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This week I replaced the bush and spring on my original accelerator rod. I fitted the new spring and decided to refit the original spring as a secondary back up spring.
Is there any issue with doing this?
Pedal feels more firm and I like that, but wanted to make sure that two springs won't cause wear on anything.
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Here's a photo. There are two springs being used in the same location. I fed the springs into each other and connected them.
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Normally, extra heavy springs can cause the throttle shaft bushing to wear rapidly, causing vacuum leaks, but, yours only apply that extra pressure to the pedal linkage, not to the carb linkage itself. So, if you like it, it should not cause any issues. In my experience, an extra strong spring makes it hard to maintain constant expressway speeds, but that might just be my personal issue.
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MS wrote:
Normally, extra heavy springs can cause the throttle shaft bushing to wear rapidly, causing vacuum leaks, but, yours only apply that extra pressure to the pedal linkage, not to the carb linkage itself. So, if you like it, it should not cause any issues. In my experience, an extra strong spring makes it hard to maintain constant expressway speeds, but that might just be my personal issue.
Thanks for the heads up on that. I did worry about wear on the carburettor, but as you say, the load is on the accelerator rod.
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Just an FYI - The National Street Rod Asociation's (NSRA) safety checklist looks for dual springs, and Summit, Jegs, and others sell these dual spring setups.
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BobE wrote:
Just an FYI - The National Street Rod Asociation's (NSRA) safety checklist looks for dual springs, and Summit, Jegs, and others sell these dual spring setups.
Thanks for sharing this. I had heard about double springs being a requirement at certain events. So far I like how I turned my springs into a double, by weaving them together.
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You can buy the same redundant spring setup at OReillys under $10
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