Patrick,
There is supposed to be a spring there! Both my Spits have it. But it is not
supposed to return the carb to it's idle position as much as return the
pedal to the up position. You actually need both. (or in my case, one on the
pedal and one each on the DCOE's)
Joe
"Bowen, Patrick" wrote:
>
> Why not attach the spring between the pedal and the pedal frame, there are
> holes designed specially for this. (funny, I have never seen springs on them
> though. This would pull the linkage back by the accelerator cable.
> Movement of the engine would not affect it.
>
> just .02 worth
> Patrick Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 4:27 PM
> To: RIBJEN@aol.com
> Cc: vicwhit@home.com; Spitfires Maillist
> Subject: Re: Weber DGV Economy and Return Spring
>
> 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.
>
> Joe
>
> RIBJEN@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Vic,
> >
> > I used to have a Weber DGV and had a real long return spring hooked to the
> > frame.
> >
> > Bob Berger
> > 78 Spitfire
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