What do some of you use to make throttle linkages? I saw a while back someone mention coat hangers but I really don't get how you put a coat hanger through a hole in a carb throttle plate. Being a guitar player I have a lot of old guitar strings around and I'm thinking of using those. At least the thick ones. I've gotten the z bender tool and plan on doing some mad bendin' this weekend.
FYI Throttle linkages
Thanks . Good suggestions. I've got one of those hard core hobby stores not far away.
But what I still don't undertand is how you get them on and off. Take the linkage between the governor arm and carb for instance. Getting the ends in without bending the link is problematic for me. I always wind up bending it a little. There has to be a trick to it that I'm just not getting. What end goes on first for starters? Then there must be a way you turn it and then up and in the other end. But I can never figger it out.
But what I still don't undertand is how you get them on and off. Take the linkage between the governor arm and carb for instance. Getting the ends in without bending the link is problematic for me. I always wind up bending it a little. There has to be a trick to it that I'm just not getting. What end goes on first for starters? Then there must be a way you turn it and then up and in the other end. But I can never figger it out.
Yeah, removing the carb is the best method and I agree not messing with the existing governor setup is the way to go. If you do need to remove the arm for whatever reason...scribe an alignment mark before loosening if first to ensure you get it back the same way it came off.
If you want some free wire...those little flags linesmen use to mark underground cabling along side the road are of the right size. The wire measures .062" which is the same as used for governors/carb linkages. Clean it off with sandpaper, bend it up and add some paint...would work great for Briggs or Tecumseh engines. Predators use .080" wire for their carb control rods so, I might not use it on one of those engines.
Another wire source besides the hobby shop could be at Lowes. I've seen steel rod there in the hardware section but, I don't know if they have a selection small enough. It's worth a look, though.
If you want some free wire...those little flags linesmen use to mark underground cabling along side the road are of the right size. The wire measures .062" which is the same as used for governors/carb linkages. Clean it off with sandpaper, bend it up and add some paint...would work great for Briggs or Tecumseh engines. Predators use .080" wire for their carb control rods so, I might not use it on one of those engines.
Another wire source besides the hobby shop could be at Lowes. I've seen steel rod there in the hardware section but, I don't know if they have a selection small enough. It's worth a look, though.
