I don't think it's worth arguing about Bernd. Unless someone is sitting
around holding a TB in their hand while typing, (which I am) they're not
going to understand.
I'd like to see someone explain to me how a little bit of contaminant in the
center bore can overcome the torque of the shaft spring.
In looking at mine I see a slight streak on the passenger bore, top side.
It's obvious that the gunk from the leaky plenum gasket has been rubbed
away. But who knows if that isn't just some buildup on the edge of the
butterfly. And no, it has absolutely no effect upon opening and closing.
I know it seems strange that a butterfly could work loose in service, but
I've seen staked butterflies on old carbs work loose. Who knows? Maybe the
shaft wasn't perfectly tangent or the bores wern't perfectly line bored.
By the way, Bernd, that old 95 of mine with 484 on the clock is back on the
road, all Kaleforneia legal. I'll post the numbers in a while. Biff Byrum
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:51 PM
Subject: DML: RE: RE: RE: RE: Throttle stuck after TB cleaned - FIXED!
>
> So does this make you feel any better? Again, lubricating the shaft is
> just putting a bandaid on the actual problem. I do too many of these
> every day.
>
> Lube away - keeps me in business. :)
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian [mailto:hskr@cox.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:11 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: RE: RE: RE: Throttle stuck after TB cleaned - FIXED!
>
> Well, considering he didn't have ANY problems until AFTER he cleaned it,
> and I know damn well washing off the lubricant when cleaning TBs WILL
> cause them to stick from personal experience and more than a few other
> Dak/Dur owners posting on other forums. And guess what?? Lubricating the
> shaft where it passes between the two bores fixed it every single time and
> they never had another problem. I doubt anything else is "in the mix"
> other than lack of lubrication. As for the whole 45 degree angle thing,
> he said he felt it in that position when moving it by hand with it OFF the
> motor, so I'd sure as hell hope the vacuum from the engine didn't have any
> effect on it. At that point the spring has enough tension to keep it from
> sticking, but that doesn't mean it's not rough in that spot. Nice try
> though Bernd.
>
> But hey, we can argue back and forth for days and neither one of us is
> going to back down. His problem is fixed now by following the advice I
> gave in my first reply. No need to linger on the subject, but I'm sure
> you will.
>
> brian cropp
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