[T3] RHD accelerator problem

["aedan mcghie/scotland" <vkg465j@surak.freeserve.co.uk>]

For some time I had been having problems with the engine revving in an
uncontrolled way.

I had assumed that the cable was sticky. However a few things nagged at me
with this.

Sometimes I would park, things were fine, and then when I started it up
again the engine would be revving before I hit the gas. Another time I had
parked and all was well when I started up. Then, as I pulled on the lights,
the engine went mad. I was starting to worry about some crazy electric
problem.

I found that some of this problem was down to the (replacement) carpet
snagging the accelerator but that didn't explain the times when it went mad
before I hit the gas.

On Friday night I found another feature. The passenger can control the
accelerator by pushing the floor on that side of the car. On Saturday am I
had a look under the carpet. There is a black metal plate and, sure enough,
if I press on this plate the accelerator moves. The plate covers the bottom
of bulkhead on the passenger side.

I wonder if this is a right hand drive feature. It looks like the pedals
were set for LHD and then carried across to the right for those of us who
like to keep our sword arms towards the oncoming traffic.

I have been instructing passengers that they should NOT press their feet on
the floor anymore.

aedan

1989 Volvo 240GL
1971 VW Fastback 1600E

Our enemies will talk themselves to death, and we will bury them in their
own confusion.

We shall prevail


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