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RE: Throttle adjust screw

To: bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com
Subject: RE: Throttle adjust screw
From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:10:23 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks for the reply.

I have a 1600.  Maybe I'm still missing something because although I
can adjust the length of the arms, the throttle that they're connected
to can't be adjusted, so if I shortened one (beyond what is necessary
to have no effect on the idle setting), it would pull up slightly on
that carb's throttle, negating the idle adjustment screw on the carb
itself.

What am I not getting???

--- Brian Hollands <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com> wrote:
> On 1600 the two link arms to each carbs throttle shaft are adjustable
> for
> length.  On the 2000's one of the throttle shaft levers (the front
> carb's I
> think) fits directly into the center linkage piece and is directly
> actuated
> by it.  The other carbs throttle shaft lever fits into the other side
> of the
> center link loosely (slack above and below).  The slack is taken out
> by an
> adjusting screw on the center link.  At idle, the throttle shaft
> lever arms
> should be resting on the idle speed screws on each carb such that the
> linkage is exerting no force on them.  As the throttle pedal is
> pressed down
> the linkage will open one throttle directly but the other can be
> adjusted by
> the screw on the center link (or the length of the arm on the 1600)
> such
> that both throttle plates are open the same amount.  Check it by
> syncing
> them at idle and then opening up your unisyn a bit and putting it
> over each
> carb throat at 2500-3000 rpm.  They should draw the same amount of
> air.
> If you think it's a dumb set up, try a British car with those
> convoluted
> spring clams to connect the throttle shafts and center link.  Yuck
> Brian '69 2000
> Tampa, FL
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> This makes sense, but what can you adjust at 2,000 - 2,500 rpm that
> doesn't impact idle
> 


=====
Adam
'70 1600 SPL311-28181
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