Ray, One other trick I'd recommend is to polish the inside of the splitter housing. When I first got Junkyard together there was so much friction in the throttle that the cable end spread out the clip in the throttle & the cable popped loose. I attached some 320 grit sandpaper to a drill bit with a piece of tape and spun it up inside the splitter housing, like you would do if honing a cylinder. Got it all shiney & smooth. Now the throttle works real smooth & o problems with the cable popping out - made a big difference.
Hope this helps,
Joe in St Louis "Junkyard" 850T-Powered Ambo Ray Hale wrote:
Thanks to all who replied on the throttle question. Don't you love it when the real world evidence seems to lead you down the path you wanted to go on? Ahhh... I found a set of light weight throttle springs that I'll try, also. All that combined with the RAM clutch might be the ticket. Ray pax sine tedio 73 Eldo "19"
Tone Deaf Touring wrote:
another thing about the splitter - clean it extra well, and lube with white lithium - it can really hang up and stop your slides from snapping
all the way down. but once it's done it stays pretty clean..
Charlie Mullendore wrote:
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Hi Ray, I chose a Super Practic over the Tomaselli for my project and have been using the original on the '69. Bought a couple of NOS ones when I had the chance, I too admire the design. Most use the Tomaselli to ease the throttle effort - if the throttle, cables and splitter are all lubed well with the Super Practic, the effort is nearly the same (from my experimentation anyway). The Tomaselli is a slightly "quicker" throttle though, requiring less twist for more go. I just don't care to have two throttle cables - would seem to me the shorter cables from the splitter to the carbs would leave less room for stretch and incorrect synchronization. Just my $.02 worth. Charlie.
Ray Hale wrote:
Hi, I have a beautiful Super Practica B throttle for the Eldo. Excellent condition. It is as amazing a piece of art deco mechanism as the gas cap. I would really like to use it. I've seen and read so many indications that the Tomaselli's a better throttle that I'm wondering...do some of you run the Super Practica with success? I'm not unfamiliar or afraid of the adjustments involved. Just wondering. Ray pax sine tedio 73 Eldo "19"
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