Dangerous Problem - accel sticks

M

mustang_65

Founding Member

Jul 15, 1999

52

0

0

Los Angeles

Dec 26, 2003

#1

• Dec 26, 2003

• #1

This should be so simple to fix. There's nothing complicated about a '65 accelerator linkage, but I can't figure out what's going on. When I drive forward at an easy speed from idle, like when the light turns green or I'm pulling out of a parking lot, the gas sticks and the engine revs, and I have to hit the brake and pop the trans into neutral fast. There's nothing obvious in the linkage that could be causing this. If anyone has experienced this and figured out a cause, I'd like to hear about it.

 

P

PukeGreen67

New Member

Nov 20, 2003

5

0

0

Vista, Ca

Dec 26, 2003

#2

• Dec 26, 2003

• #2

You may want to check your throttle return spring. Mine broke once and gave me the same problem...now I run two springs just to be safe. Hope this helps.

John

 

rbohm

Founding Member

Apr 12, 2002

6,698

550

204

tucson,az

Dec 26, 2003

#3

• Dec 26, 2003

• #3

sounds like a broken motor mount to me. had the same problem with my 70 falcon, and my 64 falcon as well. when you accelerate the engine torques over more than it is supposed to, and when that happens the engine accelerates,a dn keeps the engine torqued over untill you kill the load by putting the tran in neutral. the left mount is the problem, but replace both since you are there.

 

R

rmrfstar

New Member

Dec 19, 2003

31

0

0

Chico, CA

Dec 26, 2003

#4

• Dec 26, 2003

• #4

I vote motor mount too. Same problem with a full linkage when I had a I6 and a messed up motor mount.

 

pabear89

Active Member

Apr 15, 2003

2,126

0

46

High in the Hills of So Ca with the Voices in My H

Dec 26, 2003

#5

• Dec 26, 2003

• #5

mustang_65 said:

This should be so simple to fix. There's nothing complicated about a '65 accelerator linkage, but I can't figure out what's going on. When I drive forward at an easy speed from idle, like when the light turns green or I'm pulling out of a parking lot, the gas sticks and the engine revs, and I have to hit the brake and pop the trans into neutral fast. There's nothing obvious in the linkage that could be causing this. If anyone has experienced this and figured out a cause, I'd like to hear about it.

Click to expand...

Check the shaft bushings and linkage connections for wear.
a little dab of grease or a stronger return spring may be all you need.

PB

 

T

The Hopkinator

New Member

Dec 5, 2002

146

0

0

NC

Dec 27, 2003

#6

• Dec 27, 2003

• #6

I had a 95 SHO , the throttle stuck on a freeway on my wife,,took her down I77 in NC at full bore until she sideswiped another car and spun out. She couldnt get it into neutral while it was going either. I had a brainfart and had Ford look into it,,Im sure they replaced the faulty part, because the report said" floor mat stuck on top of accelerator , everything fine and jim dandy". The anti-lawsuit angle.. She made me sell it. Id think your 65 would be much simpler than that SHO, just wanted to yak my story about throttle sticking. If yours keeps sticking, hit it with a rock. That always fixed whatever ailed my Fords. Simple cars, simple repairs.

 

M

my66coupe

Founding Member

Apr 30, 2002

1,134

0

36

Arizona fountain hills

Dec 27, 2003

#7

• Dec 27, 2003

• #7

I had my cotter pin that connects the linkage to the carb get bound up with the thottle arm on the carb, check that.

Mike

 

pabear89

Active Member

Apr 15, 2003

2,126

0

46

High in the Hills of So Ca with the Voices in My H

Dec 27, 2003

#8

• Dec 27, 2003

• #8

my66coupe said:

I had my cotter pin that connects the linkage to the carb get bound up with the thottle arm on the carb, check that.

Mike

Click to expand...

Yea, forgot thats why I put a small washer on it before the cotterpin.

PB

 

crushnut

New Member

Apr 27, 2003

870

0

0

Oregon

Dec 27, 2003

#9

• Dec 27, 2003

• #9

I had a similar problem too, it turned out the spring wasnt stiff enough to fully pull back the linkage and it got stuck, check the easy things first

 

6

67vert

Founding Member

Jun 25, 2002

660

0

0

Dec 27, 2003

#10

• Dec 27, 2003

• #10

i had the same problem on my 88 convertible and wd-40 took care of it.

 

M

mustang_65

Founding Member

Jul 15, 1999

52

0

0

Los Angeles

Dec 27, 2003

#11

• Dec 27, 2003

• #11

I'll be darned! It was the motor mount! Thanks everybody!