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| | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 23 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 23 | Can somebody please tell me where the bottom hook on the throttle return spring goes on a 216? Without noting its original location, I disconnected it. It was easy to find where the spring hooks onto the throttle linkage, but that bottom connection is an illusive one.
Thanx in advance for your help.
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Aspiring '54 6400 dump truck owner
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | The hole for the spring is in the oil pan flange of the block casting. Its probably obfuscated by grime.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 | There should be a small triangular shaped sheet metal tab with a small hole on one of the oil pan bolts about right beneath the throttle bell crank. If it's missing it was probably just hooked over the edge of the oil pan. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 985 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 985 | Mine is hooked to the drian cock for the water jacket.
Brian Moore
1949 3100 5 window Deluxe
"Today is better than yesterday, but not as good as tomorrow"
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 587 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 587 | Drain Cock?? Way too far back, would be pulling back not down.
Some have a small tin tab on oil pan, others I've had a small hole in actual block edge for oil pan. Suppose hooking over oil pan tin edge may work, I wouldn't feel "safe" that way. W/out the spring the throttle WILL flop wide open, BTDT!
G.L. Grumpy's
Old Iron Ranch
Huntington, IN 46750
MM R tractor, Speedex
and Power King tractors
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | My 54 has the hole in the edge of the block at the oil pan flange. If yours doesn't have one it would be easy to remove the closest oil pan bolt and put on a little tab.
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 23 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 23 | Thanx all!!
G.L. -- yes, the throttle does end up wide open, reaching down--in traffic--to pull the gas pedal back up would be an ugly thing!
I removed the oil pan to replace the gasket and must have lost that little tab. Sounds like the easiest and best thing will be to remove a pan bolt and put on a new tab--thanx Tony.
Thanx again for all the responses, I appreciate them.
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A great lady, a stovebolt, & a small town! What else is there?
Aspiring '54 6400 dump truck owner
'Bolt On
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | 216's have holes, 235's have the tab.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 |
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
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