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Date:         Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:52:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: A throttle puzzle
In-Reply-To:  <4495B1DE.3070307@verizon.net>
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On 6/18/2006 1:04 PM Mike Collum wrote: > Mike, > > You don't want to but a bolt in at the throttle that would grab the > cable at that point as the throttle cable must be able to move some > within that "Pin". It's because of the kickdown feature that > automatics have. > > Have you looked at maybe drilling a hole just to the driver's side of > your pin and putting in a bolt with a self locking nut to hold the > ball chain connector?

Hi Mike,

I have looked at that. The new pin would need to be sufficiently to the port side to avoid interfering with the travel of the throttle cable. But the Audiovox CC's servo cable has only 45mm of travel. The new mounting location puts the servo cable so far from the center of rotation of the throttle arm that it describes over 50mm of travel from idle to full throttle. The CC would not be able to apply full throttle.

Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR


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