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Throttle body/cable help.. asap please

Chaztschida

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Year, Model & Trim Level
2001 explorer XLT 4.0
So i took the airbox out took the throttle body off to get to my thermostat. put everything back together and now there is like an inch or more of slack on the throttle cable. gas pedal only goes down maybe 1/4 inch and can pull on it and it comes back up to normal position but fall back down limp.. if i turn the throttle body by hand it only opens about 1/4 - 1/2 inch or so i did accidently leave the idle air control hose too loose and had a leak and then after i fixed that i accidently started it with the IAC harness unplugged... was perfectly fine before all this. i did forget to unhook the battery beforehand idk if it just needs time to reset. few months back i was checkin my throttle body opening and accidentally turned it too far and it snapped into this position but went back to normal after a drive. not doing it this time tho. im lost please advise... *edit* someone mentioned maybe i put that plastic gasket piece upside down and its blocking the rotation. cant check now gf took it to work but thought id mention that
 






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