Throttle linkage

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  1. willardgreen

    willardgreen Member

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    Our truck has the throttle knob and cable in place but it is not hooked up to the carb. I cant see where it would hook to. The truck is as old as I am and it has probably forgot it to. . My son went through a set of spark plugs in 500 miles keeping it choked to much. If I can get the throttle to work it will help him out.
     
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    There should be a little sheet metal bracket that holds the end of the throttle cable vertically , the center portion goes through the end of the throttle lifting rod , you prolly have a cotter pin there now .

    Then there's a cable clamp that simply sides on the end of the wire and has a set screw in it..


    Some once posted pix of this , then it's simple to see what you need , on my '49 I was missing the entire bracket with clamps , I bought a $5.00 Flea-Bay carby for the clamp and happily received a dry mesh original air fitler with it ,the spare carby core was a plus .
     
  3. willardgreen

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    Thanks Nate

    I knew you would know what to do. I will try the same. A throttle will really help a boy when he is learning to drive!
     
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    1947-1954 factory assembly manual section 6, sheet 5.01
     

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    Warning ! Danger danger !

    I sure hope you're kidding ! :eek:

    The hand throttle is for warmup and keeping the truck runing in the rain / snow with all lights & heater going , ONLY unless you have a death wish ! .

    DO NOT ever use it as a cruise control nor to prevent a student from repeated stalling....

    -Nate

     
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    No just sometimes I think it would be nice when you need 3 feet.
     
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    Thanks Chiro. I think my cousin has one and will give it to me. I found a GMC manual that shows a different bracket, simple enought to make by hand. The one in your picture is much nicer
     
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    Driving With ' Three Feet '

    This is precisely why you need to keep on top of your brake adjustments , so he can learn to " Heel & Toe " it ~ don't worry about repeatedly stalling the truck , it's all part of learning how to really drive , apparently becoming a lost art judging by the furor I created over on my Metropolitan Nash tech site by suggesting folks downshift and use compression braking....:rolleyes:

    Your boy will not be able to hurt the truck by lurching off or to a stop and this feedback will teach him how to drive faster and better too :)

    As VW said in 1963 when asked why they only sold stick shafts : ' once you learn how to properly operate a clutch , it becomes automatic ' :p

    ;)

    -Nate
     

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