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GrungyCoin · 09-26-2002, 12:39 AM

How common is to have a throttle control on your dash board? It looks factory but I'm not really sure. All the rest of the knobs the discription is part of the dash panel but this one is removable. The throttle works pretty well it unscrews out to hold the foot feed in place or you can pull it out, to turn the engine speed down push it in or turn it down. Is there any places out there that make replacement parts, I've had to do some custom motifying to get the cable to work.

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'67 K10 350, 4sp, rockwell, 3.73

O'l Buck · 09-26-2002, 12:55 AM

I've seen a few of them on trucks that were equipped with PTO's for winches, hoists, etc. It enables you to idle the engine up to run the pto faster.....would be very handy in cold weather for warm up purposes as well.......I'm pretty sure it was a factory option.

Alex · 09-26-2002, 08:34 AM

I also have this throttle cable and I really don't know why my truck came with it other than to use it for warming up during cold mornings or a poor man's cruise control.

Not that I would suggest using it for that purpose!

Gene · 09-26-2002, 10:12 AM

My friend's 69 has that throttle control and we always just assumed it was an early version of the cruise control?

adamls · 09-26-2002, 10:45 AM

Not a very safe Cruise Control. I would have to go with the warmup or PTO idea.

jku72 · 09-26-2002, 11:25 AM

my truck has it, and it is listed in the build sheet.
What mine was for was for running the engine up a little for electricity to run a camper, and recharge batteries used by the camper. My truck also has dual batteries, so these big batteries to get recharged after being run down overnight by camper heaters and such, so all I do is turn the engine up to ensure a good charge, and leave it. Idle speed is not sufficient run power the camper and recharge the batteries.

**Yukon Jack** · 09-26-2002, 11:32 AM

I've got one also. It is under my headlight switch.

ckhd · 09-26-2002, 11:33 AM

ABSOLUTELY a factory option. K31 - Manual Throttle Control. Should be on the glovebox sticker.

My '68 has one, and I researched the heck out of it.

Don't use it for cruise unless you have a suicidal streak!

Dutch · 09-26-2002, 11:38 AM

My 72 Super Cheyenne K20's got one too........

Woody · 09-26-2002, 01:48 PM

Dad's '67 C-10 (I-6) had one of these. No PTO that I knew of but that was before I knew what a PTO was. The truck was a plain jane 6 cyc, 3 on the tree, lwb fleetside. He bought it new in Cleveland OH, him and GrandPa drove it to Calif. and loaded up Mom and us 3 kids and everything we owned in the truck, a 6x8 U-haul and Mom's 65 Frod Fairlane wagon. Then headed East back to Ohio........Summer of '67.

GrungyCoin · 09-27-2002, 12:43 AM

Wow thanks for all the info mine is right under the choke. Your right it is listed in the glove box sticker, I don't know what I was thinking Oh well, still cool knowing there are all those others out there

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'67 K10, 350, 4sp, 3.73

acme · 09-30-2002, 03:57 PM

Maybe one of y'all has some picks of the throttle and choke linkage to a 1 barrel rochester. Mines a 57 235 but any L6 should be similar. Mine were disconnected and I'm try to figure out how to reconnect them .

Thanks

ckhd · 09-30-2002, 04:59 PM

acme, they don't hook to the carb (at least in my '68 it doesn't). It goes through the firewall right behind the throttle linkage, and connects to the throttle linkage. '71s and '72s are probably different because they had a cable control instead of linkage.

ckhd · 09-30-2002, 05:09 PM

Oops, we all glossed over the "replacement parts" question.

I know that Chevy Duty sells some of the parts. I'm pretty sure LMC does too. You might want to ask some of the vendors that visit this board too.

crazy longhorn · 09-30-2002, 05:10 PM

Redneck cruise control! Well my longhorn wasnt optioned that way, but the 383 doesnt need a choke to crank off. I took the flapper out of the 1407 edelbrock,& left all the linkage. No.....I dont use it for cruise control,but for warming the the eng up. It did come in handy when i broke a throttle cable though........altho a little different to drive with a "gas cable"! Crazy AL

acme · 09-30-2002, 05:11 PM

Sorry. I have cables too. I have a bracket for the cables on the carb but it's different from the one on my 66.

Thanks

**Desert Rat** · 09-30-2002, 05:13 PM

I was under impresssion it was to bump up idle and told it was for ac trucks when compressor kicks on,idle drops and you could bump it back up.i like for cold mornings idea

09-26-2002, 12:39 AM	#1
GrungyCoin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Buckley, WA Posts: 22	Throttle control How common is to have a throttle control on your dash board? It looks factory but I'm not really sure. All the rest of the knobs the discription is part of the dash panel but this one is removable. The throttle works pretty well it unscrews out to hold the foot feed in place or you can pull it out, to turn the engine speed down push it in or turn it down. Is there any places out there that make replacement parts, I've had to do some custom motifying to get the cable to work. ----------------------------- '67 K10 350, 4sp, rockwell, 3.73

09-26-2002, 12:55 AM	#2
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	I've seen a few of them on trucks that were equipped with PTO's for winches, hoists, etc. It enables you to idle the engine up to run the pto faster.....would be very handy in cold weather for warm up purposes as well.......I'm pretty sure it was a factory option. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

09-26-2002, 08:34 AM	#3
Alex Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Blaine, MN Posts: 798	I also have this throttle cable and I really don't know why my truck came with it other than to use it for warming up during cold mornings or a poor man's cruise control. Not that I would suggest using it for that purpose! __________________ '72 C/10 LWB 402/400 Blaine, MN

09-26-2002, 10:12 AM	#4
Gene Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 2,914	My friend's 69 has that throttle control and we always just assumed it was an early version of the cruise control? __________________ 1971 SWB 4X4 Build BOARD MEMBER #5448 BOOMER SOONER!!!!

09-26-2002, 10:45 AM	#5
adamls Gotta Startem Early Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Amarillo, TX, USA Posts: 364	Not a very safe Cruise Control. I would have to go with the warmup or PTO idea. __________________ 67 SWB In Progress, one piece at a time, maybe 3 years I will be finished

09-26-2002, 11:25 AM	#6
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	my truck has it, and it is listed in the build sheet. What mine was for was for running the engine up a little for electricity to run a camper, and recharge batteries used by the camper. My truck also has dual batteries, so these big batteries to get recharged after being run down overnight by camper heaters and such, so all I do is turn the engine up to ensure a good charge, and leave it. Idle speed is not sufficient run power the camper and recharge the batteries. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

09-26-2002, 11:32 AM	#7
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	I've got one also. It is under my headlight switch. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

09-26-2002, 11:33 AM	#8
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	ABSOLUTELY a factory option. K31 - Manual Throttle Control. Should be on the glovebox sticker. My '68 has one, and I researched the heck out of it. Don't use it for cruise unless you have a suicidal streak! __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

09-26-2002, 11:38 AM	#9
Dutch Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Leipsic, OH Posts: 81	My 72 Super Cheyenne K20's got one too........ __________________ Dutch 1972 Super Cheyenne K20 1976 MGB 1950 Harley FL 1997 Arctic Cat ZR580 "Maybe if I had a couple less hobbies, I'd have time to enjoy one!"

09-26-2002, 01:48 PM	#10
Woody Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Georgetown, KY, USA Posts: 631	Dad's '67 C-10 (I-6) had one of these. No PTO that I knew of but that was before I knew what a PTO was. The truck was a plain jane 6 cyc, 3 on the tree, lwb fleetside. He bought it new in Cleveland OH, him and GrandPa drove it to Calif. and loaded up Mom and us 3 kids and everything we owned in the truck, a 6x8 U-haul and Mom's 65 Frod Fairlane wagon. Then headed East back to Ohio........Summer of '67.

09-27-2002, 12:43 AM	#11
GrungyCoin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Buckley, WA Posts: 22	Wow thanks for all the info mine is right under the choke. Your right it is listed in the glove box sticker, I don't know what I was thinking Oh well, still cool knowing there are all those others out there ---------------------- '67 K10, 350, 4sp, 3.73

09-30-2002, 03:57 PM	#12
acme Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lafayette, La, USA Posts: 31	Maybe one of y'all has some picks of the throttle and choke linkage to a 1 barrel rochester. Mines a 57 235 but any L6 should be similar. Mine were disconnected and I'm try to figure out how to reconnect them . Thanks

09-30-2002, 04:59 PM	#13
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	acme, they don't hook to the carb (at least in my '68 it doesn't). It goes through the firewall right behind the throttle linkage, and connects to the throttle linkage. '71s and '72s are probably different because they had a cable control instead of linkage. __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

09-30-2002, 05:09 PM	#14
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	Oops, we all glossed over the "replacement parts" question. I know that Chevy Duty sells some of the parts. I'm pretty sure LMC does too. You might want to ask some of the vendors that visit this board too. __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

09-30-2002, 05:10 PM	#15
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Redneck cruise control! Well my longhorn wasnt optioned that way, but the 383 doesnt need a choke to crank off. I took the flapper out of the 1407 edelbrock,& left all the linkage. No.....I dont use it for cruise control,but for warming the the eng up. It did come in handy when i broke a throttle cable though........altho a little different to drive with a "gas cable"! Crazy AL



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09-30-2002, 05:11 PM	#16
acme Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lafayette, La, USA Posts: 31	Sorry. I have cables too. I have a bracket for the cables on the carb but it's different from the one on my 66. Thanks

09-30-2002, 05:13 PM	#17
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	I was under impresssion it was to bump up idle and told it was for ac trucks when compressor kicks on,idle drops and you could bump it back up.i like for cold mornings idea

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