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Old 10-10-03, 09:43 AM
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hard gas pedal

I was driving my brothers 84 gsl and I noticed the gas pedal was somewhat stiff. It would also go to the right side a bit so I don't know if the problem was that it was hitting the carpet. I check the throttle cable later on that day and traced it to the carb. I tried giving it gas by hand but the throttle mechanism was stiff when turning it too. A hell of alot stiffer than in my Toyota mr2 turbo. Is there a way to adjust this so it is not that stiff? Does it need WD40 or something like that?
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clean all the lingkage on the carb, and replace the throttle cable that should do the trick
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Check the return spring too.
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Where is the return spring located?
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