I was cleaning the cars today, getting ready for a car show, when I discovered the pedal cover had come lose. It had slid up and was hitting the side of the console. I get in and drive, never looking down...and have been concerned for sometime the roadster wasn't running up to snuff. Never gave it a thought it might be the throttle pedal, but it was. When it slid up, it would keep the pedal from hitting the go button, not getting full throttle, and in fact was bending the metal part of the throttle cover. The metal you see on the throttle isn't attached to the hard plastic pedal. It is mounted in rubber and slid over the hard plastic pedal. You might want to take a look at yours...I took mine apart, repaired it, and put it back in. Car is fine, driver needs work...

 

Maybe it was just trying to get out Doc. But I think I'll check mine anyway.

 

When you looked at it from above it looked normal. It's when I went over to the coupe I noticed the difference. I have done at lot of hard launches in the roadster. Makes me wonder how long it has been that way now. Runs great again. Lol.

 

Hmm, my front straitaway MPH was down last time at the track (auto club speedway Fontana went from 144 to 140ish)and I had added a NW DCAI and was expecting a 5+ increase I just got a fuel filter and some new plugs to throw at it but I'll def check the go pedal


Alan

 

Not sure how to anchor that dude yet...if it slides up, it will hit the area above....too many stabbing the throttle I guess....lol...

 

Maybe it just happens to "short" people.....trying to reach the pedal to push it down and end up pushing it up under the dash.

 

Or, maybe it just happens to people with "little" feet....

 

Stop me Doc!!!! I may be on to something here.

 

You know what they say about guys with small feet...

 

Amazing how it is usually the small stuff with these. My car was acting up recently, even died and I thought it was the CPS, on further inspection, I noticed the MAF had come off the back of the motor, but just barely holding on, so it was difficult to see from my perspective. Put it back on securely and made sure the clamp was on correctly, no issues since.

I thought I had a serious problem, but knock on wood, these Mercedes 3.2's are gluttons for punishment