It should be straight, but few are....
If it is nor bent enough to rub, it should be OK.
The rods are fairly easy to straighten with muscle power.
Regards, Bill
Slightly Classics
Tucson
Randy&Val DeRuiter wrote:
> Quick question-
>
> Is the rod that connects the gas pedal and goes through the firewall to
> the carburator linkage perfectly straight, or is it slightly bent? Mine
> is bent, I suspect from some ham-handed mechanic dropping the engine on
> it (which makes sense because I don't have the lifting eyes on the
> engine either). Ebay has linkage for bid right now, butthe rod looks
> bent there too which confuses me. Moss engine controls diagram shows it
> straight, but unavailable.
>
> Thanks,
> Randy
> 64 TR4
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