runaway throttle on rev

96 spx will idle for a while on the garden hose, but if I throttle at all it will rev way up and won't stop unless I pull the choke. After pulling the choke, it calms down, but then builds back up by itself untill I pull the choke again. It doesn't do this in the water (I'm assuming something...

Hi all, First off this site is the best. Here is some history. I have an issue with a 1996 GTI. Last year I found the engine compartment full of water (son did not put seat on right) it had been sitting on the trailer for some time. I purged all the water, cleaned everything. Pulled...