[Bob Carriere]

Thanks for the quick photo.....

.... my first reaction was..... that engine sure could us a good steaming....... My problem is complicated by the fact that I amtrying to fit the 216 linkage onto my 1959 Chev 261.....

On the 216 the bellcrank pin that bolts into the block is directly behind the exhaust pipe......... and there are no other cast and tapped bosses on the block forward of the bellcrank shaft.

It would seem that on the 216 provision was made to have facilities for attaching the springs a few inches forward. Will try to include a picture tonite of my set up.

Geoff.....re: the manuals..... the MB-C2 seems to have a few more pictures and details than the MB -C1....... but in all honesty I refer to a ford manual and a Chev 1958 shop manual than any other old pcitures I have taken over the years including picutres of some of the spare engines sitting behind Jeff/Dan's garage for comparaison......

From what I have seen of the later Chev 6 the springs for the throttle linkage seem to have migrated to the back and bottom of the engine......it seems GM had installed a small tab on one of the oil pan bolts that held on end of a spring attached to the vertical carburator rod..... same purpose different set up.

Amazing how you can spend 3 hours trying to fit the linkage and 30 minutes to install a fender..... but the pleasure is in the hunt, seeking, finding and making it work.

Now to find some springs that are soft enough, long enough to take up all the slack in the linkage...... I may built a small bracket that attaches under the last bolt of the generator bracket to attach the springs......

Thanks for your help..

Bob