>greetings all!
>
>it has been a while since i have written. my interests have recently been
>more focussed on the newly acquired 1975 East Coast Fiancee. to my luck,
>the 75 Fiancee and the 79B get along just great, and even appreciate each
>other.
>
>but his morning, Nikki (the 79B) had a small problem. i started her up
>just fine, but to my surprise, she held 2500rpm (a bit high even for
>auto-choke). but even more surprising what that the gas pedal never
>returned. bent down, found that the pedal could be pulled back, and wasnt
>stuck. to make long story short, traced problem to the accelerator cable.
>it had frayed and busted from the (i dont know the name) of the little
>throttle lever (opposite the end with the spring attached). so, i propped
>the throttle open a bit so i could drive it home (kinda fun trying to
>drive at a steady 2500 rpm).
>
>my question, oh wonderful listers, is how easy is it to order the
>accerlator cable from victoria british and replace the frayed one? it
>looks like it comes as a braided wire in the plastic guide tubing. is it
>easy to snake it through the bulkhead and attached it to the gas peddle?
>do i need to also order the little cable clips (number 9 in VB) or the
>guide cable and seal guide (numbers 2 and 3 in VB)? is there a trick to
>doing this?
>
>i would like to order the stuff so i could do the work this weekend.
>
>thanks for all of the advice in advance!
>
>joey
>
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>Josef Kurtz
> jkurtz@alum.mit.edu
>PhD Candidate in 200? kurtz@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
>Program in Immunology 1979 MGB: Nikki
>Harvard Medical School "Safety Fast!"
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Pull the old one out of the housing, go to the local bicycle or
motorcycle shop and get one the right length.
Larry
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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