Subject: Butterfly Valve Spring
From: ACRE
Date: 3/26/2003, 9:19 AM


I receintly removed the spring from my butterfly valve on the throttle body
thinking that it won't be needed in the aircraft.  Then I realized that
the spring might be useful in preventing flutter of the
butterfly valve.

Does anyone have any experience or advise on the matter?

Thanks,
Dave Leonard

I removed the springs that hold the throttle closed. I am going to put a 
spring on that holds the throttle open so that if I have a failure of 
the throttle cable, the engine will not shut down.
Brian Trubee

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