Hi All, here's what works for me: I drilled and tapped a #6 threaded
hole in from both ends of the little block thingy where the dash control
cable and the two choke cables come together. I just used #6 Allen head
set screws to clamp the choke cable ends tightly in place so they don't
"push back" out of the little block thingy. My cable set up now acts as
a pull-push mechanism and everything goes right back in place, all clean
and simple. Oh yes, I did take the little block thingy off the car to
do all this.
Jack
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From: healeys-bounces+jnbrashear=garverengineers.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+jnbrashear=garverengineers.com@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dave Schweninger
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 11:37 AM
To: Daniel and Diane White; Healeys at Autox
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Choke return springs
Dan
Try replacing the cables with motor cycle throttle cables. They are
available with teflon coated cables and teflon lined sleeves. If you
ever had a sticky throttle, clutch, or front brake cable, the
difference is startling.
Call around and find a shop that stocks this stuff in bulk. Other
wise you will have to pay for a lot of worthless end Fittings and
adjusters.
good luck
Dave
On Oct 26, 2007, at 10:25 PM, Daniel and Diane White wrote:
> Ed,
> Thank you for the link to the tech articles. The diagram showing
> the BJ
> 8 carbs with return spring does give me thoughts as to how I could
> do a
> similar set up. If I can't get rid of the "drag" in the cables as
> David
> suggested, I'll definitely think about using some springs to help the
> jet tubes return to their "non-choke" position.
> Regards,
> Dan
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