Hand Throttle (Cable Throttle) in Patrol - NOT a Cruise Control

[Bigrig]

Glad I'm not on my own here ... thanks for the responses all ...

[rkinsey]

OK boys. This is straight from the User Manual... Yep that book like thing you are supposed to read to find out how things work before you dive right in an make a complete A****SS of yourself. (but hey..wheres the fun in that?)

Now this is coming out of the user Manual that covers the GQ series (Doesnt say what year ranges though)

The knob you are refering to Scott is the "Idling control knob"

It is used when starting the vehicle or alternativley "The engine can be maintained at the desired speed without depressing the accelerator pedal. Example - When using mechanical type winch. Avoid driving the vehicle with the throttle/idling control knob pulled out"

Starting the RD28:

Normal starting conditions:
1. Apply the parking brake
2. Move the gearshift leaver to "N" and depress the clutch pedal to the floor while cranking the engine.

Cold starting
1. Turn the idling control knob fully clockwise.
2. Turn the ignition key to "ON" and wait for the glow indicator light to go out.
3. Immediately after the glow indicator light goes out, fully depress the accelerator pedal and crank the engine by turning the ignition key to "START". Release the key and the accelerator pedal when the engine starts.
4. Adjust the idling control knob until the engine runs smoothly.
5. After the engine warms up, return the idling control knob to its original position.

* Proper use of the idling control knob will reduce startup smoke.
* Do not drive the vehicle with the idling control knob pulled out.

So there you go. Directly from the User Manual from the manufacturer.

Cheers,

Rob

[Finly Owner]

nice one Rob.

[YNOT]

Interesting that it says to use full throttle when starting, may be a cold climate thing. I never use the throttle when starting a diesel.

Tony

[Bob]

When I had a GQ I only ever used the Hand Throttle to get the Revs to about 1000 so that my Shower system worked perfectly. Never used it in any other circumstance.

[Bigrig]

OK boys. This is straight from the User Manual... Yep that book like thing you are supposed to read to find out how things work before you dive right in an make a complete A****SS of yourself. (but hey..wheres the fun in that?)

Now this is coming out of the user Manual that covers the GQ series (Doesnt say what year ranges though)

The knob you are refering to Scott is the "Idling control knob"

It is used when starting the vehicle or alternativley "The engine can be maintained at the desired speed without depressing the accelerator pedal. Example - When using mechanical type winch. Avoid driving the vehicle with the throttle/idling control knob pulled out"

Starting the RD28:

Normal starting conditions:
1. Apply the parking brake
2. Move the gearshift leaver to "N" and depress the clutch pedal to the floor while cranking the engine.

Cold starting
1. Turn the idling control knob fully clockwise.
2. Turn the ignition key to "ON" and wait for the glow indicator light to go out.
3. Immediately after the glow indicator light goes out, fully depress the accelerator pedal and crank the engine by turning the ignition key to "START". Release the key and the accelerator pedal when the engine starts.
4. Adjust the idling control knob until the engine runs smoothly.
5. After the engine warms up, return the idling control knob to its original position.

* Proper use of the idling control knob will reduce startup smoke.
* Do not drive the vehicle with the idling control knob pulled out.

So there you go. Directly from the User Manual from the manufacturer.

Cheers,

Rob

Good man!!!!!

[the evil twin]

Starting the RD28:

Normal starting conditions:
1. Apply the parking brake
2. Move the gearshift leaver to "N" and depress the clutch pedal to the floor while cranking the engine.

Cold starting
1. Turn the idling control knob fully clockwise.
2. Turn the ignition key to "ON" and wait for the glow indicator light to go out.
3. Immediately after the glow indicator light goes out, fully depress the accelerator pedal and crank the engine by turning the ignition key to "START". Release the key and the accelerator pedal when the engine starts.
4. Adjust the idling control knob until the engine runs smoothly.
5. After the engine warms up, return the idling control knob to its original position.

* Proper use of the idling control knob will reduce startup smoke.
* Do not drive the vehicle with the idling control knob pulled out.

So there you go. Directly from the User Manual from the manufacturer.

Cheers,

Rob

Interesting that it says to use full throttle when starting, may be a cold climate thing. I never use the throttle when starting a diesel.

Tony

Must be a 2.8 thing...

[patch697]

Thats correct (the PTO bit). Without giving away my age too much it is a hang over from the good old days when a PTO was common and used for lots of various devices like winches, hyd pumps etc etc. Exactly the same as the Farm Tractor.

Many a Farmer has been killed or injured by running over himself on the Farm by setting the hand throttle and walking alongside throwing feed off a trailer or tray

The other feature that is now disappering which was also necessary for a PTO Operation was the Neutral between 4H and 4L because you needed the gears to drive the PTO so you had to select N on the transfer case, engage the PTO and then used the gears/throttle to set the RPM of the PTO shaft.

Only temporary Australians would even contemplate the use of Hand throttles as CC

Thanks ET, I love learning about this sort of thing. Bloody interesting.

[Col.T]

What peevs the hell out of me is the fact that the device is not fitted on my 08 model.
Used it for about 15 years on the GQ 4.2d and found that when you needed it ( rough as guts tracking) it was brilliant.
Are we supposed to be morons now or are Mr. Nissan's late model diesels only supposed to be toys I wonder?
Anyone retro fitted the gear?
Col

[Mrowka]

Mr. Nissan probably got tired by lawsuits by "temporary Australians" and their descendants who brought suit after they crashed their Nissans from using the hand throttle as a sort of boganite cruise control.