so in your picture of the blue manifold, the throttle is connected where the kickdown should be and the throttle goes on the opposite side of that same stud (little side with a hole for a pin to hold the throttle). Look at picture in post #26. right now (1st picture in post #42) since the kickdown and the throttle are on opposite sides of the shaft through the carb you are pulling the kickdown forward when you want to push it back toward the firewall.