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Originally Posted by 67ChevyC10Stepside
what is this hand throttle stuff all about? i saw a bezel with it but dont understand.
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It is a way of setting and maintaining a higher engine rpm without having to put your foot on the pedal. The cable/knob mechanism as detents in it to allow for several setting that can be fine-tuned to some degree.
Why, you ask? To operate PTO's and/or engine driven hydraulics without having to be in the cab or in instances where you can't conveniently do it via the foot pedal. Think of applications like plows, winches, dump bodies, etc. It is not a poor man's cruise control 
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Currently on or near the homestead:
67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's)
67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction)
67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler)
67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC)
68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC)
70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC)
71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor)
72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor)
72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor)
72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC)
81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler)
82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy)
93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car)
02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk)
2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter 
Maybe I need to sell some of this crap 
Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all
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