I go through at least 1 cable a year. I have found that a 10 speed
bicycle cable works. I usually can find junk bikes in the garbage. I
learned the hard way never to leave home without an extra.
...Art
On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Scott Gardner wrote:
> 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
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