one quick test. take the pedal off and see if the rubber on the bottom is cracked or broken. hard to push pedal was how I discovered the bottom part that hooks onto the lever was broken. be sure to save the plastic squeeze clip that holds the bottom of the pedal to the floor.
Chuck
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Chris <chrbod@...> wrote:
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> I have a 75 240D that sits a lot - after sitting 6+ mos, the gas pedal is difficult to push. Â Even if I squash it really hard, it seems to act like I'm barely pressing on it. Â I thought that maybe it would be the accelerator cable & I'd have to replace it(?) but I'm not finding it anywhere online & now I'm wondering if it has a different way to move the throttle linkage.
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> Is there a cable? Â I see it coming through the firewall but I sprayed it with PB but it didn't make a difference. Â I can only get the car up to about 60 mph & if I'm going uphill it won't even do that. Â This is probably a very simple fix to some in this group but I thought turning to the wisdom here would be a good start for me.
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> Thanks,
> Chris
> 1975 240D
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