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Re: Weber DGV Economy and Return Spring

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Weber DGV Economy and Return Spring
From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 15:28:55 -0700
>It is not a real good idea to have an accelerator return spring connected
to the frame (or another place that is not part of the engine itself).
>
>The reason being, if the motor mount breaks and the engine is allowed to
float from the attaching points, you want the return spring to remain intact
>relative to the engine itself.  Worst case, the spring might come off and
keep the accelerator open or become ineffective if the engine fell over to
>that side.
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And while I won't argue this isn't sage advice, curiously Triumph chose a
hole in the outrigger for the stock location of the return spring on the
GT6, and if I recall correctly on my MK4 Spitfire -

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