How do you fix a gas pedal that sticks in a 1994 Isuzu Rodeo?

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I would find the accelerator cable that goes to the throttle body and look for an abnoramility. Try moving the piece that the cable is attached to by rotating it and watching what it is doing and if somthing is obstructing it from returning. Do this with the moror off. One common problem is a piece of carpet or floor mat jammed into the accelerator pedal, and another is a carbon build up in the throttle body. I'll address the latter. Access the thrttle body bore and manually move the throttle plate-again with the engine off. You'll probably find a ring of carbon underneath it on the bore and on the back of the plate. I recommend this is cleaned every 18,000 miles or so as well as cleaning the intake valves. I like to use a bottle brush and a good intake cleaner for the bore and Hydro-blast by castle or "sea-foam" for the intake valves. This is especially important on the Jeep 4.0 motors.

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