Gas Pedal??

I have a foot throttle control welded up on the foot rest of my mower. its a brake lever from a bicycle and it has the conduit with the wire inside and the throttle that is on the dash hooks up with a lil metal rod with a bend in it. im wondering how to hook up the bicycle conduit so I can work the throttle with the bicycle lever on my foot rest. I really want to throttle with my foot. thank guys

lt1000mudder wrote:

I have a foot throttle control welded up on the foot rest of my mower. its a brake lever from a bicycle and it has the conduit with the wire inside and the throttle that is on the dash hooks up with a lil metal rod with a bend in it. im wondering how to hook up the bicycle conduit so I can work the throttle with the bicycle lever on my foot rest. I really want to throttle with my foot. thank guys

did you want it to be with the dash lever AND the foot petal? what kind of engine is it? i have a way for both opposed twins AND single cylinder. with the single cylinder you can have the lever with it. let me know.

Some inspiration for you. My pedal is different but the principles are the same. https://www.atltf.com/t2700-adding-a-gas-pedal-my-way

I want just the foot pedal. I do have a return spring for when I let off the pedal it returns the throttle block to the idle position so that's not a problem. My problem is the thing that hooks to the throttle block is metal rod and it just hooks into the side. The bicycle conduit has the wire and I have no idea how to hook it to the throttle block so I can control the throttle with the foot pedal?

Look at the thread I posted the link to above. The answer lies within.

yours is not the bicycle brake handle lever which is what I have and wanna use. its on a 17hp briggs ohv single engine. need to know how to hook it up to the carb

lt1000mudder wrote:

yours is not the bicycle brake handle lever which is what I have and wanna use. its on a 17hp briggs ohv single engine. need to know how to hook it up to the carb

Your answer is in his link.

did u just drill a small hole thru the white throttle block? looks plenty good enough to hold

Did you READ it?

sorry man i just seen that you didnt use a bicycle brake lever for your pedal and backed out. now that ive actually read it i feel like a dummy lol. ur very detailed about how to hook it up with that cheap white plastic block and im confident that i can get my on now. also if anyone knows where i might be able to order some of that bicycle cable with the sleeve over it just for use when i need it. thanks for the info

LOL. I ain't gonna steer you wrong.
You can get a "universal bicycle brake cable kit" at Walmart and various other places, containing about 5' of cable, the flex conduit, and a couple ends. That's what I usually use.

If you want something stronger, look for the parking brake cables with housings for things like later model isuzu amigos, and such.

Indeed! I use surplus automotive parking brake cables when I'm setting up cable-op brakes on go karts and stuff. Bulletproof. Honestly, overkill for a throttle, tho- the cable is so thick and heavy, I think it would cause throttle problems. At the very least, you'd need some SERIOUS return springs!

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Indeed! I use surplus automotive parking brake cables when I'm setting up cable-op brakes on go karts and stuff. Bulletproof. Honestly, overkill for a throttle, tho- the cable is so thick and heavy, I think it would cause throttle problems. At the very least, you'd need some SERIOUS return springs!

I had the thought because I am thinking about using one for the brakes on the WHAMS.

How bout the hood latch cable on cars plinty long and strong enough. I just use bike cables if it breaks there easy to find. 
I have a nice pedel on my tracter its even doc approved. Chech it out in my build. I think the build is on page 2 and more pix on another page. Its in my signiture.

i have a busted van imma try and use the gas pedal outta it for my build lol well see how it goes

MTD2fst4u wrote:

i have a busted van imma try and use the gas pedal outta it for my build lol well see how it goes

I want to see that!

im steelin the hydro control pedal and brake pedal off the motor i bought awhile back for the engine
going to try to figure a way to make a parking brake, i think it would come in handy

yeah man thanks doc. I will look at my local Walmart and see if they have it if not I guess I can order it offline no biggie..thanks for all the help guys.