Floor mat debacle!!

[sumo]

Hi, Anyone ever had this happen?

Took off up the road this morning in the 130 tray back, and pressed the clutch in to change into third and the thing did a million revs:eek:, scared the crap out of me, after a rugged change i went for the next one , same thing again:mad:, Pulled over thinking the acelerator cable must of stuck, had a look everything seemed ok, so hopped back in and off again things were fine, Until about 5ks up the road, and it did it again:( so thought must be the cable sticking , and flew over to the landy joint and bought a newie. Put it on did a test run u beauty she's fixed, until pulling into the driveway and grabbing first gear ,off it went again!!!.:eek: Turns out the floor mat was moving up and down as i got in & out the stop adjuster was catching on the mat and not letting the pedal return. What a dumb chit i am for not looking at that,So if anyone has there 300tdi go ape chit like that , BEWARE of that flamin floor mat!!

Cheers Sumo.

[zwitter]

Hi
I had the exact same thing happen. but was with an after market modified floor mat.
took 2 days to twig and then 30 seconds with a stanley knife to fix it.

zwitter

james

[DeeJay]

I put matting in my series 2 Landie & it was some months before I realised it was the reason it would'nt go as well.:p
Accelerator was not getting even near to the end of its travel..

[jimbo110]

Hi, Anyone ever had this happen?

Took off up the road this morning in the 130 tray back, and pressed the clutch in to change into third and the thing did a million revs:eek:, scared the crap out of me, after a rugged change i went for the next one , same thing again:mad:, Pulled over thinking the acelerator cable must of stuck, had a look everything seemed ok, so hopped back in and off again things were fine, Until about 5ks up the road, and it did it again:( so thought must be the cable sticking , and flew over to the landy joint and bought a newie. Put it on did a test run u beauty she's fixed, until pulling into the driveway and grabbing first gear ,off it went again!!!.:eek: Turns out the floor mat was moving up and down as i got in & out the stop adjuster was catching on the mat and not letting the pedal return. What a dumb chit i am for not looking at that,So if anyone has there 300tdi go ape chit like that , BEWARE of that flamin floor mat!!

Cheers Sumo.


You have a mat!!!!!:o:o:o:eek::eek::eek:

[sumo]

:D
You have a mat!!!!!:o:o:o:eek::eek::eek:




You bet:D, Big hole in it, but she's a snazzy fender.:D:D:D:D:D

Sumo.

[sumo]

Hi
I had the exact same thing happen. but was with an after market modified floor mat.
took 2 days to twig and then 30 seconds with a stanley knife to fix it.

zwitter

james

Hi, Where did you buy a after market mat, Mines cactus.

Sumo.

[jimbo110]

:D




You bet:D, Big hole in it, but she's a snazzy fender.:D:D:D:D:D

Sumo.
Oh go on! Next you'll be tellin' me it has one of them thar wireless things that makes the music and the talkin' :mad:

[Basil135]

Same think has happened in the Mrs X-trail - clutch was held down just enought to make the car go, but it was slipping big time...

Only the other day, my daughter said that her car had no pick-up. Had a look, & yep, the mat had rolled & was under the go-pedal. That explains why she was done by a red light camera.....:twisted: