Hi Cliff...
don't underestimate your abilities... On several occasions I have
repaired these cables simply by mixing and matching parts from other old
cables... even cables from other cars or odd "choke kits" from the local
parts store... Take a close look at your original choke knob/etc. and
see if you can repair it... replace parts etc...
Using the heater cable is a valid idea... and you could easily replace
both the inner and outer cables to make it work for you... assuming the
original choke mechanism is beyond repair.
Choke Repair examples:
Inner wire has been damaged an is now too short to work...
Repair: Cut the outer housing a little shorter.
Outer Housing is damaged beyond repair...
Remove outer housing and replace with new housing... (with thought,
you'll figure out a way to do it!)
Etc. etc..
Over the years... I've repaired these things on several different
Triumphs...without special tools... and no one would look at my cables
and say, "Look what the DPO did!"... they basically wouldn't be able to
tell I did anything!
--Justin
liff Hansen wrote:
>
> I bought a new choke cable from Moss to replace the one
> from TRF that broke after 1 month of use. Moss' broke the first
> time I used it. Of course Moss is replacing the defective part.
>
> The two cables are apparantly from the same manufacturer.
> It's the original type, that you have to rotate 90 degrees to lock
> in place. If you forget to turn it back 90 degress you can't push
> it back in.
>
> Anyone know of a better cable source? Most 'merican cars don't
> require a cable that locks in position since the choke isn't held
> closed by a spring, like on our cars. I thought about using a
> cable for the heater, which has this cool hexagon shaft and a ball
> that slips into grooves to hold the cable out, but it was too short.
>
> By the way, the car is back on the road after a complete front end
> rebuild, due in no small measure to the advice I found on this
> list. Thanks, guys (and gals.)
>
> Cliff Hansen
> chansen@exis.net
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