Another suggestion is to buy a teflon sheath accelerator cable from APT. These
cables are made for Minis and are slightly longer than the Sprite cable. The
advantage of using this cable is that you can use less springs for the return
and
put less wear on the throttle shaft in the carb. They slide like butter and the
ends fit just like a Sprite's. More expensive than bicycle cable though.
Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
Rick & Carolyn wrote:
> Hi Charlie,
>
> I've been using this set up for years now. The only other thing I did
> was to add a couple of throttle springs to bring it back. With cheaper
> cables they don't slide as easy. They tend to stick. So have also gone
> with a good bike shop replacement cable. The nice thing about this is
> in a pinch when one breaks, Wal-mart is just around the corner. Even if
> I'm out in the middle of no where there is a Wal-mart to get a new cable
> so i can make it home.
>
> Before you install the carb, you may want to check out the choke plate
> attachment. Most come on the front side of the carb and a Sprite choke
> cable simply won't stretch that far. Another back plate is sold that
> flips this around the other way. Look into it before you install it.
>
> Rick
>
> shelden wrote:
>
> --
> 1952 MGTD -- Sparky
> 1959 MGA Coupe -- Ruby
> 1960 Bugeye Sprite -- Puddles
> 1974 MGB -- B-tres
> 1976 XJ12 Coupe -- Jacque
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