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Has anybody replaced an accelerator cable on this K type? I managed to get in a left hand turn lane and limp it off to a residential neighborhood at 10-15mph (OK I have the RPM set up 950 RPM). It snapped at the first 2 inches at the carburetor end where some antifreeze steam invaded the sheath and corroded just that small section;completely invisible)
I have both ends in my hand and the spec from Advance Awto data base (50.5 inches)---I measured the pieces and came up with 51.5 inches and figure that it stretched over the 28 years of use.
I am just going to try and reverse the removal procedure and the last step was pulling the broken long end out from the accelerator pedal mount point. I will set that end up and grease the cable a little and try to force it back through the neoprene sheeth through the firewall and up to the big bend at the hardware mount. If it won't go, I will try and push it off to the side of the firewall hole and free form it to avoid the tow charges.
Thanks for reading.
I have both ends in my hand and the spec from Advance Awto data base (50.5 inches)---I measured the pieces and came up with 51.5 inches and figure that it stretched over the 28 years of use.
I am just going to try and reverse the removal procedure and the last step was pulling the broken long end out from the accelerator pedal mount point. I will set that end up and grease the cable a little and try to force it back through the neoprene sheeth through the firewall and up to the big bend at the hardware mount. If it won't go, I will try and push it off to the side of the firewall hole and free form it to avoid the tow charges.
Thanks for reading.