Throttle Cable

slantsixdan said
The Holley 1920 and the Carter BBS used all the same throttle and kickdown linkage parts. If your throttle won't open all the way, it's because of one or more of the following:

• Your kickdown linkage is hitting the exhaust pipe or some other obstacle

• Your kickdown linkage is not adjusted properly (too long)

• Your carburetor-to-intake gasket is too thin (carb sitting too low, effectively making the kickdown linkage too long)

There's nothing the matter with the factory-type kickdown linkage (though the '69-up setup is safer, because if something snags the kickdown linkage it won't pull the throttle open as on the '68-down setup). If yours is faulty or missing pieces, I don't recommend futzing with Lokar. See this thread for kickdown options.

I will check to see if my linkage is hitting the exhaust.

So what direction is "too long"? As I sit here at work I do not have the car in front of me to look at if it is long. I do believe I have the pressure "turned up" so it would shift at the appropriate speeds according to the FSM. ( I have 3.23's in the rear)

I dont believe my carb gasket is to small since I do have a spacer underneath it. what thickness are you suggesting I use?

I reviewed that thread and the throttle cable option at Bouchillon Performance Engineering, but their part number 3350 explicitly states it will not work with a single barrel carb, which I am running. is there another one they offer for a single barrel?