Spark & Throttle Levers question
 

I cannot seem to get my throttle lever to work the accel linkage. Are the ends of the spark & gas control levers supposed to point on different directions?
These would be loacted on the seering column near the starter (just for clarity)
The spark points front wards and the gas backwards is that correct? i can't seem to find any pictures of this area either.
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Re: Spark & Throttle Levers question
 

Yes, should be opposite.

Bob

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Thanks Bob...good picture too..well apparently i'll have to do some adjusting of the accel linkage arm. My rod goes OVER the starter rod like the picture but when i move the lever at the steering wheel the linkage pushes back not forward towards the block.

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An easy way to remember which direction the levers face is, "installing them is RIGHT UP your alley". The right side one is up.

You pull the spark lever DOWN for driving. The spark lever faces down.

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The throttle rod in Bob's photo is bent to clear the starter rod... it should be straight

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Are you starting w/the lever up and pulling it down?

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Which lever?

Always start the engine with the spark lever UP. I pull the throttle lever down a couple clicks to start.

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As the thread was about the throttle lever, I thought it would be obvious that that's the one I was refering to

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Here's a picture, if that helps.

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Thanks Tom...clearer picture...I have a feeling that my gas pedal rod is bent toward the floorboard and it's pulling the bell crank on the linkage forward too.. In your pic it appears to be connected right at the block (almost) which i think would offer a better range of motion. Mine is connected almost touching the front of the firewall panel,wow

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haha I see that Mitch...mine is too..I thought that was the way it was supposed to be..hummm?

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Hi Katy, yes i'm starting the car with both levers up (spark lever a couple of clicks down,cuz that's where it starts the best). The throttle lever doesn't mater right now since it does not move the gas pedal when i move the lever.

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Here's a link to 4 more pictures of the linkage. Check #4 reply.

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...inkage+picture

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On a 2 tooth box the clamp can be loosened and the collumn rotated for adjustment and clearance of both rods

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thanks Tom...I do have another one i can try also...but trying to keep it all orig as much as possible. I forgot that the column will move too If need be. That's why I love this site, tons of info...just have to know how to find it...LOL..LOL..took me a year to figure out how to get my car pic up on the page...duh

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Also after having a handful of rod sets from swap meets - some aftermarket rods are 1/4" longer some 1/4" shorter than factory. threw me for a loop when nothing seemed to line up and the steering column tube was tilted to 11 almost 10 o clock.