Bob,
I was going to suggest this option, but you beat me to it. Unless I'm
missing something, and I usually am, this IS the way you adjust the
accelerator pedal height.
Jim Davis
Fortson,GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Bob Kraeuter wrote:
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> tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor) on 04/21/2000 03:06:39 AM
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> Please respond to tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor)
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> To: RETWIZBANG@aol.com
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> cc: 6pack@autox.team.net(bcc: Bob Kraeuter/OrbMD)
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> Subject: Re: Throttle adjustment
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> Rich---You're right about the gas pedal sometimes being set too high for
> leg comfort. I've seen TR's with this pedal higher than the brake/clutch
> pedals at rest. As you know, it can be set even with, or as much as an
> inch below the brake pedal. Sometimes a little re-curving is necessary
> with this (soft) metal, while taking advantage of the throttle stop
> adjustment bolt at the pedal base.
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> Anyone doing any of the above should be sure that they're still getting
> full throttle at the carbs, without jamming them on "open." This can be
> checked by taking the spring clip off at the throttle linkage and
> working it by hand, then try putting this clip back on while at "full
> throttle." (Engine not running, of course.) The pedal should bottom out
> slightly before the linkage is used up. Also be careful that the carpet
> doesn't interfere in any way...
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> Dick T.---P.H.D.
> (Pittsburgh Highschool Diploma)
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