accellerator pedal not working -
matt - April 24th, 2010 at 09:11 PM
have just repaired all the damage from an engine fire i had in february. replaced carby etc. now when i put the accelerator pedal down nothing
happens.
the cable is free and moving, the carby is new and lets the motor rev when operated manually, took the cover off the side of the trans tunnel, that
lever is moving freely as is the cable, so to my power of ellimination means the pedal assembly is playing up. any other opinions????
matt
Joel - April 24th, 2010 at 09:26 PM
if the arm on the passenger side of the tunnel is moving when u press the pedal theres nothing wrong with the pedals
just means you have too much slack in the cable
loosen the barrel clamp on the carb and pull more cable through
matt - April 24th, 2010 at 09:38 PM
hey joel, the arm moves when i push it (the arm), when i push the pedal down the arm doesnt move much, thats the problem
matt
68AutoBug - April 24th, 2010 at 11:57 PM
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Originally
posted by matt
have just repaired all the damage from an engine fire i had in february. replaced carby etc. now when i put the accelerator pedal down nothing
happens. the cable is free and moving, the carby is new and lets the motor rev when opperated manually, took the cover off the side of the trans
tunnel, that lever is moving freely as is the cable, so to my power of ellimination means the pedal assembly is playing up. any other opinions????
matt
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Hi
Your pedal may have moved.... very common... at the hinge..
which makes the rear of the pedal not touch the roller on the throttle lever... at the rear of the pedal...
the hinge on the pedal is the problem usually..
try to move it so the back of the pedal pushes the roller ...
Lee
greedy53 - April 25th, 2010 at 07:27 AM
you must teach master
good on ya joel
Paulc1964au - April 25th, 2010 at 07:33 AM
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posted by matt
have just repaired all the damage from an engine fire
matt
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Matt,
What was the cause of the engine fire?
matt - April 25th, 2010 at 08:00 AM
the fire was caused by the brass tube that is pressed into the carby, that the fuel line clamps onto, coming out!!!! the pedal has a linkage to the
arm that the roller is ment to be, it seem the rod that goes through the trans tunnel isnt turning the arm that the cable is attached to enough. hope
that makes sense
matt
Joel - April 25th, 2010 at 08:17 AM
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Originally
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hey joel, the arm moves when i push it (the arm), when i push the pedal down the arm doesnt move much, thats the problem
matt
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ah i get ya now
if the pedal is pushing down on the roller part but the arms not turning it'll be one of 2 things
the accelarator rod running through the pedal assembly and out the other has snapped inside (highly unlikely) or the sqaure drive on the end that
meshed with the lever is messed up somehow
best bet would be take off the little circlip and pull off the lever, have a looksee if the pedal turns the rod
matt - April 25th, 2010 at 08:34 AM
thanks mate, that was my next trick
matt
matt - April 25th, 2010 at 11:37 AM
problem found, the rod that goes from the pedal to the cable arm is serverely bent, so on the lookout for that rod or a complete pedal assembly, plz
pm me if you have 1 for a 1960 bug!!!!
cheers
matt