Choke/Throttle rods
 

Thanks in advance for all the help you folks have been.
I'm messing with the choke/throttle linkages. Some time back I redid the carb, 91-99. The c/t rods don't function much, It is like I have something wrong in my assembly. One rod is too long and the other too short. What gives, please?
Clem

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Reverse them?

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What year?
Rods or cables?
Stock intake manifold?

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Clem, you have them reversed.

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39 Ford standard intake. I did not remove them from the dash holes

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You guys got me to thinking. We let the truck sit for sometime when I first got it. I know the rods fit and worked at that time. I was still working. A fellow clubber came by and helped figure out what we had and to help get it going. I also got some spares with the truck. Somewhere in the process We found that I had a carb that fit his 40 Ford. He needed it so of course I gave it to him. Could that carb have been built differently? Also we noted that the rubber pivot on the C/T rods was welded in place. I have original rods now thanks to Fordbarn. I'm thinking to try and remove the rods are replace them with the original ones.
The carb on my truck is a 91-99
Thanks, Clem

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Okay, I'll bite... WHAT YEAR vehicle? WHAT MODEL?

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39 Ford Pickup

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Clem, If the rods fit at some point and they were never removed and possibly reinstalled improperly,well, that leaves only "option B".
What has changed since they worked?
A properly assembled 91-99 carburetor is correct for your truck.

Also, what do you mean by a "39 standard intake"?

Truck rods are very different than the passenger car rods.

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Sorry for not being clear. I'm, still recovering and I so good, don't type
factory intake. 91-99 carb. I'll replace the C/T rods

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I gave up. When we can visit I'll get help.

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Hopefully it won't be too much longer, but us older guys have to be careful!:)

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Maybe a photo or 2 would help shed some light on it?

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Worked in the rods again today. Bought a pair of rods from a Barner. The choke rod has a loop-de-loop to shorten it The Throttle is long as well. I have kept the originals in and made some improvements. the carb us a 91-99 the carb is raised 3/4" by the phenolic block. Wrong carb?

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The phenolic spacer is probably the issue. When I added one on my '38 the rods protrude 3/8" - 1/2" into the cab past their previous position on the dash. I just put the same thickness rubber washer in behind the knobs so it looks clean and if I remove the phenolic spacer the rods will fit as they did before.

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Thanks. Great idea. I can split vacuum hoses to cover the rods and be a stop for the push - in action.

Did the phenolic block help with vapor lock?

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I'm going to say yes but I think I had other issues as well which have since been resolved. Either way I left it on and have not vapor locked since the install.

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Thanks Barners. I am still recovering from heart procedures and am very slow. I took time off from car work during the hot summer. I am slowly starting again. Thanks for understanding.
I split 2 short pieces of vacuum hose and put them over the choke/throttle rods. Looks good in the cockpit.

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Heart surgery is always fun, I've had a quad-bypass.

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Oh yes, I had a six way last year and it takes a while to get back at it and it’s still not a 100% , probably never will be