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Subject:Re: First Long Drive, some observations
From:Jim Felder
Date:Tue, 2 May 2006 21:02:47 -0500

>>

This is a really subjective thing, but my two seem like "modern" cars
as far as the accelerator is concerned.

Jim

>> Last thing, a few weeks ago I wrote in about the accelerator pedal
>> feeling
>> as though it was falling off, well I checked it and the previous
>> owner had
>> tried to epoxy something to it.  I took the lists suggestion and
>> used some
>> screws and bolted it down to the floor and that worked but while
>> driving it
>> seemed to me that pedal was hard to push down at times, does a
>> cable or
>> something need to be greased? Or lubricated with oil? It just does
>> not feel
>> smooth feeling when pressing down on the accelerator compared to
>> modern
>> cars. It this something I need to get used to?
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback in advance!
>>
>> Regards to all,
>>
>> Rob
>

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