Tom, I used the throttle knob for the same purpose growing up in Las Vegas.
Shoot, sometimes the temperature would drop darn near to 40 degrees in the
winter.
Harry
1955 Chevy AD
Reno, NV
----- Original Message -----
From: Toms OLTRUK Z49 <Tom3600@webtv.net>
To: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] throttle pull knob
> Wayne ~
>
> When I was a young guy in the winter you would pull out the choke, pump
> the gas and when the engine started you pulled out the throttle to rev
> up the engine for faster warmup. You went back in the house for a cup a
> coffee and then it was nice and cozy to drive in the sub-zero weather.
> After they took out the throttle knob guys would put a brick (not
> floored!) on the gas pedal to rev up the engine.
>
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