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Reply to "throttle cable sticky"

There is play there somewhere and you need to determine where it is.

Try the spring on the cable first, see if it fixes it.

The dual springs you see on my throttle are there for the "track safety inspectors".

You would think that my throttle pedal is very heavy and notchy but it isn't.

It is so light, the first reaction is that something is disconnected.

You do want to use as light a tension on the return spring as possible. Holley's are not good with the wear on the throttle plate shaft bore.

Webers have a ball bearing at either end but have soft brass throttle shafts and you can twist them with screwy linkages.

Some Holley's also have brass throttle shafts. You want the steel ones.

The Holley's have no bushing or bearing in there and WILL wear oblong from the spring pretty rapidly. You want minimal spring pressures on them.

Don't forget there is a return spring on the carb throttle shaft also. How many do you really need?

If a Holley is going to stick open, it is because you have a bent throttle shaft probably caused by a backfire.
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