My throttle return feels weak
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My throttle return feels weak
Hey guys,
I recently had me carb feezing up on me so i put the stock air cleaner back on according to the advice i recieved here. Problem solved. But imediately after i noticed an exteme loss of power and in the last couple of days i noticed that the throttle return feels really weak and alltogether wierd. the only thing i touched in the engine compartment was the air cleaner i left everything else alone. Anyone have an idea as to what happened?
thanks
David
oh yeah its a 77 f150 C6 witha 400 and teh return spings were replaced a few months ago
I recently had me carb feezing up on me so i put the stock air cleaner back on according to the advice i recieved here. Problem solved. But imediately after i noticed an exteme loss of power and in the last couple of days i noticed that the throttle return feels really weak and alltogether wierd. the only thing i touched in the engine compartment was the air cleaner i left everything else alone. Anyone have an idea as to what happened?
thanks
David
oh yeah its a 77 f150 C6 witha 400 and teh return spings were replaced a few months ago
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Is your throttle linkage dragging on the air filter housing? Sometimes a spacer is required if you have changed the carb.
Throttle return springs should always be double springs with one inside the other in case one breaks.
p.s. this information is why you always keep everything in the original post for history.
Throttle return springs should always be double springs with one inside the other in case one breaks.
p.s. this information is why you always keep everything in the original post for history.
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I dont believe the linkage is dragging. there is a spacer ring between the carba and the air cleaner. here is th eoriginal link sorry i didnt post in it. http://www.fordtrucks.com/forums/sho...hreadid=198493
thanks
David
thanks
David
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was wondering if there isa way to keep the carb from freezing with out the stock air cleaner. The reason i ask is cause the stock cleaner really suck the power and it causes that throttle return to fel wird. I put the open elemnet of today and the engine came alive and the throttle felt normal again.
any suggestoions?
Thanks
David
any suggestoions?
Thanks
David
