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Reply to "What would Danny Pip do?"

You haven't sold me on "the cable is the only way to advance your throttle accurately" thing, Danny.  Mechanically, I see no difference between pulling the cable and rotating the hex bar with my lever so we'll just have to agree to do it each our own way.   I believe that either way will get you a good tune, mine is just more convenient.

One other thing I did a long time ago when fishing a stainless steel nut out of the alternator pedestal (don't ask) was to remove the four studs holding the pedestal to the case and replaced them with bolts.  You can see a couple of those in the third photo, above.  

Why?

Because if you want to remove just the fan/alternator assembly, with studs you have to remove the entire fan shroud and that's a BIG DEAL in a Speedster - There is a LOT more vertical room in a VW Beetle to get the fan shroud out.  In a Speedster, it's way easier to drop the engine, and that's a big deal, too.  There simply isn't enough room between the shroud and the pedestal to get the fan past it and you can't lift the fan/pedestal as a combined unit enough to clear the studs.  The only thing to do is remove the fan shroud with the blower attached.   🤮

I had to pull the fan a week ago to check for debris in there and I had it out in less than 15 minutes.  The only thing I had to move was one end of the hex linkage to get the hex bar out of the way and then the four bolts holding the pedestal and it came right out.  (I also pulled #1-2 plug wires at the Disti to give me more room).  You can Locktite Blue the bolts when you put them in, but I didn't bother - They've got lockwashers.

I would highly recommend this, especially to Speedster owners.  It can make life a lot easier for you if you ever need to pull the fan.

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