>Well, I finally got around to going down to BAP today, and got the
>part number for the rounded rectangular filter for the Weber 32/36
>carb.
> It's made by EMPI, and the part number is 00-8842-0. I don't
>know if this is EMPI's part number or BAP's. BAP's number is
>800-633-0639, and the filter is about eight bucks.
>
> Also found a neat trick for the accelerator cable for the Weber
>32/36. I had frayed the end of mine that attaches to the throttle
>linkage, and the strands are so fine that it was impossible to get
>them all through the hole in the linkage. Also, when I tried to
>cut the frayed part off, the stands were so fine and springy that
>I couldn't get a clean cut without fraying the new end, giving me
>the same problem. BAP didn't have a throttle cable on hand for the
>MGB, so I bought one for a Volkswagen beetle. The VW cable is made
>up of fewer strands, so each strand is thicker and less susceptible
>to fraying. The cable was $3.14 after tax, and is long enough to
>make two cables, possibly three. Now I have a spare!
>Scott
Whaen I installes the Wber 32/36 on the Midget the stock cable for the
Z-S wouldn't reach to the throttle linkage on the Weber. I ran downstairs
cut a brake cable of an old 10-speed bicycle threaded it through the
cable housing and viola a working throttle cable.
Grapes??
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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