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    2/12/2014 8:36 PM  #1

    texasrat67
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    From: Farmersville
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    69 Mustang T5 With inline 6 gas pedal?

    Hi all still new to this car. Anyway took the kids out for dinner tonight we took the Coupe. After dinner jumped in the car went to pump a little gas with the pedal and it hit the floor. Lol I floundered around with the linkage on the carb for a few minutes then realized the issue was at the foot feet. Found that the cable popped out. Easy repair when you use your cell phone as a flashlight. Lol anyway dont want this to happen  going down the road. Whats the upgrade 2.0 for this problem? Thanks.

     

    2/12/2014 8:43 PM  #2

    DC
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    Re: 69 Mustang T5 With inline 6 gas pedal?

    When you had your phone doing flashlight duty, did you happen to take a picture? Most cable throttles need some tension to keep the cable engaged. So maybe your spring is not adequate?

     

    2/12/2014 9:03 PM  #3

    texasrat67
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    Re: 69 Mustang T5 With inline 6 gas pedal?

    Lol I should have taken a picture but had kids running around the car etc. I was just focusing on solving my problem. Lol ill get out there and snap one this weekend. And check on spring tension. But from what I saw in the dark. The tension spring I think was at the end of the throttle cable on the carb linkage. And it was good. It was the throttle cable pedal end that popped out of the retainer hole in the pedal. There was nothing really to key it into place some wire tie. Is in order for sure. But upgrade would be better. Lol thanks

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    2/12/2014 9:08 PM  #4

    MS
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    Re: 69 Mustang T5 With inline 6 gas pedal?

    I am betting that all the fooling around we did with me holding the throttle open at the carb must have let that get loose.  It had never come loose before.  By me opening the carb linkage without it pulling from the cable (foot feed) it let the cable get slack.

    Never fails... The car has been doing perfect for over a year and once it is sold, it starts having issues.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    2/12/2014 9:20 PM  #5

    texasrat67
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    Re: 69 Mustang T5 With inline 6 gas pedal?

    Ah man nothing but a thing Steve no love loss here. Its all good. We wouldn't have stories to tell if we didn't have a hiccup from time to time. But your most likely correct working that linkage from the carb side could cause that for sure. Lol thanks.

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