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Re: [Healeys] Choke cable

To: Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Choke cable
From: Tom <ah3000me@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 20:17:45 -0500
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Fred,

I refinished my dash last winter, and re-installing the choke cable was one
of the things I had to do.   From the engine bay, I fished a wire thru the
firewall hole into the passenger compartment.   Stand on the passenger's
side as you do this, so that you can aim the wire down and toward the
driver's foot pedals.   Attach the choke cable to the fish wire, then
gently pull the choke cable back into the engine compartment.

As you pull, be careful of the wiring.  You don't want to accidentally pull
a wire loose or put stress on any of the wiring.   An assistant would be
helpful, one person to push from the passenger compartment while the other
pulls from the engine compartment, but if you're careful, you can do both
roles yourself.

Good luck!

 - Tom


On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 4:44 PM Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> Temps are the upper 60's today so I went to the garage to take the BJ8 out
> for a run.  I pulled the choke knob and the entire choke assembly came out
> of the dash.  I do mean the entire assembly, the knob as well as the cable
> sheath came out of the dash.  The sheath disconnected from the choke
> bracket on the fire wall.  So here I am, a beautiful day and no choke to
> start the car with!  I've never had this happen before.
>
> This situation is not one of the items on my to-do-list!  I don't need
> more stuff to do.  I tried looking under the dash to see the hole through
> the firewall but it appears that the hole is above and or behind the back
> of the heater.  I cannot see daylight through the firewall hole.  Does
> anyone have ideas or suggestions on how to put the choke assembly back
> through the dash and fire wall without removing the entire dash?  Do I have
> to actually remove the heater box to put the choke back in the car?
>
> Help!
>
> Fred
> 66BJ8
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Fred,<div><br></div><div>I refinished my dash last winter,=
 and re-installing the choke cable was one of the things I had to do.=C2=A0=
 =C2=A0From the engine bay, I fished a wire thru the firewall hole into the=
 passenger compartment.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Stand on the passenger&#39;s side as yo=
u do this, so that you can aim the wire down and toward the driver&#39;s fo=
ot pedals.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Attach the choke cable to the fish wire, then gently=
 pull the choke cable back into the engine compartment.</div><div><br></div=
><div>As you pull, be careful of the wiring.=C2=A0 You don&#39;t want to ac=
cidentally=C2=A0pull a wire loose or put stress on any of the wiring.=C2=A0=
 =C2=A0An assistant would be helpful, one person to push from the passenger=
 compartment while the other pulls from the engine compartment, but if you&=
#39;re careful, you can do both roles yourself.</div><div><br></div><div>Go=
od luck!</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0- Tom</div><div><br></div></div><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, F=
eb 4, 2020 at 4:44 PM Fred Wescoe &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fredwescoe@gmail.co=
m">fredwescoe@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,=
204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Listers,<div><br></div><div>Temps a=
re the upper 60&#39;s today so I went to the garage to take the BJ8 out for=
 a run.=C2=A0 I pulled the choke knob and the entire choke assembly came ou=
t of the dash.=C2=A0 I do mean the entire assembly, the knob as well as the=
 cable sheath came out of the dash.=C2=A0 The sheath disconnected=C2=A0from=
 the choke bracket=C2=A0on the fire wall.=C2=A0 So here I am, a beautiful d=
ay and no choke to start the car with!=C2=A0 I&#39;ve never had this happen=
=C2=A0before.</div><div><br></div><div>This situation is not=C2=A0one of th=
e items on my to-do-list!=C2=A0 I don&#39;t need more stuff to do.=C2=A0 I =
tried looking under the dash to see the hole through the firewall but it ap=
pears that the hole is above and or behind the back of the heater.=C2=A0 I =
cannot see daylight through the firewall hole.=C2=A0 Does anyone have ideas=
 or suggestions on how to put the choke assembly back through the dash and =
fire wall without removing the entire dash?=C2=A0 Do I have to actually rem=
ove the heater box to put the choke back in the car?</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Help!</div><div><br></div><div>Fred=C2=A0</div><div>66BJ8</div></div>
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