The Mechanic
Guest
Just a little helpful tip if you are worried about or doubting the accuracy of the throttle plate balance.
You need to be in a nice quiet environment, shoot the neighbours and send the wife down the pub, all quiet now....good but youv'e got to be quick cos the fuzz will be wondering what the shooting was all about. Blues and two's 'Tony Blairing' down the road will upset your quiet atmosphere.
Now caress you darling's throttle (push the girlfriend out of the way this is serious stuff) gently open the throttle slightly (like you were accelerating on ice). Do this a few times to get the feel.
Now listen as you do this and you should be able to hear the throttle plates clicking on and off of their stops. With your finger pressed gently onto her soft and moist mound .....oh stop..oops sorry.... as you were.... finger pressed gently onto the throttle cable guides at the throttle body you will also be able to feel her body tense up with passion... oh bugger .... be able to feel the guides moving. Do this a few more times to get the 'feel'.
Now if everythings accurately set the clicks should be in unison (thats a good trade union to be in by the way) everything clicking away nicely, good; now relax. No you say the clicks don't sound balanced, well make a very tiny adjustment to the extremely complicated cable adjuster on the throttle body that seems/feels late. Try again now with the gentle throttle action and 'feel', until you are happy the balance/clicks are in unison.
This is not rocket science as some would have you believe, nor does it warrant the use of vacuum gauges although they are good, but this method puts you 'in touch with your loved one, and it realy works well if you are careful.
Just to put your minds at rest this is something we (collectively) in the trade used to carry out on Mercedes Benz (Bosch Injected) vehicles. Works just as well on most carb set ups as well.
You need to be in a nice quiet environment, shoot the neighbours and send the wife down the pub, all quiet now....good but youv'e got to be quick cos the fuzz will be wondering what the shooting was all about. Blues and two's 'Tony Blairing' down the road will upset your quiet atmosphere.
Now caress you darling's throttle (push the girlfriend out of the way this is serious stuff) gently open the throttle slightly (like you were accelerating on ice). Do this a few times to get the feel.
Now listen as you do this and you should be able to hear the throttle plates clicking on and off of their stops. With your finger pressed gently onto her soft and moist mound .....oh stop..oops sorry.... as you were.... finger pressed gently onto the throttle cable guides at the throttle body you will also be able to feel her body tense up with passion... oh bugger .... be able to feel the guides moving. Do this a few more times to get the 'feel'.
Now if everythings accurately set the clicks should be in unison (thats a good trade union to be in by the way) everything clicking away nicely, good; now relax. No you say the clicks don't sound balanced, well make a very tiny adjustment to the extremely complicated cable adjuster on the throttle body that seems/feels late. Try again now with the gentle throttle action and 'feel', until you are happy the balance/clicks are in unison.
This is not rocket science as some would have you believe, nor does it warrant the use of vacuum gauges although they are good, but this method puts you 'in touch with your loved one, and it realy works well if you are careful.
Just to put your minds at rest this is something we (collectively) in the trade used to carry out on Mercedes Benz (Bosch Injected) vehicles. Works just as well on most carb set ups as well.
