[Healeys] gas pedal adjustment

Jonathan Einhorn einhornlawoffice at gmail.com
Thu Sep 1 16:42:23 MDT 2022


Yes, its a linkage issue. After its properly adjusted you won't believe the
additional power.

jon

On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 5:20 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Richard--
>
> While I am not specifically familiar with pedal linkage in six-cylinder
> cars it is probably similar in concept to that of 100's.  If you can get a
> helper to work the pedal while you view the linkage from the engine
> compartment you'll probably see that one or more of the pivots or
> connections in the linkage is either loose or worn causing the slop.  Once
> you find the offender either repair or replace as necessary.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 3:23 PM Richard Antal via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> The gas pedal on my BJ8 has to travel about 1 1/2 inches before the
>> engine responds with increased rpms. Is there some way of adjusting it so
>> that the engine responds instantly to depressing the pedal? Thanks for any
>> suggestions.
>>
>> rich antal
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