>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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