavy revving sound continued, I then exited the junction and the revs returned to normal, it did not feel as if it pulled out to heavily under revs either, I then parked up and used the same pedal method to park and the same thing happened. Can anyone explain this? Is it a clutch problem?

Actually after a quick google I figure it might be the throttle cable, I will need to check this out

I'd say throttle cable too. Might be the return spring or just the cabe needing adjusted. Worst case it could be the carb. All easy enough to fix though.

Harllequin said:

I'd say throttle cable too. Might be the return spring or just the cabe needing adjusted. Worst case it could be the carb. All easy enough to fix though.

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I should have said sorry its an injection model, but thanks for your help, I hope that's all it is

If the cable is too slack it can rest on the side of the quadrant rather than in the centre channel, this would give you more revs.

If this isn't your problem then maybe you need to look at the stepper motor.

There's also a little rubber grommet where the throttle cable meets the throttle body. That sometimes comes adrift, getting stuck and causing problems. Worth checking.

VmanC said:

If the cable is too slack it can rest on the side of the quadrant rather than in the centre channel, this would give you more revs.

If this isn't your problem then maybe you need to look at the stepper motor.

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Thanks Vern, I hope thats all it is, not to sound too silly, but Im not sure what the stepper motor is, could you clarify that for me please?

onemanmade said:

Thanks Vern, I hope thats all it is, not to sound too silly, but Im not sure what the stepper motor is, could you clarify that for me please?

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It's a part on the injection unit that keeps a steady idle when the engine's cold or under load from electrical units.

VmanC said:

It's a part on the injection unit that keeps a steady idle when the engine's cold or under load from electrical units.

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Ok,thanks Vern