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I've had this truck nearly 50 years so I don't remember why I put this piece of chain attached to the throttle return spring when I was a teenager. Obviously because the spring doesn't go the whole distance but what is supposed to be there?
http://s23.photobucket.com/user/littlebuddytoo/media/48Chevy/Picture%20067.jpg.html
Thanks Y'all!

** Looks like the throttle return spring. On the AD trucks the end if the spring you have hooked to the spring would run down to a bolt on the oil pan.

OK, so the end of the spring I have hooked to the chain should instead run to a bolt in the oil pan? I can't picture that in my head since the spring is positioned on a horizontal plane and the oil pan bolts are perpendicular @ 90 degrees from the spring. Thanks for your reply marzak.

I dimly recall that in some years, there might have been a hole in bottom edge of the block or in the top edge of the oil pan.

Or, a clip that was used up through 1953: 3659432 - 1941-1953

http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/parts/1929_54/085a.htm

Also, in some years and maybe only some models, the spring ran back to the brass block drain cock (maybe 1954 and onwards?).

It might be that 1941-1949 235 (and 1941-1953 216) used a different spring than was used on 235s from 1950-1959?

Great! I'm starting to 'get it' now. My set-up has done fine for nearly 50 years but I knew it's always been wrong. Thanks for the pics tcelderman, I'll tinker with what you and marzak have suggested. Thank you so much!

I wouldn't change a thing! I like the farm fix look, and your fix is likely superior to original design.
Carl

Ha, thanks 52Carl!

There is a small ~16ga bracket that holds the accelerator and clutch return springs. The bracket is attached to one of the oil pan bolt holes. The image below should give you some idea.

[img]http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3764/medium/IMG_66681.JPG[/img]

Paul,

That "bracket" might be the clip I gave a link-to in a post above.

What is the year of the engine and the truck that has that clutch return-spring set-up?

Tim,

The engine in the image is a 1958 removed from a 1 1/2 ton truck but the bell housing is from a 1942...that's probably what threw you off.

Paul

Thanks, Paul

I think my trucks' (1954) clutch return springs are set up differently.

Here's the block hook up mentioned earlier

That is what I have on my 54z motor

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I have the same set up as DADS50, on my 55.2 3100.

That 1954Z photo shows the hole in the block/pan (for the spring). That is what I have on my 1954 engines.

Earlier engines are listed using the tab/clip near that location.

Later sales photos show different spring connection.
illustration shown in 1957 and 1958.