Id been using a manual choke cable, but wanted to go with something a little better when I redo the dash switches etc.
Been looking at thise one

http://www.awdirect.com/awdirect/finditem.cfm?itemid=7401

http://www.edarley.com/edarley4/catalog.cfm?dest=itempg&itemid=14921&secid=66&linkon=subsection&linkid=151

anyone know any other places that sells these?

Have you looked into bicycle parts? I use a shifter lever with an adjustable drag. It's convenient to have the lever on it and it can either turn free or stay where I set it. Another option is a brake handle which gives you better control.

are you familiar with the ones I showed larry? They are basically dials that you can micro adjust the throttlw with. While not totally necessary I konw, they lock in place and have an emergency shut down. its what we use on our fire engine pumps.

I know there are cheaper ways (like my 8 dollar choke cable Ive been using for several years, but wanted a nice one that would last and be most user friendly.

Have you seen the ones with the electronic solenoid instead of the knob and cable? They are pretty nice and they install very easilly with just a switch. You have to adjust the stopper to hold the engine at the RPM you want. Only disadvantage I can see is you only have one setting for teh RPM, its not adjustable at any level like a cable is. You have to loosen the jamn nut and turn teh stop out more to change teh fast idle RPM.

no, havent seen it, got a link.

That link looks pretty Cool plug, I may go with one like that to replace the bike shifter

50 bucks for a manually adjustable throttle? I must be too cheap, I like my shift lever. Altho, one of those sure would look good, and might have a finer adjustability than a shift lever does

Are these to be able to up the throttle while using OBA?

Have you seen the ones with the electronic solenoid instead of the knob and cable? They are pretty nice and they install very easilly with just a switch. You have to adjust the stopper to hold the engine at the RPM you want. Only disadvantage I can see is you only have one setting for teh RPM, its not adjustable at any level like a cable is. You have to loosen the jamn nut and turn teh stop out more to change teh fast idle RPM.
those are the popular method of control for auxilary engines on the street sweepers i used to operate.
try the industrial supply houses

50 bucks for a manually adjustable throttle? I must be too cheap, I like my shift lever. Altho, one of those sure would look good, and might have a finer adjustability than a shift lever does

point taken, but if its a good improvement, i believe in spending the money. 50 bucks is a tad high, thats why i was looking for a cheaper link. They are nice, and very precise tho, and I like the emergency shut down.

One other drawback, is that they are relatively large, but I think have a good, out of the way place for it.

Large...like how big? Im sure we could just hang it on an angle bracket under the dash

I couldnt, i have too much shit there already

Push button? :shrug http://www.vmac.ca/throttle/

cool, Ill have to see about finding a price

The ones in your link are VERY large.
How about, getting a stepper motor (used on 80's TBI GM's) its mounted to the side of the "carb" and it rasies the idle when you turn on the the A/C.
All you need is that stepper motor, then a Reostat (like your headlight dimmer switch) and you contorl the lengh of the stepper motor by turning the dimmer switch.

are you familiar with the ones I showed larry? They are basically dials that you can micro adjust the throttlw with. While not totally necessary I konw, they lock in place and have an emergency shut down. its what we use on our fire engine pumps.

Yup, seen them in several industrial applications like garbage trucks, ambulances, dump trucks, anywhere a sustained higher engine speed is needed (like the solenoid apps). Bicycle parts will give you a hand throttle that works like the foot throttle if you want instead of being more of an adjustment. The ones you showed are nice, but when you need three feet a bike brake lever comes in handy :toothless

these levers come with 15 or 20 foot cables, so that really isnt an issue. Some are smaller than others too. I need something that I can set the throttle and then walk awya, or at least not be in the cab. The choke cable has worked OK for the last few years, but I wanted something a little nicer/

Why not do something like a large tractor?

The system is, more or less, a stiff lever connected to the pedal than can push the pedal down. The pedal can move independantly of the lever, but cannot actually move the lever.

The idea is that the lever is used in work (pulling a plow, ect.) and the pedal is used when shifting or something that requires quick throttle changes.

I dunno if you'd be very interested in doing this, but the system works well in the tractor and I figured it might be helpful.

I might be able to find a diagram which would explain the system better than I can if you're interested.

how is your manual choke setup, do you have a pic handy, i am switching mine to a manual, is there a setup at napa or something easy like that?

it was just a 7 dollar manual choke cable. It worked OK for several years, just not as precise as I wanted.