What this knob is for ?
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cool videos! The po put one on my truck. Don’t have a pto anything on mine. Can’t fathom what were they thinking when they decided to put it in.
I’ve done some research, some folks use the hand throttle in rough off-road situations to keep a steady throttle…but even that seems very extreme.
Very useful when crawling in a manual car.
mudgudgeon
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Especially in a torquey diesel that jumps with every twitch of the throttle as you drive over every rock, stone, pebble, tree root
Discussion from long ago. Can be used as a crude manual cruise control if your vehicle doesn't have that option, only problem is that it obviously won't disconnect when you step on the brake pedal so you have to be quick to release the knob especially if there's an unexpected stop at speed. Not recommending that practice, just saying it can be done.
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Hand throttle worth it?
I've been toying with the idea of adding an OEM Toyota hand throttle cable like Slee sells: Slee - Interior Products Anyone have experience with this? What kind of RPM range can you idle at with it? Does it help take much strain off the batteries when winching? (I fry a Yellow top every...
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I had to borrow a mates 80 today, optioned with a non existent hand-brake. Hill starts with hand throttle, clutch and brake pedal are seamless.
Best use case I've seen for hand throttle in an automatic is to bump the idle to increase alternator output during winching, jumping, etc.
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Could be the switch to enable the Flux Capacitor?
On a more serious note, it's aftermarket. Start by working out if it has a cable or wires going to it. In either case you'll need to trace them back and see what it's connected to.
On a more serious note, it's aftermarket. Start by working out if it has a cable or wires going to it. In either case you'll need to trace them back and see what it's connected to.
Yeah, I need mine to get the windows to roll up on my 80.
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I unplugged the plastic dashboard panel thingy and unfortunately it doesn't go anywhere... There are no cables behind it. It's just a knob, no trunk monkey release feature
I unplugged the plastic dashboard panel thingy and unfortunately it doesn't go anywhere... There are no cables behind it. It's just a knob, no trunk monkey release feature
12 volt air compressor and winch duty.
Set to 12-1300 RPM for more voltage works like a charm.
Set to 12-1300 RPM for more voltage works like a charm.
You pull that knob out when cars are beeping at you to speed up to at least 60 MPH....
I'm sticking with my old standby:
Cocking cable for a CoAx M240?
Must be under there somewhere, keep looking.
Cocking cable for a CoAx M240?
Must be under there somewhere, keep looking.
FWIW, I use my hand throttle when airing up (York) and when doing a long winch pull.
It's a "nice to have" option.
It's a "nice to have" option.
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