scary morning....i thought my motor was a goner

[ohio98eclipse]

drivin to work today like your average joe...and im in 4th gear gettin on the highway and some numb nuts almost cuts me off...so i hammer 4th gear to avoid getting hit because i couldnt move cause of construction to my right side. After about 2 second in 4th BINGBINGINBBBING my car is bouncin off the red line at 8500 rpms...and the clutch is grindin...so i let off the gas and the rpms are still up there....??? so i fight with my car and finally get it in second gear and than back into 4th and it returns to normal. I just installed a 14b on a clutch with a 100k miles so i knew it wouldnt last very long at all but...when the clutch slips why would it redline if i take my foot off the gas?? i mean it was stuck on the redline for a good 8 seconds i wasnt gaining speed it was just smackin the limiter over and over....was extremely scary i thought i was gonna blow my motor if i couldnt get it off..i was tempted to put it into neutral and shut the damn car off and roll onto the shoulder. Anyhow can anyone explain to me why the gas was stuck when the clutch slipped??? is that what always happens? I need a new clutch badly just finances are killing me so i geuss ill have to baby it for as long as possible because my fiance doesnt understand a thing about cars...i told her i need a new clutch and she thinks i just want one so i can go faster...which is partly true...but actually i need one so i dont blow my car up!

 

[BUCK]

Dude you just have a hung Throttle Cable or Throttle Body - check it out immediately!

 

[ohio98eclipse]

i wonder if it coulda been stuck on my floormat to ...i talked to my friend at the mitsu dealer and he said if your cars never done that before the pedal shouldnt be sticking now unless it got stuck on something like my floor mat...cause now i hit the gas down and its fine so i dont know...the clutch still slips but the revs arent holding...but just to be safe should i go ahead and clean the throttlebody? im changin out my pos floormats tonight i bought these nice little red ricer mats like 2 years ago but there to big to fit in my car properly so i kind of jam them in there and there made of thick heavy plastic

 

[ohio98eclipse]

anyone else have any other ideas or suggestions??? would a dirty TB cause my peddle to stick or my throttle? when i think about it...i think its stcuk down before when ive floored it but my clutch never slipped for it to hit the rev limiter

 

[PieTSI]

Yes a dirty throttle body could cause that. Take off the throttle body and check for binding. Also check to see if you thottle cable is getting hung up anywhere.

 

[talon96tsi]

the same thing happened to me twice in my moms car, and its an automatic so a clutch cant be the problem.

 

[eclipsed95]

some scary sh*t

 

[98TsiAWD]

What year is your car, I know some 2g's have a recall for some padding in the dash causing the throttle to stick.