Bugz
I had this happen at the Suni @ Big Sky but I did have a spare in
the Boot, I always carry a spare. Changed out the cable in the parking lot
of one of the local markets then drove back to the hotel to see if Rick from
SS had any still for sale. All gone so I ordered one when I got home.
Never leave home without one.
The solid cable flexes and can break; a multi wire cable would
probably be better. I played with the cable mount and the throttle lever to
get as straight a shot to the carb as possible. I hope that will reduce
the flex in the cable and thus increase the cable life.
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 3:16 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] A Tiger Adventure
Well, we had a little Tiger adventure last night. Coming home through a
rural section of the Chagrin River valley after dark the throttle started to
hang up momentarily between shifts. I pulled over and reached down to see if
there was something obstructing the gas pedal, gave it a small yank and pop,
there goes the throttle cable! Oh joy.
Armed with a small flashlight I could see that both cable ends were
attached, so the cable wire must have broken inside the sheathing. Not
having a spare in the boot, I considered the agony of calling AAA, then
decided to nurse her home using an old motorcycle trick I learned from
riding Nortons and BSAs, which seemed to break cable ends with regularity.
I pulled off the air cleaner, started the car, then opened the carb
butterfly until she was singing at about 3000 RPM. I then screwed the idle
adjustment in until the engine maintained that RPM, close the bonnet, eased
it into gear and slowly drove away. I could maintain 30 or so on flat
ground, although climbing out of the valley required a judicious amount of
up-shifting. Got her home, changed out the cable and in bed by midnight.
Never a dull moment with a Tiger.
Have a great weekend,
Bugz
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