Carb throttle return spring..

[DrFelch]

Bloody thing snapped the other day (only after 750 miles) on my Webber 500 setup. The engine revs hit about 5.5k for a second or two until I killed the ignition. Luckily it snapped at one end so I managed to bend the end round until it came back on itself to get me home... The reason it snapped may have been because of a throttle cable extender I have to put on the carb which caused the spring to stretch more than normal.

A friend of mine tells me that when racing, cars should have two springs in case something like this happens... Might be worth carrying a spare (or an elastic band !!).

Marcus

[craigh]

maybe a second spring fitted as a backup? :tu

[kdavies3]

Scrutineers have always demanded a backup spring on race and rally cars.
I've always thought it was a good idea, although I only have one on the cob at the moment.

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Kev Davies
Dax, 383ci Chevy Stroker, Tremec TKO
South Wales

[kev]

Try http://store.summitracing.com/ and put in the search MRG-19, it's a dual concentric throttle spring, ie 2 springs in one :tu

Kev

[russell_ram]

Also Summit/Moroso MOR-64927.

Mandatory dual throttle return springs for all competion use ie 1 on carb spindle plus at least one other.

Russ

[STEVE G]

Russ Nice Chrome Rocker covers
Steve G {-}
GE427-Rover 281ci.(300+BHP)

[osgood]

Marcus, have five fitted to mine in total Eric.

[osgood]

Russ, could do with those pistons and rods mate if possible, engineering matey getting impatient, many thanks Eric. :tu

[russell_ram]

Posted on Saturday mate. Had a bit of a nightmare with one of the rod bolts - it had picked up in the rod (hence scrap), so have included an additional new rod to replace.

Russ

[osgood]

Many thanks Russ your a gentleman and a scholar, managed to get a crank second hand from RPI just requires clean up & polish, deal on a deal £120, keep you posted on progress mate Eric :tu

P/S sorry to break in on this post!! :sm