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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 43 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 43 | Just brought home a 49 3100 with what I think is a 54 235 in it. Working to get it running.
Question: Is the knob just above the ignition switch on the dash (below the choke knob) a manual throttle? The engine side of this cable is not connected to anything. It is just hanging around the back side of the carb...Is this because of the engine swap that I assume happened some long time ago?
thanks! | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 346 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 346 | Daves49,
Should be a 'T' for throttle on the knob in question.
Hand throttle plus the extra low first gear in the 4-speed works great for picking up hay bales from the field. One guy walks along side hoisting bales from the ground to the bed and another guy stacks on the bed.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 117 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 117 | Yes, it should be a throttle cable. The throttle cable is round capped in stainless steel with a "T" in the plastic maroon center. The choke cable will have a "C" instead of a "T". The original carb is a Carter YF. You might be able to rig the cable with original linkage adapted to a Rochester carb.
Winona
1949 3100 5 Window Deluxe Cab
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | You need a bracket like this one. [img] http://www.jbhardin-gallery.com/trucks/brkt2.jpg[/img] The throttle cable housing goes in the clamp you can barely see behind and below the choke cable clamp. The throttle cable goes where the cotter pin is on this one and a cable clamp goes on the end allowing the throttle linkage to slide up the cable when the throttle pedal is used. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 | Here's 3 more shots of both choke and throttle linkage hooked up and running. Once you click on the following, you'll see an arrow upper right to click on the next couple shots. http://community.webshots.com/photo/127846177/130825413MNkigr
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 | I use the throttle cable to control my heater valve. The "T" now stands for temperature. | | | 
#5121 06/09/2004 10:30 AM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 106 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 106 | American Classic has those brackets used for 5 bucks. Well worth it.
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