This symptom is often cause by a sticking kick down cable. From the
throttle pulley, you can see a second cable that heads down behind the
engine to the transmission. When the accelerator pedal is released,
this cable should smoothly retract, and not have any slack.
--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.
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