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alxch1n15 · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 261 Location: Madison, Wisconsin

hey everyone,
so, when driving, does your petal seem hard to press? i guess a better explanation is that the petal isnt very repsonsive. and also, has anyone ever done tire repair? i seem to have a slow leak and want to fix it myself rather than taking it to the shop.
alex
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Chrenan · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada

Which pedal? Brake? Clutch? Accelerator?
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MAD-924 · Joined: 05 Apr 2003 Posts: 55

First you need to find the leak. Is it at the bead or from the tread. Do this by putting water/soapy water all over the tire and look for bubbles. Or just look for the nail that's probably in the tread. You can buy a tire plug kit to fix a puncture in the tread (of course you need to remove the object from the tire before you can plug it BUT be sure you have the kit already in hand or your tire could go flat quickly once the object is pulled). If its the bead, it'll most likely need to go to the shop to have them maybe turn the tire on the rim unless of course you hit something with the wheel and bent the rim. IMO though, for the price, your better off taking it to a shop and letting them fix it with a tire "patch". Or you could shoot some Fix-a-flat into it. Goodluck.
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alxch1n15 · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 261 Location: Madison, Wisconsin

whoops, sorry to leave out that information...it was a long night last night...ahem

...but its the accelerator pedal.
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Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

Smoothie · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:15 am Post subject:

The accellerator should be easy to press and it should return even easier when released. Possible causes if it's not moving freely are the throttle's gunked-up (pop the hood and turn it by hand to check that), throttle cable's rusted or gunked-up, the wrong spring - one that's too strong is installed at the throttle (if it's hard to push, but returns easy), or there's a tennis ball or some other junk stuck under the pedal.

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alxch1n15 · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 261 Location: Madison, Wisconsin

so thats where my tennis ball went. umm...not quite sure where the puncture is, im at school, and am about two hours away from my car, so that wont be found until i can get home. the petal depresses easily, and springs back easily, but the reaction is terrible. so i think that the cables might have some junk on them. i know my responses might be a bit confusing...thanks for putting up with them
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Smoothie · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:20 am Post subject:

Could be a number of things.. I'd start by checking the vacuum, then ignition timing, valve timing, air filter, do a compression test.
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Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

Repairing a flat is fairly easy. You can buy the kit at any auto parts store, and just plug the leak. We once got stranded on a camping trip with a flat. We used a section of the windsheild wiper hose and some rubber cement to plug the leak, but that is extreme. For the price I would recomend taking the tire off and having it patched
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Smoothie · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject:

Ozzie · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject:

If the tyre has a tube and it gets a leak, a shoe lace tied around the puncture can work too. Remove tube, gather tube at the leak and tie up..

Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

924guy · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:47 pm Post subject:

dont any of you guys carry a can of fix a flat ??

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leadfoot · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:05 pm Post subject:

You guy would love a program they aired down here called The Bush Mechanics"
Some of the scenarios...
They used spinifex to stuff into the wheel to keep it inflated.
A clutch plate they made from wood off a stringybark if I remember correctly.
When they broke the wheel studs on the other side they made up a wooden skid and tied it to the trailing arm.
When they had problems with the brakes they used Omo (clothes washing powder) and water as brake fluid in a gravity feed container with a guy sitting on the bonnet holding it up.
When the fuel pump died they ripped out the windscreen washer tank and used the motor from that operating via the lever off the steering column.
I wish it was still on.
Leadfoot