Re: Pedal switch

["Tony Lupton" <T.Lupton@domain.elided>]

Joe Chan asked:

> Alfa Content : What is the electrical switch at the clutch pedal in a
> Alfetta GTV used for (in a similar position to the one on the brake
> pedal)?

I asked this question a little while ago, and Lee Scanlan (
Lee.Scanlan@domain.elided) came up with this response:
  
> [ ...] it's for an "idle up" system that prevents full throttle 
> closure on overuns in high gears and the associated pollutants high 
> vacuum/low load produces. It works in conjunction with a gearbox 
> switch (enabled in high gears only) and a throttle solenoid mounted 
> between the carburettors.The clutch switch disables the solenoid to 
> prevent the engine racing during gear changes.
> The system, by now, rarely works.

Tony
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