> In that case, I'd be looking at the linkage itself. My problem turned out
> to be "ball" pivots that were worn oblong. When I snugged up the mating
> sockets, they would bind at the limit of movement where the wear was the
> least. Made me much more religious about feeding them a drop of oil
every
> year or two.
Randall, yes, thank you, that could be contributing. I spray them with
white lithium grease on occasion but they could well have been in "oval"
shape before long before I got the car.
>
> If you can duplicate the problem by turning and releasing the throttle
shaft
> directly, try it with the linkage disconnected. If the problem goes away,
> then it has to be the linkage.
Good idea, thanks.
There is supposed to be a separate spring to
> return the linkage, the springs on the throttle shafts should only have to
> turn the shafts themselves.
>
Yes there is a spring on the linkage, the other end on the exhaust
manifold. I don't think that is a standard setup.
Bob
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