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rivcokid · 01-24-2019, 02:16 PM

Good morning. Recently my 1931 Roadster developed an issue with the throttle. If you think of the throttle lever going from 1:00 to 5:00 on a clock face, then when the engine is warmed up, if I move the lever from 1:00 to about 3:00, there is no change in idle speed. If I try to drive at this setting, the engine will stall when I accelerate from a stop. Moving the lever from 3:00 to 5:00 gives me an increasing idle speed as normal. It's like the low idle has quit. The rod connecting the assembly is not bent (as one person suggested), and the lever itself moves as smoothly as it ever has.

I like to drive the car with the idle set pretty low, but I simply can't set it on the low side any more. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance!

01-24-2019, 02:16 PM	#1
rivcokid Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 174	Throttle/stalling issues Good morning. Recently my 1931 Roadster developed an issue with the throttle. If you think of the throttle lever going from 1:00 to 5:00 on a clock face, then when the engine is warmed up, if I move the lever from 1:00 to about 3:00, there is no change in idle speed. If I try to drive at this setting, the engine will stall when I accelerate from a stop. Moving the lever from 3:00 to 5:00 gives me an increasing idle speed as normal. It's like the low idle has quit. The rod connecting the assembly is not bent (as one person suggested), and the lever itself moves as smoothly as it ever has. I like to drive the car with the idle set pretty low, but I simply can't set it on the low side any more. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance!