2.5 L - 4 cyl Throttle Body problem

[mrlong]

My van sat for about 6 weeks and when I started it the throttle kept sticking. I found the shaft that runs through the throttle body had a sticking point that you could get by by forcing it past, but then it was stuck on the other side. Spraying it with carb cleaner helped a bit, but it still sticks. Mechanic thinks something is bent inside and I need a new throttle body. Don't know how it would get bent sitting there. Any suggestions?

[tempfixit]

Try taking throttle body off and cleaning with carb cleaner and toothbrush see if that helps. Be careful not to get any cleaner on Throttle Position Sensor.

[mrlong]

I was travelling at the time and couldn't do it myself. First garage sprayed it with cleaner and charged me $100. After that I took the motor out and when the second garage was looking at that they removed the butterfly and found a bunch of corrosion which they cleaned up and charged me another $100. Expensive time with a motor install to boot. Good thing the motor was under warranty.