Throttle won't stay open

[Beemanfarmboy]

bought a Ford 841 for my son and I to have some fun with. We're tackling a problem with the throttle now. Throttling up we have to hold it open or it springs back to idle. Linkage up front seems ok but at rear there is a tab that the forward rod attaches to that points to the rear that has a hole in it, it look like it at one time either had a spring attached or maybe a thinner rod . There is also a metal tab attached with a loop bent in it behind and under the air filter that looks like it may have had a rod or spring or both that is at the same elevation as the tab with the hole in it. I'm finding the fellow I bought it from , who was the original owner did a fair amount of Jerry rigging to it, so there's stuff not there anymore. Can anyone help? View attachment 712446

 

[John0829]

Under the battery box os a pivot point, there should be a fiction disc under that. You may need to replace it or might get lucky and just tighten it up a bit.

 

[Doughknob]

...of Jerry rigging to it...

Jerry rigging. Interesting. Where does the "jerry" come from? I had always heard 'jury rigging' - you know, like tampering with it to make it not original or act in some particular manner beneficial to you. Seriously, do you know where 'jerry' comes from?

 

[Beemanfarmboy]

Under the battery box os a pivot point, there should be a fiction disc under that. You may need to replace it or might get lucky and just tighten it up a bit.

Ok, I see it thanks. It actually looks upside down from that picture so maybe its been installed wrong on my tractor.

 

[Beemanfarmboy]

Jerry rigging. Interesting. Where does the "jerry" come from? I had always heard 'jury rigging' - you know, like tampering with it to make it not original or act in some particular manner beneficial to you. Seriously, do you know where 'jerry' comes from?

English/British/Australian and American term for German military during ww1 ww2. Example; jerry came through our lines during the night and sabotaged the tracks on the Sherman tanks. " ie" jerry-rigged.

Jerry rigging. Interesting. Where does the "jerry" come from? I had always heard 'jury rigging' - you know, like tampering with it to make it not original or act in some particular manner beneficial to you. Seriously, do you know where 'jerry' comes from?

 

[redman135]

John0829 is right, friction disc adjusted by lock nut.

 

[denchen]

Jerry rigging. Interesting. Where does the "jerry" come from? I had always heard 'jury rigging' - you know, like tampering with it to make it not original or act in some particular manner beneficial to you. Seriously, do you know where 'jerry' comes from?

My understanding has always been that. Here in England, a jerry can be, first a large pot that was kept under the bed, so if you `had to go in the night`, it was `handy`. This is when the `loo` was down the bottom of the garden, and the `posh` name for jerry was `a chamber pot`, Now secondly `A Jerry` was a German. During `the wars`, German prisoners of war that `behaved` themselves`, were put to work in non essential jobs. [My grandad had one full time on his farm and he had his own little place in the barn, for changing and stopping on wet days. Nan made sure he got a good meal and every night they collected him, arms full of fresh food, and took him to a small prison camp. ] Anyway, not all prisoners were as co-operative, and were known to say build a house or shed with bits missing or it had walls that were a long way from true. Hence `JERRY BUILT`

 

[Beemanfarmboy]

My understanding has always been that. Here in England, a jerry can be, first a large pot that was kept under the bed, so if you `had to go in the night`, it was `handy`. This is when the `loo` was down the bottom of the garden, and the `posh` name for jerry was `a chamber pot`, Now secondly `A Jerry` was a German. During `the wars`, German prisoners of war that `behaved` themselves`, were put to work in non essential jobs. [My grandad had one full time on his farm and he had his own little place in the barn, for changing and stopping on wet days. Nan made sure he got a good meal and every night they collected him, arms full of fresh food, and took him to a small prison camp. ] Anyway, not all prisoners were as co-operative, and were known to say build a house or shed with bits missing or it had walls that were a long way from true. Hence `JERRY BUILT`

I had no idea that German pows were allowed to do chores like that. My family members that fought in the European theater never mentioned anything like that. Very interesting.