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Old 08-01-2023, 09:23 PM   #10
humfrz
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Originally Posted by blsfrs View Post
A cable?? You are a youngster. Back, back in the day we had steel rods to connect the gas pedal to the CARBURATOR!
Oh yes, throttle linkage.

I believe what ol Grady was referring to was a manual throttle that was a knob on the dash that was connected to the carb via a cable. -

Great for setting fast idle or use as a cruise control, if you jammed a match book behind it -
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