1969 Camaro SS350 4spd. throttle rod

[GaryC]

Here is a pic of my SS350 engine compartment from 75. It may be a bit hard to tell in this pic but I can remember the rod was straight like what is in Kevin's pic. When I removed the Q-jet for the Holley I never changed the rod. Seems to me I have one of those laying around somewhere in my loose parts.

[Salvatore]

Sal, check the assembly manual.

[KevinW]

I took a look at the AIM. While there are not very detailed pics, page L48-A3 include a pic that has the rod inserted in the the carb from the fender side. Page L65-A4 also shows the rod going in from the fender side. Rod looks to have a slight bend towards the carb. Page 6-D3 shows a 2bbl rod with a slight bend and mounted from the fender side. View B shows the rubber, plastic coller and cotter pin attachment to the pedel arm. View A on the page shows a C-clip to attach swivel to carb plate. I do not see any different rod used for a manual vs and automatic.

So the big question is, is the rod straight? or slightly bent? (I will have to fix the orientation of my throttle rod )

[69PACE]

Well mine is a L48 4 speed manual trans. I don't know how much longer the threads were on mine, but I have not done anything to it but disconnect and reconnect after carb swaps or rebuilds.

While I can say it is not hard angle bent I can say it has a very slight natural bow to it closer to the linkage of the pedal assembly then to the carb linkage.

[69VN]

Yes, I've tried using the AIM before posting but with no luck. Any chance 69PACE could give me an overall length on that throttle rod you have. I can then compare it to some that I've seen.

Thanks,
SAL [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[69PACE]

Yeah when I get home from work I'll grab the tape measure and see what I have and post it for you.