Accelerator Pedal or TPS Problem?
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BurghFan
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Thanks again for all your help, guys. Before I got your last replies, I actually just finished doing something similar to what you said, accomplishing the same thing.
I did 2 things. One was to put a spacer between the roller and the tab (attached to the tab with JB Weld for now) on the part of the pedal linkage that moves the TPS, essentially advancing the starting position and max range of the TPS switch rotation. I did that instead of bending the tab, so that I didn't run the risk of screwing up the max/min pedal travel. I made sure to not extend the spacer down too far towards the pedal so it didn't contact the stop pin and prevent the pedal from travelling all the way to the original max position.
Secondly, I had to "adjust" (a.k.a. BEND) the tab on the pedal that pushes the IVS so that it released the IVS before the TPS moved too far. Otherwise, the engine would have immediately jumped from idle to about 1200 RPM, with no control in between.
As far as I can tell to this point, it's going to work fine. I guess we'll find out for sure when I leave for work come Monday morning...
Again, thanks for your help. I'm sure I'll be back on the forums with some more fun problems to ask you about. I think a clutch replacement & conversion to a single mass flywheel is next. Hopefully I'll be able to offer some help of my own for some things, too.
Take care.
I did 2 things. One was to put a spacer between the roller and the tab (attached to the tab with JB Weld for now) on the part of the pedal linkage that moves the TPS, essentially advancing the starting position and max range of the TPS switch rotation. I did that instead of bending the tab, so that I didn't run the risk of screwing up the max/min pedal travel. I made sure to not extend the spacer down too far towards the pedal so it didn't contact the stop pin and prevent the pedal from travelling all the way to the original max position.
Secondly, I had to "adjust" (a.k.a. BEND) the tab on the pedal that pushes the IVS so that it released the IVS before the TPS moved too far. Otherwise, the engine would have immediately jumped from idle to about 1200 RPM, with no control in between.
As far as I can tell to this point, it's going to work fine. I guess we'll find out for sure when I leave for work come Monday morning...
Again, thanks for your help. I'm sure I'll be back on the forums with some more fun problems to ask you about. I think a clutch replacement & conversion to a single mass flywheel is next. Hopefully I'll be able to offer some help of my own for some things, too.
Take care.
