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Date:         Fri, 10 Feb 1995 09:28:21 -0700 (MST)
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From:         Dave Black <dblack@argus.lowell.edu>
Subject:      Re: Throttle valve positioner

On Fri, 10 Feb 1995, Christopher Bridge wrote:

> I have a problem. This thing is on my bus and has no hoses hooked up to it. > Does anyone have this still hooked up or does everyone just take it off? > It's supposed to hold the throttle open when deceleration, and has two hose > connections to it. One is bigger, I think that this goes to the manifold for > vaccum. the other goes to the carb? There are 2 hose connections on the > carb, where does the other one go? > Any help would be great!! > Thanks

On both my VW's, this thing is still hooked up. I have never run the cars without it, so I don't know what the effect would be. The connection is from a fitting at the bottom of the carb to one side of the operating mechanism (with the adjustable rod going to the carb linkage). The other side of this mechanism goes to the control unit (also called the altitude corrector) mounted on the left side of the engine compartment. This thing controls how fast the throttle closes. The other side of the control unit goes to a port on the intake manifold.

Hope this helps!

Dave '71 Westfalia & SB


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