David Herting wrote:
> Hi
> I bought your Tiger throttle cable a couple of years ago and finally got
> around to putting it on. (My current linkage is a solid rod bent to just
> clear the hole in the firewall) My intake manifold is an Edelbrock Torker
> and the carb. is a Holley double pumper.
> The cable I got is about 13 1/2 inches long which is too short be about 1
> 1/4 inch.
> 1.) Do I have your "long" version?
> 2.) If so can I get one made with a length of 14 3/4 inches.
> 3.) Do you know of an adapter for the carb that would allow a shorter link?
> Thanks
> Dave Herting
> Ph. 323 935 6118
David,
Although Rick, at Sunbeam Specialties, is said to be telling people they don't
need the longer cable he carries for a 4 bbl. installation, I believe he is
mistaken.
The carb sits higher on the motor, and even the original cable end is too low,
and
makes this cable (which is really a thin wire rod) make an extreme bend. Even
then, very make-shift adjustments are needed at the pedal. The result is
usually
that the line is under foot tension at wide open throttle, and eventually
breaks.
I found out when my pedal hit the floor and the car went to idle.
Had to jack up the idle speed and limp home at 10 mph.
Lesson learned. Get the longer cable he carries. Make a small bracket that
goes
under the left rear carb nut, and twists to a vertical alignment, and straight
towards the fender. Put a hole in one end to go under the carb nut, with good
lock washer to prevent rotation. Put hole on the vertical surface that should
be
directly in line with the throttle plate junction with the cable end. This hole
should be just like the one on the manifold mounted original, which is no longer
required.
Attach the new cable (inner and outer comes as a unit) and adjust the
accelerator
pedal clamp and stop, just like the Workshop Manual describes at length. The
end
result is that the foot-off pedal is no load on the throttle shaft, which should
be against the idle screw stop, and the pedal should be fully supported by the
adjustable inside pedal stop when floored, and your throttle plates should be
wide
open. No cable strain except the new return springs. No more movement possible
to damage either the cable or the carb.
Steve
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