When to use hand throttle?

[Fernando Mendes]

Would like to know when to use hand throttle?

[DollyDodge]

Its best use is when starting a cold engine, full choke, full throttle, once the engine starts you adjust the throttle/choke combination to help it run smooth and keep running. As the engine starts you must quickly start to push in the throttle to keep the engine from reving to much.

[pflaming]

If you live in Minnesota: On a COLD morning while having your first cup of coffee. If you live in Bishop, CA: on a long, flat, straight road. If you are a cattle rancher, while pitching hay to cattle in a pasture

[TodFitch]

If you live in Minnesota: On a COLD morning while having your first cup of coffee. If you live in Bishop, CA: on a long, flat, straight road. If you are a cattle rancher, while pitching hay to cattle in a pasture

This is the best answer I've ever seen to this question.

[ggdad1951]

This is the best answer I've ever seen to this question.

bah, you act like -8°F is cold, just finally time to zip the jacket up!

[Frank Elder]

And yet I have personally seen people from Minnnesota melt on a warm day.................

[ggdad1951]

And yet I have personally seen people from Minnnesota melt on a warm day.................

of course! anything over 75 is just to dang hot!

[Fernando Mendes]

"Wire and flexible housing hand throttle is to be used when starting engine OR when making engine ADJUSTMENTS".(GMC WWII 1944 manual)

[TodFitch]

bah, you act like -8°F is cold, just finally time to zip the jacket up!

Something like this? http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~zurawski/humor/Cold.html

[ggdad1951]

Something like this? http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~zurawski/humor/Cold.html

yep! Actually the one about the U closing due to cold is about right, they don't close for ANYTHING! We had a storm one winter where busses were going sideways down streets and they still hadn't cancelled classes even though 95% of the profs didn't come in, so you trundled off to class to only turn around....honestly today is the first day I've thought about gloves, had to dig 'em out JIC I needed them. Tonight I go play hockey in a bubble covered rink (no heat tho)....THAT will be cold.

[Dave72dt]

I can work in a pretty wide range of temps but the temps of the last few days are really putting a damper on painting. Some panels I shot last night should have been safe to buff this morning. WRONG, promply burned through the clear coat. In the process of fixing that now and have moved the rest of the panels to a warmer location, in the house. Try them again tonight. Weather is good for hockey and ice fishing but not paint!

I 've used the hand throttle on my old tilt bed truck to set the PTO driven hydraulic pump for the winch.

[ggdad1951]

I can work in a pretty wide range of temps but the temps of the last few days are really putting a damper on painting. Some panels I shot last night should have been safe to buff this morning. WRONG, promply burned through the clear coat. In the process of fixing that now and have moved the rest of the panels to a warmer location, in the house. Try them again tonight. Weather is good for hockey and ice fishing but not paint!

I 've used the hand throttle on my old tilt bed truck to set the PTO driven hydraulic pump for the winch.

bummer

[Jerry Roberts]

When you set your idle speed on the carborator , you set it when the engine is warm . When you start your engine cold , that idle setting is not good enough to keep the engine running without putting your foot on the throttle . So now you pull out your hand throttle and gradually push it back in as the engine warms up .

[Fernando Mendes]

When you set your idle speed on the carborator , you set it when the engine is warm . When you start your engine cold , that idle setting is not good enough to keep the engine running without putting your foot on the throttle . So now you pull out your hand throttle and gradually push it back in as the engine warms up .

Thanks JR.

[Todd B]

Many years ago when I was 19 years old. I owned a 1972 ford 3/4 ton and the truck had a hand throttle. My buddy and I went up North to my parents cabin and drank way to much whiskey. On the way to the cabin I was showing my buddy how much snow this 2 wheel drive truck could go through. Well, I got very stuck so he got out and tried to push me backwards. I thought I could help if I pulled the throttle and locked it on, that way I could push too. It did not take much and the truck grabbed the blacktop and took of like a streak in reverse. All we could do was watch it go about 300 yards and run into the opposite ditch up onto a guide wire. Now the truck rear axle is dangling 3' in the air, sparks flying from the power pole and my truck is still running wide open.

Not recommended to to use a throttle lock for this use.

Todd B

[dmulhall]

it was -42 degrees celcius (-43.6F for you american folks), and -51 (-58.9F) with the windchill here last wednesday haha...vehicles with block heaters still have a tough time starting, thats when battery blankets and oil pan heaters are also handy (if you dont have a heated garage) haha:eek:

[Fernando Mendes]

(if you dont have a heated garage) haha:eek:

[Desotodav]

Cruise control?

I reckon that the throttle lock could be adjusted to suit when you got your speed up around 55 on the highway. It just wouldn't cut out like the modern system when you hit the brakes etc.!!!

I had a mate who run a piece of string through his firewall which wrapped around his finger and pulled on the throttle linkage. He used it like a cruise control in his 'poverty pack' work ute. He kept speeding up going around corners though. I joked with him saying wouldn't it be a mystery if he was ever killed in a car crash and the police had to work out what the piece of string attached to his finger was all about. He's retired now - and still alive!

Desotodav

[Young Ed]

I have on occasions used my throttle as a cruise control on a longer drive when I just couldn't take it anymore and needed to stretch out my foot. As you mentioned its not as safe as actual cruise control.

[ggdad1951]

it was -42 degrees celcius (-43.6F for you american folks), and -51 (-58.9F) with the windchill here last wednesday haha...vehicles with block heaters still have a tough time starting, thats when battery blankets and oil pan heaters are also handy (if you dont have a heated garage) haha:eek:

ok you win the temperature war! YIKES!

[John-T-53]

I have on occasions used my throttle as a cruise control on a longer drive when I just couldn't take it anymore and needed to stretch out my foot. As you mentioned its not as safe as actual cruise control.

Same here. After 3+ hours with my foot on the pedal, my leg is stiff and cramped. When you have to react quick, there won't be time to push in the throttle!

Anybody had a close call in their truck?

[Young Ed]

Same here. After 3+ hours with my foot on the pedal, my leg is stiff and cramped. When you have to react quick, there won't be time to push in the throttle!

Anybody had a close call in their truck?

I've had a couple but none relating to using the throttle. Actually now that I think about it the throttle cable in my car works but the truck one has my heater switch in its place.

[Fernando Mendes]

If I understood what you want?