accelerator sticking

[nova1400.....]

hi all,recently when driving at high speeds,something seems to be sticking and when i dip the clutch the revs stay the same for a few seconds until i raise the clutch again,ive tried the accelerator cable but no luck,any ideas ?
thanks a lot :thumb:

sorry,i forgot to metion its a 1400sr,standard carb.
thanks

[Paul]

how tight is your clutch cable, have you had a new clutch, and what does that feel like?

[nova1400.....]

hiya mate,its about a year old the clutch,cable seems fine as does the clutch.
any ideas ?
cheers :thumb:

[Paul]

what engine is it, i gather 1400, carb, injectors etc etc?

[nova1400.....]

1400 carb mate,standard

[Stuart]

clean up round the return spring on the carb.

[nova1400.....]

right,ill give that a try in the morning,cheers mate:thumb:

[Paul]

could also just spray some carb cleaner into the butteryfly/butterflies of the carb, can only help anyway.

[nova1400.....]

right,i think i may have found the problem,took the air filter off,and when i push the accelerator,the butterfly on the carb hardly moves,it moves a tiny bit the stays there.is this right ?
if not how do i fix this ?
thanks a lot :thumb:

[Stuart]

sounds like the return spring is missing lol

[nova1400.....]

i think you could be right mate,im not really up on carbs,but could you post a picture of the carb ,where the return spring is,so i can match it upto mine
thanks a lot :thumb:

[Jon_nova1]

the butterfly your looking at would probably be for the choke lol

if you press the accelerator on the carb does it instantly spring back?

[nova1400.....]

great,shows how much i know!!

yes mate it does instantly spring back,but when moving at fast speeds ad changing gear,it sticks,any idea ? or things i can check ?
cheers

[fastone16v]

i had this problem and it turned out to be the idle control valve sticking.

[Paul]

1400 SR's dont have ICV's.

Just clean the carb up. Anything that moves soak with carb cleaner, just have a general look at it and see if it looks as though anything is missing. if not post up a couple of pics and we'll tell you if anythings missing.