Gas Pedal, broken. Accelerator linkage, missing.....

Guys. Thanks for all of the great info so far! Your payment for such great answers to my questions is.......more questions.

When I got my van, the gas pedal was laying on the floor, broken at the bushing. And yes, I have to replace all of that area as well. I have looked at the linkage, and the previous owner removed the stuff linking to the carb so that he was able to drive the van by gassing the carb with his hand. I bought a Chiltons on eBay and am wondering if I can expect to find all of the diagram for the accel. stuff in there? Also, has anyone made a better design for this? Thanks once again!
-John

You guys rock! Now at least I know what I'm looking for. LMK Scott! Thanks!-John

Any tips on removing the pedal? I removed the nut, tried giving it a few bangs with a rubber mallot but no luck. I just want to do some paint work to my floor.

drown the whole thing in a good penatrant oil like "Movit" or "Deepcreep" and the next day it will come out like it was new. If your painting the floor then get the two bolts out and remove the complete assembly from the floor, thats an area that needs corrosion protection.

M1D

the first and second gen. linkage rods are a little different, the second has a bend in it to go around the radiator and is longer. You could cut out the bend and that would shorter it.

these are both 6 cyl. link rods.

Hey Gotavan, you think one of those transmission hangers would look good on my 200r4?

G-Force, I am not using the old linkage, confirmed that today. When I get back home, at the end of this week, I'll toss some pictures up on here, and send you an email.

B E A utiful! PM sent Scott. Thanks for all of the help guys.

PS. Got the Chiltons on Saturday. Tons of good info. I highly suggest it for you purists!
-John

When I swapped out the six-banger for a testy little small block, a the Chevy parts counter the guy suggested an Auto Tranny Cable Linkage unit that was the exact right length to go from the pedal to the AFB I set on it.
The carb end even had a swivel point to account for the arc of the throw, so no binding.
Still didn't stop me from tryin' to mash the throttle a little further than the stops each time I wanted to launch it, or burn a little off the L6015's holdin' up the backend!

I decided to go this route............

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