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Re: welded throttle cable

To: Andy Cost <andycost@att.net>
Subject: Re: welded throttle cable
From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:16:03 -0500 (CDT)
Andy,

I bought mine from my local dealer a year ago. I't try them first. I got
my cable in 2 days.

Peace,
Pat

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On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Andy Cost wrote:

> I got the new motor installed and started.  I was very careful to connect the
> ground cable to the block before cranking the car.  Unfortunately the end of
> the cable connected to the frame wasn't making good contact.  I welded the
> throttle cable inside it's sheath when the motor tried to ground through it.
> I was able to free the cable by tugging with the vise grips but it's operation
> is very rough and sticky.  Does anyone in the Dallas area have a spare cable
> that I can use for the races this weekend?  Has anyone tried other cables like
> bicycle or lawnmower cables?  Where is a good source for cables.  I will
> probably order one from a vendor but I need something right now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
>
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