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08-13-2007, 08:27 AM

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In the old days we had a knob that you pulled out and then the knob turned to get the idle up to where you wanted it

They dont even have throttle cables anymore. Now they have electronic motors, so they have toggle switches that you tap, and it bumps up the throttle. Just crazy.

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You remember when the Truck stops sold that gizmo that attached to the Steering wheel(I think it went to the steering wheel) and had a rod with a tip that went to your Pedal and you set the Idle by adjusting a Nut? :P

We have a couple of them. Or, the outfit that I do part time farm work for. They have 2 R Model Macks, and we keep those rods in the floorboad. We use them in the winter when we first crank up the trucks.

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08-13-2007, 08:50 PM

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In the old days we had a knob that you pulled out and then the knob turned to get the idle up to where you wanted it

Just like 3 years ago i drove a 88 International that had one of them. It was a black knob with a red button type of thing in the middle. Had a 350 Cummins Thats would never start below 30 unless you gave it a couple quick shot of eather. But it had a eather start on it. That was a mans truck.

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08-15-2007, 04:39 PM

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My Co fleet used to be Mack CX613s... We were cautioned to idle'em, (set Cruise), @ 1000RPM.
New trucks are all 9200i's w/C13s.. No word on upping the idle. :? But the Slobber Factor makes sense. Gonna bump mine up n see if anybody comes back at me on the sQualComm aboudit.

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08-15-2007, 04:47 PM

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In the old days we had a knob that you pulled out and then the knob turned to get the idle up to where you wanted it

Yep-that was the Knob
Surprised you didn't have a compression release Lever-those things were the Cat's meow when it got down around -20. Let the engine spin and slam down the lever and Poof-You've got Ignition :P

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