Throttle control 80 series

Post by **Oneputt** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:00 pm

When in rough terrain my throttle is hard to control. A little bit of pedal does nothing. A little more and I have far too much.

I am looking for ideas to combat this.

Post by **dow50r** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 4:33 pm

hand throttles are used in rough terrain...sounds like your throttle cable is tight...
Andrew

Post by **dumbdunce** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:55 am

dow50r wrote:hand throttles are used in rough terrain...sounds like your throttle cable is tight...
Andrew

... or too loose? (if a little pedal does nothing?) what engine/transmission combination do you have?

a good technique for throttle control in rough terrain is to push your toes hard across to the kick panel then with your heel on the floor, rock your ankle/foot to move the throttle small amounts.

cheers

Brian

Post by **Oneputt** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:51 pm

DumDunce - 4.5 ltr petrol - auto trans. I do lock my foot against the side, but this doesn't necessarily help.

Post by **dumbdunce** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:22 am

that sort of behaviour is a characteristic of autos when you put them against an obstacle - you feed in more pedal and the wheels don't turn until you force the motor rpm past the stall speed of the convertor - then it can all start happening in a hurry.

is this something the truck has always done or has it just started doing it recently? it might need an auto transmission service or possibly just a top up of the trans fluid.

Post by **dow50r** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:43 am

Hi
My auto does thesame aswell....till i remember to put it in low...lol
Andrew

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