Steve Laifman wrote:
>
> Rich Atherton wrote:
>
> > Usually, the best supply of control cables can be found at Marine supply
> > stores. Living here in Seattle, we have several large scale marine supply
> > companies. I when I was fabricating the throttle system for my old 65 Imp
> > (using four 23mm carbs from a Honda 550-4), I had to build a whole new cable
> > system. The marine supply stores had bulk cable and bulk cable casings which I
> > used to build the system. This is what I would reccomend.
> >
> > Rich
> >
> > PS: Of course, use whatever works !!
>
> Rich,
>
> Perhaps the use of the term "control cable" is confusing. It is not a cable, in
> the sense of a bicycle brake "cable", or a typical "Bowden" cable. There is no
> wound flexible cable that operates in tension, in concert with a sheath guide.
> Rather, this is a solid piece of stiff steel wire which operates by both pushing
> and pulling. To do this, it must be capable of tension and compression, which a
> wound cable is not. Therefore, the heater valve, air valve, and throttle "cables"
> on the Tiger are really flexible stiff rods that are guided by an outer sheath,
> and operate in both tension and compression. This really is not the same as the
> motorcycle or marine twisted strand material you are discussing. Sorry about the
> confusion, but Rootes calls them "cables", and in a sense, they are.
>
> Steve
> --
Yes, remember the lawnmower you used to push around the yard for your
dad when you were young and before you got your little brother to do
it....they use the same kind of "control" cable to control the throttle
so you might try to find one at a local lawnmower shop.
-- Sergio 1967 Sunbeam Alpine Series V 'AJNT 86' still working on it!
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