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How do you stiffen a tiller throttle handle?
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<blockquote data-quote="JMichael" data-source="post: 373666" data-attributes="member: 7544"><p>I don't know about others, but for me, it's harder to maintain precise control over the throttle when it's stiff rather than when it's easy to move. The reason being, when you try to speed up just a tad, you start to twist just ever so slightly. But a stiff throttle won't start to move easily. So you start applying pressure gradually, but when it finally starts to move it suddenly jumps and you end up applying twice as much throttle as you intended to. </p><p></p><p>I find it much easier with a smooth easy to twist throttle. Once I get the throttle close to where I want to run the engine, I sort of grip the stationary portion of the tiller next to the throttle grip with my ring and little finger. I grip the throttle with my thumb and remaining fingers. This way I can use the fingers resting on the stationary portion to steady my grip on the throttle and keep it from moving and causing the engine to surge. A stiff or sticking throttle aggravates the crap out of me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMichael, post: 373666, member: 7544"] I don't know about others, but for me, it's harder to maintain precise control over the throttle when it's stiff rather than when it's easy to move. The reason being, when you try to speed up just a tad, you start to twist just ever so slightly. But a stiff throttle won't start to move easily. So you start applying pressure gradually, but when it finally starts to move it suddenly jumps and you end up applying twice as much throttle as you intended to. I find it much easier with a smooth easy to twist throttle. Once I get the throttle close to where I want to run the engine, I sort of grip the stationary portion of the tiller next to the throttle grip with my ring and little finger. I grip the throttle with my thumb and remaining fingers. This way I can use the fingers resting on the stationary portion to steady my grip on the throttle and keep it from moving and causing the engine to surge. A stiff or sticking throttle aggravates the crap out of me. [/QUOTE]
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