capth4u

Hello everyone... I installed a new throttle cable and now it is sticking some.... Here are a few photos .... Is it because of the white tube looking thing in the second photo? Thank you

Adam

TimAT

I don't see a return spring at the carb?

ED79

no spring

mar

Isn't there usually 'two' springs - one inner and one outer???

CFD E59

capth4u

The carb did not come with spring....

Ray Y

Nor did mine, you have to buy them seperately as far as I know, but you need one for sure.

PRNDL

The carb doesn't come with an accelerator cable either. You need the spring. In fact it is so important for the now obvious reason many use 2... just in case one breaks.

7T1vette

No spring... no return...

capth4u

OK.. thank you .. Im guessing I can these springs at advanced auto parts or Napa? Thank you all again!

mar

Advance? Probably not. NAPA - probably, yes.

7T1vette

You can buy springs at any car parts store. You likely can NOT buy the correct spring(s) for it, though. If you want to keep the car 'correct', buy a "temporary" spring at a local store and order the correct one from a Corvette parts supplier.

capth4u

So where do the springs hook on exactly? I bought Mr Gasket set of spings with a clip L bracket. I hooked the springs onto the bottom of the carb and the the L bracket I installed on to my throttle bracket. Ill have a photo tomorrow to post. Thank you all !

TimAT

As long as the spring is pulling the throttle closed, it really makes no difference which direction it's pulling.
One thing you don't want- too much tension on the spring will not only make it hard to push the go pedal, but it'll wear the throttle shaft in the carb too. It won't happen instantly, but you will get a weird, hard to find vacuum leak.

jordan89

HamadUP

Driving a car with no return spring is a BIG danger, don't drive it anywhere unless you put a return spring there.

mar

Refer to my photo above - it's pretty intuitive. It's an easy job.

capth4u

Will this "L" bracket work ok? I just would hate for the screw to fall out... I do see two holes on the throttle bracket (see second photo) to hook the spring but they are very close to the carb.... I would have to use shorter springs. What do you think?

drspencer

On a stock '71 350/270, does the throttle cable go on the inside or outside of that left tower that supports the chrome distributor cover?

Thanks