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355 Acorn in my gas pedal... and a lucky penny

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  1. joe1973

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    #1 joe1973, Nov 22, 2020
    This morning I took my 355 spider out for a drive and felt some erratic pedal action with my gas application after aggressively taking a 90 degree turn.

    Back at my garage, checked carpet for impeding pedal play - none. Then peered into gas pedal area (protected by a plastic shield w/4 screws). Saw a copper penny! Then took off shield and also found a full acorn! Took less than 5mins. If you haven’t checked yours, add this to your Winter tinkering list!
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  2. steved033

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    #2 steved033, Nov 22, 2020
    Insert joke about the penny falling out of the previous owner's loafers...

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  3. joe1973

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    #3 joe1973, Nov 22, 2020
    Steve- you’re probably right!! How else could a penny get in there! And the acorn??
     
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    #4 steved033, Nov 22, 2020
    Some of these cars sit for months...beginning of a nest? The missed part of the nest cleanup?

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  5. Michael_Davis

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    #5 Michael_Davis, Nov 23, 2020
    Pennies? I have £1 coins in mine!
     
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  6. Mike Morrissey

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    #6 Mike Morrissey, Nov 23, 2020
    Good advice, I’ve never checked the gas pedal shield. When I first took possession of my F355 however, I opened up all areas of the tunnel and found enough loose change to buy lunch!
     
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  7. emac

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    #7 emac, Nov 23, 2020
    All I found was an AC/DC tape!
     
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  8. taz355

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    #8 taz355, Nov 26, 2020
    the factory put those in to slow the cars for US sales
     
  9. Qavion

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    #9 Qavion, Nov 27, 2020
    Bizarre.... I seem to recall finding an AC/DC tape in the CD stacker in my car (from the previous owner). Is this put in by the factory to increase driver speed? :D
     

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