Throttle springs (was steering wheel)
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08-28-2007, 10:31
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Throttle springs (was steering wheel)
When Brenda and I were looking for our first bird- an 82 FC, I had to stand,
literally on the accelerator in order for us to move on down the road. We sure have learned a lot since then. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Livingston, Mt ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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08-28-2007, 13:09
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Throttle springs (was steering wheel)
If your throttle pedal is hard to hold down (or push down), a simple
fix is to eyeball the throttle springs on the engine and see what they're doing. I've seen them too long and catching on things, too short and hard to pull, and too strong. A good hardware store will have and assortment to choose from and try out. I think there are normally two of them, and there are several attachment points on the engine and nearby brackets. Don't assume the ones on the engine are the original ones, although they may be, but this doesn't necessitate that you replicate them either. The other funtion is the cable. Unfortunately, especially on the turbo engine, the cable loops from the pedal to behind the doghouse, and then turns back toward the front to reach into the doghouse area and attach to the injection pump. During the looping back phase of it's journey, the cable is near the headers, exhaust pipe, and the turbo is so equipped. The poor cable is likely pretty tired and heat damaged. It could use some TLC in the form of lubricant, and heat protection. On my coach, I ran a new cable from BB through some heat shielding, and left the old one in place (after lubricating it) in case I ever needed it. The cable was a reasonable price and the old one had a fairly heat damaged housing. Lastly, I've seen coaches with a block on the pedal. Mine has an aluminum wedge shape with rubber on the top of it mounted to the top of the original pedal. I like it fine and have left it in place. Gary MIller 83 FC 33 - For Sale Milwaukee area |
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