The two springs also act as a backup system should one break.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Alistair Bell
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 9:03 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Lever on Throttle Body

That long spring acts like an assist to the return spring around the
throttle shaft. One wonders why the main spring was not made stronger,
perhaps there is a good or at least plausible reason.

Alistair

> On Jun 14, 2014, at 5:27 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> I've been working a a idle problem with my 1985 1.9L for some time.
>
> I was looking at the throttle body and noticed that a lever above the
> accelerator lever, the one that's attached to a long spring stretching
> across almost to the distributor, just seems to stay at whatever
> position I move it to.  What is the function of this lever and could
> it contribute to idle problems?