cheers folks its now sorted
old pedal off the car (with nice bunch of washers that have now been replaced for turned alloy bar) http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01131-1.jpg lower lip cut off and new stop made in the form of a welded clinch nut to the pedal arm and a long grub screw fitted through to be an adjustable stop http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01132-1.jpg painted up like a new un http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01137.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01139.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01140.jpg i also too the opportunity to replace the badly fitting fiesta plastic bulkhead grommet with a nice snug fitting and watertight rubber one http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01141.jpg job done http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01143.jpg tidy job and i can now get full throttle ;D On Mar 30, 8:24 pm, Ian Harrison <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe the throttle stop was in the right place for the 1.1 carb and the twin > choke has a different limit. > > Ian > > Sent from my iPad > > On 29 Mar 2011, at 18:51, jin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Cheers Jim, the cable is adjusted properly as you say; any more > > tension on the cable would pull the linkage off the carb stop > > But with the pedal to the metal it only opens up the primary choke. > > > The carb is an upgrade for the xr3 / xr2 in the shape of a 34 DMTR, I > > had thought it may be because my car was originally based upon the > > base spec fiesta (1.1ohv) so that may influence things, > > > Ill pull it off tomorrow and see about modifying the stop > > > Thanks very much for the advice > > > On Mar 29, 8:25 am, "Jim Hearne" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No, that is the standard MK2 Fiesta accelerator bracket and throttle stop. > >> If it's a standard Mk2 Fiesta carb then it shouldn't need adjusting much. > >> Is the cable outer correctly adjusted at the carb end ?, it should be set > >> so > >> that there is no slack in the cable but not so much that it pulls the carb > >> off it's idle stop. > > >> If need be you can cut the lug down a bit but the throttle should always be > >> stopped on the pedal and not by the carb hitting it's stop, that puts a lot > >> of strain on the cable. > >> On mine i cut it down and welded a nut to the remains, then a long bolt > >> screws into it with a lock nut. > >> This lets you adjust the stop easily. > >> My 2+2 has adjustable stops on both open and closed so i could get the > >> pedal > >> height exactly how i wanted it. > > >> Jim > > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> From: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:47 AM > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Thriottle stop > > >>> Looks like a previous owner has fitted a primitive throttle limiter, > >>> maybe for fuel saving or perhaps to stop a young driver from giving it > >>> some wellie. > > >>> Bob Craig > > >>>> ----Original Message---- > > >>>> From: [email protected] > > >>>> Date: 29/03/2011 7:21 > > >>>> To: "Quantum Owners Group"<[email protected]> > > >>>> Subj: [Quantum Owners] Thriottle stop > > >>>> ok, so when i was driving the 2+2 to the MOT i did notice that both > > >>>> chokes didn't seem to be opening on the carb, thinking it was the > > >>>> cable that was at fault (it was very ropey) i bought a new one but > > >>>> once again the fault persists, on closer inspection the throttle > >>> pedal > > >>>> is meeting an abrupt stop (prematurely in my opinion) against a metal > > >>>> lip sticking out on the accelerator bracket > > >>>>http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01126-1.jpg > >>>>http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/jindal/DSC01127-1.jpg > > >>>> without that lip I'm sure i would get full throttle and full travel > >>>> (pedal only moves half way with this). > > >>>> has anyone had the same problem ? will chopping it off cause any > >>>> issues? > > >>>> thank you in advance ;) > > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. > > >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners- > >>> [email protected] > > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > >>>> IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an > >>> "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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