Weird Statup Problem

When I start my car the engine guns to 3000 RPM+, and it will only come to
normal if I go into gear and drive away.
I am thinking that my throttle cable is catching. This ONLY started
happening after I had a faulty starter replaced. What happened was I had a
new starter installed however it got stuck on and killed itself. This melted
a ton of wiring and produced a lot of heat. I am thinking that the heat
melted a part of the throttle casing and the cable is catching.
Any ideas?

The weird thing is, no one knows what you own!

"Michael" > wrote in message
...
> When I start my car the engine guns to 3000 RPM+, and it will only come to
> normal if I go into gear and drive away.
> I am thinking that my throttle cable is catching. This ONLY started
> happening after I had a faulty starter replaced. What happened was I had a
> new starter installed however it got stuck on and killed itself. This
> melted
> a ton of wiring and produced a lot of heat. I am thinking that the heat
> melted a part of the throttle casing and the cable is catching.
> Any ideas?
>
>

My 2003 Jetta is drive by wire. No cable to mess up. VW has been
making cars since the 1930's or so. Watercooled since the mid
seventies. We cannot divine what car you ae driving to offer a
possible solution.

"Michael" > wrote:

>When I start my car the engine guns to 3000 RPM+, and it will only come to
>normal if I go into gear and drive away.
>I am thinking that my throttle cable is catching. This ONLY started
>happening after I had a faulty starter replaced. What happened was I had a
>new starter installed however it got stuck on and killed itself. This melted
>a ton of wiring and produced a lot of heat. I am thinking that the heat
>melted a part of the throttle casing and the cable is catching.
>Any ideas?
>


Jim B.

> wrote in message
...
> My 2003 Jetta is drive by wire. No cable to mess up. VW has been
> making cars since the 1930's or so. Watercooled since the mid
> seventies. We cannot divine what car you ae driving to offer a
> possible solution.

Sorry, 1997 Golf CL (Canadian 1.8 model), manual tranny, no A/C.

> "Michael" > wrote:
>
> >When I start my car the engine guns to 3000 RPM+, and it will only come
to
> >normal if I go into gear and drive away.
> >I am thinking that my throttle cable is catching. This ONLY started
> >happening after I had a faulty starter replaced. What happened was I had
a
> >new starter installed however it got stuck on and killed itself. This
melted
> >a ton of wiring and produced a lot of heat. I am thinking that the heat
> >melted a part of the throttle casing and the cable is catching.
> >Any ideas?
> >
>
>
> Jim B.

"Woodchuck" > wrote in message
news
> The weird thing is, no one knows what you own!


I just sent a reply to this same question:
97 Golf CL (1.8 Canadian model) manual, no A/C
> "Michael" > wrote in message
> ...
> > When I start my car the engine guns to 3000 RPM+, and it will only come
to
> > normal if I go into gear and drive away.
> > I am thinking that my throttle cable is catching. This ONLY started
> > happening after I had a faulty starter replaced. What happened was I had
a
> > new starter installed however it got stuck on and killed itself. This
> > melted
> > a ton of wiring and produced a lot of heat. I am thinking that the heat
> > melted a part of the throttle casing and the cable is catching.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>
>