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Today I woke up around 8:30 (AM of course) and washed and waxed my grandmother's new car. Afterwards I relaxed a little then I went outside and opened the hood of my Mustang. I was just pondering what might work to extend the linkage for the 2bbl carburetor upgrade. Then I thought of something that might actually work!
First, here was my dilemma: The throttle was not lined up with the linkage on the 5200 carburetor because of the pushrod. It was an inch closer to the engine. The pushrod at the end of the throttle was pointing towards the front of the car. In order for me to fabricate a working linkage I had to use an "L" design. I bolted some flat stock to the pushrod (the flat stock was facing the shock tower). I bent it at 1" then I bolted it up to the throttle lever on the carburetor. That did not work out. The ball joint would pop out of the pushrod at a certain angle. The next bracket I made still used the "L" design but this bracket consisted of two pieces bolted together at the 1" bend. Again, this did not work. I needed a pushrod that faced the shock tower. Otherwise, the aluminum flat stock would not work.
Now, this is what actually works:
While looking at the carburetor today I realized what I could do. I could eliminate the pushrod altogether! At the end of the throttle there is a hole (where I previously had the accelerator springs attached). I bolted a piece of flat stock to it to act as my new pushrod. Now the linkage lined up with the throttle lever on the carburetor. I bolted another piece of flat stock to the top of the new "pushrod." The second piece then attached to the carburetor throttle lever. At first the flat stock pushrod was not vertical enough. I had to drill another hole in the second piece of flat stock to allow the pushrod to rest at a more vertical angle. It took much tweaking to finish the new linkage. I had to drill several additional holes until I found the best angle at which to have the new pushrod. I also had to grind the pushrod some because at full throttle it would hit part of the carburetor. It was a close fit but both throttle plates open fully and the linkage is now complete! Sometime in the future I would like to go to a cable setup...but this will work for now. The two pieces of flat stock are not bolted tightly enough to hinder movement. They are loose enough to allow pivoting. The pushrod pushes up while the second piece moves clockwise with the carburetor throttle lever. I will not have pictures of my setup very soon. Sorry.
I also have a question. Tomorrow I would like to hook up the electric choke. I would like to hook it up to the alternator. This seems to be the easiest point at which to attach the wire. Where exactly on the alternator do I attach the wire?
Thank you so much,
Justin
Have a good night.
Please excuse me while I finish the post.
[And a friendly, invisible, bod tidies it up!
]...Today I woke up around 8:30 (AM of course) and washed and waxed my grandmother's new car. Afterwards I relaxed a little then I went outside and opened the hood of my Mustang. I was just pondering what might work to extend the linkage for the 2bbl carburetor upgrade. Then I thought of something that might actually work!
First, here was my dilemma: The throttle was not lined up with the linkage on the 5200 carburetor because of the pushrod. It was an inch closer to the engine. The pushrod at the end of the throttle was pointing towards the front of the car. In order for me to fabricate a working linkage I had to use an "L" design. I bolted some flat stock to the pushrod (the flat stock was facing the shock tower). I bent it at 1" then I bolted it up to the throttle lever on the carburetor. That did not work out. The ball joint would pop out of the pushrod at a certain angle. The next bracket I made still used the "L" design but this bracket consisted of two pieces bolted together at the 1" bend. Again, this did not work. I needed a pushrod that faced the shock tower. Otherwise, the aluminum flat stock would not work.
Now, this is what actually works:
While looking at the carburetor today I realized what I could do. I could eliminate the pushrod altogether! At the end of the throttle there is a hole (where I previously had the accelerator springs attached). I bolted a piece of flat stock to it to act as my new pushrod. Now the linkage lined up with the throttle lever on the carburetor. I bolted another piece of flat stock to the top of the new "pushrod." The second piece then attached to the carburetor throttle lever. At first the flat stock pushrod was not vertical enough. I had to drill another hole in the second piece of flat stock to allow the pushrod to rest at a more vertical angle. It took much tweaking to finish the new linkage. I had to drill several additional holes until I found the best angle at which to have the new pushrod. I also had to grind the pushrod some because at full throttle it would hit part of the carburetor. It was a close fit but both throttle plates open fully and the linkage is now complete! Sometime in the future I would like to go to a cable setup...but this will work for now. The two pieces of flat stock are not bolted tightly enough to hinder movement. They are loose enough to allow pivoting. The pushrod pushes up while the second piece moves clockwise with the carburetor throttle lever. I will not have pictures of my setup very soon. Sorry.
I also have a question. Tomorrow I would like to hook up the electric choke. I would like to hook it up to the alternator. This seems to be the easiest point at which to attach the wire. Where exactly on the alternator do I attach the wire?
Thank you so much,
Justin
Have a good night.
