David Lieb wrote:
>> For the "we tight" way around the throttle plate poppets, dyke them 
>> off and solder up the holes. File the solder flat and you now have a 
>> set of solid throttles.
> 
> 
> Joe Curto tells me that all it takes is one backfire and you no longer 
> have solid disks...
I have been soldering throttle plates since the 70s.
when 1 backfire would ruin the poppet springs, I never had any soldered 
disc fail. But I wouldn't run the car with soldered plates and a 180 out 
dizzy either ;)
-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
 
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