floormat's not in the way

believe me i've been under there studying the mechanics of it. the pedal mechanism has plastic and has a lot of give but that's not it. it just won't make the switch go *CLICK-CLICK* (you know what i mean). if anything it sort of makes it halfway when i mash it to the floor with all my weight - by hand it's just no go. i haven't checked the throttle linkage yet because i don't know what adjustments there are. i'm waiting for my cd manual to come in to be on the safe side. FWIW i was able to make it reach by taping a shim underneath the pedal temporarily. that made it activate the switch but didn't do anything - so it could be that the switch is busted but it could also be that the throttle has to be wide open(?) and it's not, i don't have enough to go on. right now it's in the body shop getting a couple of little dents taken cared of so i have time to ponder this...