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Jul 10, 2009 | 01:10 PM

markiemyster

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St. Jude Donor '03 & '05

Always something

Well I'm about 2 months plus behind schedule getting the 65 back together after a new 383 and Tremec 5 speed install.
The engine and tranny seem fine as far as I can tell. The engine idles nice with no leaks and the tranny shifts smooth in all gears but it's still on jack stands.
My last couple of issues are as follows and please feel free to offer some suggestions other than telling me to bringing it to someone who knows what they are doing

which I'm about to.

Issue-1 **First let me say that the car is up on jack stands **Now the power steering pump (new) was leaking at the hi pressure hose connection. I tightened it up and now the wheels turn to the far right automatically and when I straighten them out and let go of the steering wheel they go right back right again. What makes that do that

Issue-2 The go pedal is on the floor and the lever in the back of it that is connected to the throttle linkage has no spring to it. I put the spring on the carb but the pedal is just flopping there. Is there something not connected that I can't see?

I'm all

if you have suggestions.

Thanks, Mark

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Jul 10, 2009 | 01:20 PM

street62

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#1 The control valve needs to be centered.

Jul 10, 2009 | 04:08 PM

Astrodokk

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My carb springs were not strong enough to get that linkage all the way back to idle stop, so I had to cut it and rebend so that the spring has more tension on it. Possibly your spring needs to be shortened.

Jul 10, 2009 | 04:12 PM

markiemyster

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St. Jude Donor '03 & '05

Thanks,
I should have known that.
I put the power steering in myself 7 years ago and had to do that then.

The mind ain't what it use to be

Anybody on the GO pedal

Jul 10, 2009 | 04:15 PM

markiemyster

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St. Jude Donor '03 & '05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astrodokk

There seems to be plenty of tention on the carb spring.
Is that all that keeps the gas pedal lever where it should be??

Jul 10, 2009 | 04:43 PM

Astrodokk

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The only other thing that I can think of (and that may be a feat in itself) is that the lever may be the wrong one. They have different bends to them. Check to see if you have the proper one. Mine originally was for a 300hp 327. The higher horses took a different shaped lever. Yours just may be curved too much (not long enough) to push back the pedal and allow to raise up far enough from the floor. Just a thought. Can't think of anything else. Is the long thin rod attached? Just sayin'!

Jul 10, 2009 | 05:37 PM

Subfixer

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Isn't there a clamp type device on the throttle lever where it attaches near the firewall? Maybe it loosened up.

Jul 10, 2009 | 06:01 PM

toddalin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by markiemyster

if you have suggestions.

Thanks, Mark

If you mean does the pedal have any physical connection to the linkage, than no, IIRC my '64 just "flops." It is held to the floor by two bolts and just sort of hinges forward and flops against a flattened metal bar that activates the linkage. (It can actually flop backwards away from the floor.) The backside of the pedal has a plastic wear piece to rub the flattened metal.