Kirk:
I've got one of the Rover throttle control setups sitting in a
box of junk that some day will get attached to my Rover. Maybe I should
dig it out and see if it will fit on the MGB? :)
Kelvin.
EMILY COWEN wrote:
>
> Hi Doug Russell!!
>
> On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, doug russell wrote:
>
> > BTW, old Rover 4x4s use to have CC - it was a throttle (much like a manual
> > choke) that one would pull out to adjust the speed - with some practice one
>
> Hmmm, somewhere buried deep in the bottom of my fuzzy memories is this
> useless fact that pops to the surface (triggered by the "Rover 4x4"):
>
> In the old days, when one had a mechanical winch driven from a pto, you
> were supplied with a hand throttle for the engine. There was also a
> carry-over to the electrical winches before the advent of alternators.
>
> The hand throttle could, of course, be used as a form of cruise control
>
> TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen who had a CHOCLATE doughnut and can't sleep, or
> spell, tonight.
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