bought my first yj and need help

[Jcrowsom0215]

1989 yj, straight six, weber carb. i only have about an inch between the floor and the gas pedal before it is floored, so i cant get it to go above 60, and i loose power going up a hill. any sugg.

[Joe Dillard]

You should have test drove it before you bought it. :bangnerd: ;)

Things to check:

Bent linkage
Linkage adjustment
Wrong linkage
Wrong pedal installed
Governor installed
Motor mounts worn causing linkage to bind

[Shadly1]

Can you cut a hole in your floorboard so your foot goes down farther?


Or what Joe said. That's good too.

[Jcrowsom0215]

i did test drive it. just not on the express way. everything else is great. i thank you for the things to check

[amswor]

Do a search for the JOHN NUTTER BYPASS or NUTTER BYPASS

It wont help the problem with your messed up skinny pedal but it just might help you solve some of the problems with how it runs. The webber carb is a great setup, but you have to knock the controller for the ingition out of the loop.

Good Luck

[mycj7]

Have someone pree the accelarator while you are watching the linkage on tha carb, checking to see if it moves through the entire range (wide open throttle).

It is fairly common to have the gas pedal bend after years and years of abuse. If so, just a simple bending of the pedal bracket with a prybar may give you back the full range of motion.

[Berean100]

Can you cut a hole in your floorboard so your foot goes down farther?
:slapz: