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Re: stock throttle cable on a '64?
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Originally Posted by markeb01
The newest vehicles I've ever owned with separate throttle and choke cables were 1946-48 Chevy passenger cars. To the best of my knowledge this feature was provided because the original carburetor didn’t have fast idle linkage, requiring the driver to manually control both engine speed and choke setting when starting the engine.
Our 1960 GMC was dead stock when we bought it and it did not have a throttle cable, and I’ve never seen one in any other 60-66 (which doesn’t prove anything). I also went through the 1960 GMC Operators Manual and it doesn’t show or mention a throttle cable, but it does not provide any information about a PTO either.
Hopefully someone with direct experience can resolve your question.
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I don't know if the original carb, that I am using, had the fast idle linkage. I will look. Maybe it does not need a hand throttle.
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