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Why do honda specs say the throttle cable should have 10mm of play? This means that the gas pedal has 10mm movement or more before the car accelerates. Why do specs say to have play?

Eric the car guy (link here) says that there should be no slack. The reason i ask this is that my 02 Odyssey has one acceleration problem after a transmission rebuild, and the car has no problem when there is recommended slack in the cable, however i hate driving with slack in the gas pedal.

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Dan Z
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The slack is there so that the throttle is not operated ie it keeps the setting decided by the driver, causing unwanted change in speed / power, when the cable flexes due to engine movement or the cable bouncing as the car goes over bumps.

Solar Mike
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