1997 Mercedes Benz 420sl

1997 MERCEDES BENZ 420SL
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1997 Mercedes Benz 420sl V8 All Wheel Drive Automatic

My gas pedal isnt functioning at all. Everything else works fine i just cannot accelerate
Dec 21, 2009 at 4:05 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

I would say that one of the throttle linkages has com off at the throttle body, they are a ball & socket type linkage and if undamaged will just snap back into place, you will have to remove the air cleaned body to view the linkages.

mark (mhpautos)
Dec 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM
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