manual throttle cable
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From: Bearspaw (near Calgary)
manual throttle cable
I'd like to install a manual throttle cable on my truck, similiar to the choke but for the throttle. My FJ40 has one and I love it. Did ford install such a unit on these trucks?
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a properly adjusted choke cable open the throttle to 2000 rpm or so before the engine begines to get choked down to the point you can notice or you can take a piece of small chain and attache it to a aftermarket choke cable and to the throttle linkage pivot point to open the throttle
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not to my knowlege in the smaller trucks but they may have in the f650,s or f800 and as luck would have it the ***** and trim were identical so look for 1980 prior medium duty trucks in COE form and you just might find the factory parts
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Re: manual throttle cable
Originally posted by rrawlins
I'd like to install a manual throttle cable on my truck, similiar to the choke but for the throttle. My FJ40 has one and I love it. Did ford install such a unit on these trucks?
I'd like to install a manual throttle cable on my truck, similiar to the choke but for the throttle. My FJ40 has one and I love it. Did ford install such a unit on these trucks?
Ive seen some people use a bicycle shifter (with detent) attached to their gear shift rod. Mainly used for granny gear rock crawling, it seemed to work really good.
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rrawlins was looking for a factory setup to match his dashlayout but that works as well
and the place i work has a 1983 f800COE truck that has a throttle cable with the throttle trim the same as the 1967-1972 trucks
so good luck RRAWLINS
and the place i work has a 1983 f800COE truck that has a throttle cable with the throttle trim the same as the 1967-1972 trucks
so good luck RRAWLINS
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From: Bearspaw (near Calgary)
Thanks nick406. I want to pop the cigar lighter out and mount the throttle there. That way it would look pretty stock and the ford ***** are pretty distinctive. I'll check out the bigger trucks.
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I bet some heavier trucks, like the F600 and up that had PTOs had something like that. Don't have any idea where you'd find one, though.
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From: kingman az
hand throttle
my my b600 bus with a 330xd motor has a holley 2300 two barrel with hand throttle and hand choke if you have a two barrel on your truck this helps .the carb number on the metal plate if its there says motorcraft d4te -aha-a -7e23 the holley # is list-5817-1
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From: Bridgeville,CA
Years ago I had a '61 Fairlane 500 with a 390. It had a hand throttle factory installed under the dash with a chromed "T" shaped handle labled "Throttle". Why the factory had a hand throttle in an auto is anybody's guess. Early cruise control? Thats what I used it for.
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My old Mack has a hand throttle. It is not too gawdy. It's a simple black **** with a twist lock. I'm sure if you have a big truck dealer somewhere local you can have someone there look it up.
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From: Harrison Hot Springs Cana
hand throttle
actually the hand throttle was an option. I should know because my 1970 f100 4x4 has one, and i'm sure it is stock. It is a typically ford looking **** with detents in the shaft so it will stay in a selected position. You give it a half turn to release it and it springs back to off. Its great for warm-ups, jump starts and (probably not reccomended!) poor mans cruise control. Its mounted under-dash beneath the heater controls.
