Throttle travel ? - Page 2

ChristopherD · 24th March 2009, 21:15

Would this affect kick-down?

Chris

Dragrad · 26th March 2009, 23:25

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Originally Posted by Dragrad

Had a look at this last week-end, Just a question... how the devil do you get that plastic mushroom head off to get at the nut??

Bump

Or .. do you need to?

eddybrown · 27th March 2009, 10:47

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On the 75/ZT there is a plastic mushroom under the pedal, screwed into a nut in the floor. This forms the end stop, so carefully adjust it until you reach 99%.

(It will read 0 instead of 100% as I think its only a 2 digit display and its important not to be able to move the pedal beyond 100% and you wouldn't know if you were as it will always read 0 - if that makes sense!)

On the L series, you can bend the end stop on the tps mounting bracket under the bonnet.

Ron

From looking back at the archives it looks like the head doesn't come off and you just turn this? I need to get mine sorted as it was reading 88%, I may have a look this afternoon and let you know.

GERFIX · 27th March 2009, 10:59

It'd be interesting to see what the findings are on this. IIRC it's one of the things Roverron mentions on his website.

shakennstirred · 27th March 2009, 11:04

when i checked mine months ago it was reading about 93%,
i adjusted it to 98% and have to say cant tell any difference

GERFIX · 27th March 2009, 11:08

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Originally Posted by shakennstirred

when i checked mine months ago it was reading about 93%,
i adjusted it to 98% and have to say cant tell any difference

It might be feasible that Andrew will see an improvement, only having 78% though.

shakennstirred · 27th March 2009, 11:59

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Originally Posted by GERFIX

It might be feasible that Andrew will see an improvement, only having 78% though.

if its that low then i say he will too

eddybrown · 27th March 2009, 14:18

I had a quick look this afternoon but couldn't see this 'plastic mushroom' so I'm going to have another bash at it tomorrow. 78% does sound very low, I'd at least expect it to be within 10% tolerance.

ianfletcher · 27th March 2009, 18:34

How do you adjust the potentiometer?

Dragrad · 27th March 2009, 22:31

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Originally Posted by ianfletcher1979

How do you adjust the potentiometer?

I'm still trying to figure out the pedal stop.... I think one needs to slip a spanner under the "mushroom", slacken the locking nut, turn by hand the "mushroom" and then lock up again... anyway, will give this a go this weekend....... That's my theory, seems logical....

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eddybrown Gets stuck in Rover 75 Club CDT & 73' MG Midget Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Peterborough Posts: 543 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I had a quick look this afternoon but couldn't see this 'plastic mushroom' so I'm going to have another bash at it tomorrow. 78% does sound very low, I'd at least expect it to be within 10% tolerance. __________________ http://www.eddybrown.co.uk/images/userbar_ed.png http://www.eddybrown.co.uk/images/userbar_mg.png

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ChristopherD Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Would this affect kick-down? Chris

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ianfletcher I really should get out more....... BMW 1 series Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bolton Posts: 2,094 Thanks: 12 Thanked 40 Times in 36 Posts	How do you adjust the potentiometer?