open throttle
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Specifically, the Senate bill would require automobiles to be able to stop within a certain distance, even with an open throttle, a priority with safety advocates for many years.
From New York Times • May 4, 2010
Thus a signal for increased speed will open throttle valves, turn electric switches, regulate the supply of oil pouring into the boilers.
From Time Magazine Archive
If at any time your engine refuses to start with an open throttle, notice your governor stem, and you will find that it has been screwed down as far as it will go.
From Rough and Tumble Engineering by Maggard, James H.
But apparently the roar of the open throttle drowned the whistle, for Henry did not pick up his end of the tube.
From I Spy by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner
A. The engine should always be run with as wide open throttle as the conditions will permit, regulating the steam admission to the cylinders according to work to be performed.
From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous
