I made a retaining clip from a small binder clamp. I trimmed the bottom
of the clamp, and drilled
a hole large enough to clear the set screw for the center cable. It
works, and almost looks original.
bs
Richard Bittmann wrote:
> Jorge, It sounds like you have no cable clamp on your new block.
> These are available from scooterworks.com. They have a hexhead screw
> which bears on the choke cable as it passes thru the bottom of the
> cable clamp body under the block. I replaced my old cables to the
> carbs with bicycle brake cables which have the correct lead ends for
> the block.
> Richard Bittmann BJ7 Tacoma
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jorge Garcia" <fortee9er@yahoo.com>
> To: "Austin Healey" <healeys@autox.team.net>; "Patton Dickson"
> <kpdii@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:17 PM
> Subject: BJ8 Choke cables
>
>
>> I replaced the original choke cables, including the
>> block on the firewall that holds them in place. The
>> new block has a hole for the cables to go through and
>> enough for the cable ends with the lead ends. Are the
>> lead cable ends supposed to be hammered into place so
>> that they don't move or should they be soldered/welded
>> in place? If I don't secure them in place the choke
>> mechanism only works to set the choke by pulling but
>> it will not release the choke because when I push the
>> choke knob in the cable ends are not secured to the
>> block.
>> Thank you for your help.
>> Jorge Garcia
>
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'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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