Accelerator pedal return springs

[dcdoug]

The recent Kirkham crash due to a stuck throttle made me wonder, how many of us are running dual carb return springs or a carb return spring and an accelerator pedal return spring?

It looks like the originals ran them (or at least some of them). I know that my pedal was drilled for it, but it wasn't installed (which I am correcting). Here are two pics of CSX3021 (courtesy of Mickmate) showing them installed. (Mickmate also has the tab washer and spring if anyone wants it).

[Z-linkCobra]

I hope thats not the only return spring on the throttle....is it? If it is thats a little scary.

[Ron61]

I ran dual return springs on the carb and had a set of them that were different strengths. I used to check all of my linkage daily and made sure that nothing was sticking at all.

Ron

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by Z-linkCobra

I hope thats not the only return spring on the throttle....is it? If it is thats a little scary.

No, it would have had that accelerator return spring plus a carb return spring. The accelerator return spring is bigger than the carb return spring.

[Tony Radford]

I picked up a dual carb return spring at Summit Racing. They have them in all colors pretty cheap.

[ratsnst1]

the last time I heard of a stuck throtle, was about 30 years ago me in my ss chevelle big block 396 doing 90 in a 40 mile zone, when I told the cop my throttle stuck, he pulled up his glasses and started laffing his ass off, yea right he said, he gave me a ticket for 50 in a 40, he said that is the most used excuse he hears all day long.

[mdross1]

Actually there are three on my Holley fed big block,the one on the carb itself then doubles on the linkage to a bracket on the intake.

[CowtownCobra]

The Kirkham crash was NOT due to a stuck throttle. The newb behind the wheel got his feets tangled up in the pedals. I'm not sure what type of device to install for that one...