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Old May 23, 2016 | 10:01 AM
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my gas pedal has too much play and sits close to the floor if i put my foot under it and lift it moves about 2 inches maybe 3 will this affect how it runs on the highway? how can i fix this? Do i have to adjust the tv cable ?
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 10:15 AM
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Probably slack in the throttle cable. (the one for the gas pedal.) Could try replacing it, or, using some variety of spacer to take up some of the slack.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 01:08 PM
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There is a thread on here about doing just that, but then, some said that your pedal only goes so far anyways. you just run the risk of breaking something in the linkage/cable assembly by trying to rid yourself of that slack.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 04:51 PM
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You just want to make sure that the gas pedal when all the way to the floor, opens the throttle blades all the way.
 
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Might want to make sure that the cable is routed properly on the throttle body. It might have jumped out of the cam.
 
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Old May 24, 2016 | 02:15 AM
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Mine had exactly one fat zip tie width of slack in it. Now it's got a fat zip tie on the cable between the ferrule and the pedal lever, and just a hair of slack.

Zip ties are ten horsepower apiece, I hear.
 
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