Here, I stole your picture.

 

Thank you. How hard is it to get this cover off?

 

It's just tin... i used a pair on needle nosed plyers and basically ripped mine off...lol .....there is probably a better way though.

 

ok, Thank you. I will go try this.

 

underneith it you will find a lock nut and the end of the screw...just remember it's in there and not to totally wreck it...

 

ok, the tin is just scrap metal now, Right?

 

It looks like you could use a new breakover spring. Any slop is lost throttle action.

Have someone pedal the throttle for you while you observe how much travel you have and how much there is to be gained. If you lose that high idle screw there is alot of travel to be gained there. From the inside location on the throttle lever the throttle rod may hit the afc tower casting, you can clearance that for more travel...

 

do you guys have pics of your pump or high idle screw? just for comparison

 

Yup.... scrap

 

i can take some tomorow once it gets light again

 

Not correct. That is the high idle screw. The full load screw is on the other side of the AFC tower... It's the easy one to get to...

 

haha i just noticed that. i guess i was thinking of the 'go fast' screw at the time. thanks for catching and correcting that

 

I wouldn't claim that throttle rod move makes higher rpm's anymore than the original location. For me it was the amount of pedal "feel". It changes that substantially, it lightens the pedal feel alot. On the early 1st Gen there was a heavy pedal feel and there was enough complaints about it for a TSB if I recall correctly.

 

It allows you to take out your high idle screw and have enough throw left to take advantage of that.

 

jimbo:

You moved the linkage to the hole where the spring attaches and vice versa (the spring to where the linkage used to attach), right?

On my truck - which is auto - the TPS plate is kinda in the way but not really, but I also have 2 additional springs that I don't see in your first picture: did you have them and removed them / never had them in the first place?