Idle surge, high idle, and moving by itself while In drive?

1996 TOYOTA CELICA
245,000 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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REPTARRKINGOZONE
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The car will surge from 1.5k to 2k at idle. It will also drive without the gas pedal being pressed. It will go all the way up to 30mph all by itself. I haven't done a smoke test for the vacuum system yet. Any ideas on what to tackle for these issues?
Dec 18, 2024 at 9:40 AM
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Yep, I suggest you watch this video, it shows how to fix the problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMB16Gg-qNg

Let us know how it goes.
Dec 19, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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