Hand Throttle
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Which bit are you actually after? I've had Charlie (NY) sort me out the part that sits on the throttle shaft and the cable in my case, rod in yours. Then you got a spring and a doings that half turns and holds it all together. Assuming you have the correct throttle shaft and base.
Give him a shout.
P.s. don't call it a cruise control! You'll have folk spitting feathers!! It's purely a hand throttle, and isn't meant to be used as a cruise control, especially without parental guidance.
Martin.
Give him a shout.
P.s. don't call it a cruise control! You'll have folk spitting feathers!! It's purely a hand throttle, and isn't meant to be used as a cruise control, especially without parental guidance.
Martin.
Snouts out
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In the late 60s & early 70s all military vehicles had e'm.On a road march they were used,no regulation against it. I use the one on my 38 standard, when cruising long stretches of the expressway,remember to push it in when coming to a stop!
I've gota disagree, a cruise control keeps you moving at a predetermined speed, it automatically adjust the throttle to stay at this speed when rising or dropping up or down grades. And as David said, it releases when you tap the brakes. Standard shift cruise controls also release the control when you press the clutch pedal. A hand throttle does none of this. As it is merely a hand throttle, Not a cruise control. I
Martin.
hope
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tamnalan
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I'm a math person by profession. Ignoring the safety aspects (and I agree with you completely there) - think of it in terms of set theory. Every throttle is a cruise control, but not every cruise control is a throttle. One is a proper subset of the other...
keith oh
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A very good use of the dashboard (hand) throttle control is it's use in clearing a flooded engine. The hand control does not squirt another amount of gas to the already flooded engine so it should be used to clear the flooded engine by opening the throttle plate without adding more fuel.
MGG
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I make best use of the hand throttle pulled out part way when starting out on an uphill grade like from a stop sign or light. I can release the clutch with my left foot and keep my right foot on the brake until the clutch engages enough to move the truck forward. I can then move my right foot to the foot throttle and push the hand throttle back in with no coasting backward, and little chance of killing the engine.
scicala
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When the hand control opens the throttle, it still operates the accelerator pump and squirts gas.
Sal
keith oh
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Have a look at your carb, open hand throttle , you will see the accelerator pump cannot be operated with the foot throttle as long as the hand throttle is held open therefor no more fuel squirted in to an already flooded engine. My bad, my explanation was not complete as you pointed out.
When you pull the hand throttle, which turns the throttle shaft, which is connected to the foot throttle connection, which is connected to the accelerator pump. This accelerator pump shoots fuel from the squirters.
With the accelerator link connected, you can not operate hand or foot throttle from closed without the accelerator pump squirting.
Whilst the throttle is held open at any position either by hand or foot throttle, the accelerator pump won't squirt, but either from rest will make the accelerator pump squirt.
That is a fact.
Martin.
With the accelerator link connected, you can not operate hand or foot throttle from closed without the accelerator pump squirting.
Whilst the throttle is held open at any position either by hand or foot throttle, the accelerator pump won't squirt, but either from rest will make the accelerator pump squirt.
That is a fact.
Martin.