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Date:         Sun, 21 Aug 2011 07:04:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: TJ Hannink does it again! Throttle Switch Adjustment
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com>
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.  In normal operation it's not


> consistent.  If I let the throttle close quickly, it works fine.  If
> I slowly ease off of it from barely open to closed, there is not
> enough momentum to nudge the switch closed.
>
> Edward
>




  The Splittie VW technique, maybe?  My old 57 bus has a 'lazy' throttle,
especially during Wyoming winters.  I attached a Berkely tapered leader to
the pedal and ran the end up to the package shelf so I could pull the
throttle closed....in the rare times that I needed less than full throttle
on that 36hp beast. (grin)
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