pedal cluster and exhaust

[ado]

Gas pedal drops back slow. Is that and adjustment or bushing problem. All seems fine at the throttle body when I rev the engine and I do have a new throttle cable.

Mounted the exhaust and have a leak at the heads. I used the copper ring gasket
that seat in the head and i'm cautious not to over tighten the threaded rods. Any suggestions ?

Thanks.......

[John Rogers]

For the throttle, the way I always tested it was to disconnect the cable at the engine and have some one move the pedal and feel how the resistance is. Test the throttle body to make sure it is free. If not real free then disconnect the cable connector at the pedal cluster and make sure the cable slides smoothly, again taking two people. Finally feel how the rod and pivot feel and I would bet that is where the friction and stiffness is.

For the exhaust, did you disconnect the muffler before doing the exhaust to head joint and also make sure there were no gaskets left in there? I always did the exhaust to heat joint w/o the rear part of the exhaust connected, started the engine and let things get hot and then retorque the nuts to the correct torque setting. You did use the correct torque for the nuts?

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

And it's not a bad idea to anneal the seals. Heat them cherry red, then let them cool. That makes them much softer, so they conform to the mating surfaces better. You can glue them up in the ports with a drop of super glue (it will burn off the first time you run the engine) or put them up in place and rotate them slightly for a bit of a friction fit. (If you do the latter, be prepared for them to fall out several times.)

--DD

[ado]

A slight adjustment of the cable at the pedal made all well, ( might have been hung up).
The exhaust also took another torque at the heads and again all is well.

I have a Dansk muffler that came with the car and it seems loud, ( no holes ).
I'm wondering is this normal for this type of muffler ? When i cleaned it out with an air gun lots of acorns came out, but no rust or metal pieces of baffle

Thanks...