Patent ID: 6575875
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: F02D,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for controlling a transmission throttle valve in a vehicle having a fuel management device and an intake manifold, the fuel management device having a rotatable linkage member, said system comprising:an adapter plate mountable on the intake manifold between the fuel management device and the intake manifold; a bracket connectable to said adapter plate; a throttle valve cable connectable to said bracket; an adjustment mechanism having a slot, said adjustment mechanism connectable to the rotatable linkage member; said throttle valve cable having a tubular housing fixedly connectable to said bracket and a cable slidably disposed within said tubular housing, said cable having a first end and an opposite second end connectable to the transmission throttle valve; and, said first end selectively connectable along said slot so that at any connection position a cable pull distance is substantially constant.