Gas pedal problems

[Cindy]

I have a manual 1976 chevy bus and ya have to floor it to get it going and it’s exhausting to have continue to push the pedal to the floor to keep moving at a good speed! Can’t imagone going any long distance driving like that! Any suggestions on making that easier?? Thanks for your time!

[Troutslayer]

LoL, welcome to my life. In my bus on the highway this is normal....

[Cindy]

I thought maybe you could rig something on the pedal.. like a block of wood or something to make it easier... Uffda! ��

[Troutslayer]

Well, my snow removal tractor has a throttle keeper setup, something like that would work but it wouldn’t be legal or particularly safe for on road use.

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by Cindy

I have a manual 1976 chevy bus and ya have to floor it to get it going and it’s exhausting to have continue to push the pedal to the floor to keep moving at a good speed! Can’t imagone going any long distance driving like that! Any suggestions on making that easier?? Thanks for your time!

nature of the beast

[Ronnie]

might be possible to put a lighter spring on the gas pedal. Just be sure it will return to idle when you let off. Also oil all moving parts in the throttle linkage.

[cadillackid]

you can install a servo-driven aftermarket cruise-control...

-Christopher

[Native]

Yeah, the cruise control installation sounds like the best solution in this case.