i've recently aquired this vehicle with 120k and of course there are going to be problems on a 12 year old vehicle. if it were perfect, why sell it?
but of all the annoyances, one thing is driving me nuts (this is a manual trans). accelerating in small increments is almost impossible as there is so much resistance to pedal pressure. trying to accelerate, let's say, from
700rpm to 1000, will always cause an overshoot to up to 2000 rpm. it's just hard to press down on the pedal. so i disconnected the cable from the throttle, lubricated it there, at the pedal side as well as all the pedal mechanisms. while the cable is disconnected from the throttle there is no evidence of a 'sticky' problem. from the the throttle end of the cable all the way to the pedal all seems gliding free.so i noticed, while the cable's disconnected, that pushing on the throttle with my thumb is v e r y h a r d. and i had lubricated the the throttle spindle and bushings to death. it seems to me, that the friggin' spring is just too damn stiff.
so, here's the question. has anyone else noticed this? is it possible to remove the throttle spring and replace it with a wimpyer one?
because man, that would make the constant shifting i have to do in dense urban traffic soooooo sooooo much easier. it's ridiculous as it is now. i have to hold my breath, gently as possible increase pressure on the pedal, wait for it to deccelerate from 2k to 1k and let out the clutch in 1st gear, then quickly do the same up to 2nd. it's awfull.
/ba