Something sticky with your accelerator cable and throttle linkages. Chaeck around the acc. pedal to see nothing is fouling.
Have a play with the movement of the accelerator cable and lingages and try to gauge a feel for where it might be stiff or sticking. Check for rubbing or a spring which is too soft to return the linkages when you let go of the pedal.
make sure the cable can pass cleanly through the firewall at the back of the accelerator pedal without getting bound up on anything.

Accelerator cables are inexpensive to replace if need be.

Make sure your throttle return spring is still in place. Otherwise check the throttle cable. Pretty basic fault really.

(here we go again )

Mick's list is quite good, I would only add that you also carefully check the split pin that holds the cable clamp to the throttle spindle. If this is too long or bent over the wrong way, it can sometimes (hence why you need to check carefully) foul the manifold.

........oh and check your jock...errrr........ earth strap and battery connections.....

Or go buy a Getz..........

, wish I had some shorts

wish I had some shorts

"Let us remove your "SHORTS"

NOOOOOOO!!! Bad mental image there GT, better pressure wash my brain again

everything else you all have mentioned scares the poo out of me!

So i've had a poke around, the cable looks ok at both ends, it isn't catching through the firewall, isn't gathered at any point and the return spring looks good and seems to be doing its job.
Would my next step be to actually pull the acc. cable out and check it for fraying inside its 'insulation'(for lack of a better word)??



Hey, it's not that scary once you poke your head in!