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momo8517
08-09-2003, 06:11 AM
ok guys, yesterday i drove my first 3rd gen accord, an 89 lxi. i loved it and it will be the first car i own. i only had one prob, there seemed to be a lot of resistance with regard to the gas pedal. is this normal? if not, how do i fix it. if so, can i do anything about it? also, i had a sticking throttle body on my 98 ford windstar (POS) that caused the pedal to stick until you pushed it hard enough, but the sensation with this isnt quite the same, there is resistance all the way down.

:barf:

thnx

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shepherd79
08-09-2003, 07:33 AM
try lubricating the cable.
HostileJava
08-09-2003, 08:05 AM
I had the same experience when I first drove my 86 hatch, I was used to driving my 89 Cutlass and the pedal on that would just float down. On the accords however it seems there is a lot more resistance.
accordlxi2.0
08-09-2003, 12:42 PM
either lubricate the cable, then advance the timing a little the more u advance it the softer the pedal would feel!
momo8517
08-09-2003, 06:40 PM
thats great fellas. thanx for the help. im glad to know this is probably normal, and i will probably just leave it and get used to it. the girl im buying the car from is getting the brakes done this weekend and i will be buying the car later next week. (need to get paid)
deadlight
08-09-2003, 09:12 PM
yeah that's definitely normal, 3g's just have a harder pedal even more than other Honda's I've driven