Am I pedaling up hill?

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » December 11, 2010, 11:38 pm

I have put up with this gas pedal for ages now, and I get a cramp in my foot when I drive her, the pedal doesn`t seem right to me!, is the blinking thing on upside down?, it`s how the PO had it!

azjake · Post by **azjake** » December 12, 2010, 12:01 am

Try turning it over if you can, and see if it works better for you, Alan.

Jake

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » December 12, 2010, 12:03 am

looks like it has the mumps. that's probably the problem.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » December 12, 2010, 12:53 am

In anticipation of some deep and intuitive answers!, I took the bloody thing out for a geek at it!.
Jake , I`ll try that!, thanks mate!
And you! Ezer, those bumps are actually drill holes in the timber over lay, the PO glued to the pedal!, what you see is the fossilized remains of the glue and some timber that resisted my attempts to remove it!

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Short of bringing it over there, to show you!, and believe me!, Lyn and I are will!, here`s another happy snap of the said pedal!

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » December 12, 2010, 1:53 am

I thought while you lot are having your beauty sleep!

, I dug out the pedal for Beryl, big help that was!

, not even remotely the same!. The mount holes look to be similar and I didn`t have the same problem driving her, the top cable connecting point is way off tho!
Does any of my Aussie cobbers have something similar to these?

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » December 12, 2010, 1:58 am

lol mac. not for sure, but i think it needs flipped around. i am confused because the wider portion should be towards the bottom like it looks in your pics, but also the wider portion should be way lower on the arm that what yours looks.

http://motormogul.com/product/Gas-Pedal ... embly.html

bit · Post by **bit** » December 12, 2010, 6:53 am

is the spring working

bit

bit · Post by **bit** » December 12, 2010, 6:54 am

the spring on the pedal that is if not theres your problem

bit

Post by **Greg D** » December 12, 2010, 9:51 am

I'm jealous;
it's 14 degrees here and Alan is showing off his toes in thongs again.
One of these help?

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/street-ro ... rator.html

Post by **foodstick** » December 12, 2010, 10:19 am

Alan without a doubt there is only one solution !

My Dads 66 had a aluminum or chrome accelerator pedal the was a BAREFOOT shape..

If anyone on this entire planet was destined to use one of those its you..You MUST find one of them !

By the way I kinda liked it..wonder what become of it....

Rusty 63 · Post by **Rusty 63** » December 12, 2010, 10:23 am

Foodstick:

Like this?
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Barefoot- ... ,1189.html

Post by **foodstick** » December 12, 2010, 11:40 am

Ad about 30 years of use to it, and thats the pedal that used to be in Dads truck..I am fairly certain I still have it somewhere?

Alan needs one of those to be sure.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » December 12, 2010, 12:22 pm

There was always a rumour that those added at least ten horse

Obsa · Post by **Obsa** » December 12, 2010, 12:34 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote:There was always a rumour that those added at least ten horse

and that was at thr rear wheels LOL Those were one of the "must have accessorys" for a Hot Rod when I was in High School. Along with Thrush muffers and manifold powered wolf whistles.

semotrucker · Post by **semotrucker** » December 12, 2010, 8:24 pm

Added horsepower??? Always thought mine was something of a governor, so I took it off...did leave the little matching foot on the dimmer switch tho.

Cam

zac · Post by **zac** » December 12, 2010, 10:05 pm

Looking at the first pic, the gas pedal seems to sit rather high compared to the brake pedal. Normally the brake will sit about in the middle of the gas pedal. It appears like the gas pedal pivot is about in line with the centerline of the brake pedal, which would be normal and logical IF the pedal were swapped top to bottom like stated earlier.

The way it sits now, it looks like the pivot only allows the pedal to swing a small amount before your foot has to press on the linkage as well to move the cable. If it were the other way around, the pedal would be free to travel much further on the pivot before contacting the arm.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » December 13, 2010, 12:31 am

foodstick wrote:Alan without a doubt there is only one solution !

My Dads 66 had a aluminum or chrome accelerator pedal the was a BAREFOOT shape..

If anyone on this entire planet was destined to use one of those its you..You MUST find one of them !

By the way I kinda liked it..wonder what become of it....

Like this one?, it actually came on Beryl, when I got her!, and the Morrie in my avatar had one and a small one on the dipper switch

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » December 13, 2010, 12:41 am

Zac, I think you are right!, looks like the PO, put it on up side down, He must of been using Northern hemisphere instructions

, the whole thing needs to be reworked as the way he has put it together!, I`ll have to bugger it to get it apart!

bit, the spring does work!, but with the pedal being upside down it only has limited travel!.

Greg, it is about 26c here today, or as you would say! 86 degrees

Hoofbeat Racer · Post by **Hoofbeat Racer** » December 13, 2010, 12:57 am

I can't believe I almost missed this thread

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » December 13, 2010, 1:01 am

Hoofbeat Racer wrote:I can't believe I almost missed this thread

And!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Mark you have to say more than that!

$1.70 today! down slightly