Re: <V8> Problems

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Tim Gortner say:

> A cold blustery day in Boston today.  2 things: 1) The cover(?) of my
> accelerator pedal fell off exposing a small spring (shift point
> override?), but haven't had a chance to fix it. Getting used to a
> different feel on the bottom of my foot. It doesn't seem to snap back on
> and it's an awkward place to work.  Anyone have any experience with
> this?

Things always happen in bunches.

Several of these (including mine) went south 2 years ago. Someone else
lost theirs this week. The cover is just a pedal feel cover; it does not
have a functional ... uh. function. That spring just pops the cover back
up when needed.

I've been driving without mine for years; I don't even think about it
any more. Mike LaRosa fixed his by drilling a small screw into it as
a hinge. It is tight in there, though....

> 2) In the evening, I arrive at the pkg lot in Hingham from the
> commuter boat (great way to commute BTW) and it's chilly (like winter)
> my car starts fine, but almost always stalls the first time I have to
> use the brakes.  Once it warms up, it's fine. ??

Beats me. I've never heard of this before. Possibly it is just the
deceleration dashpot being a little to agressive closing the throttle.
Try using your left foot for the brake and keeping a little gas on
with your right foot.

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