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In a message dated 2/22/05 9:55:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, jadney@vwtype3.org writes: << This all seems rather odd to me. In 35+ years of driving type 3s I've NEVER broken a throttle cable. In that whole time I've also replaced exactly ONE throttle cable in a customer's car. I'm just guessing, but I suppose that the FI is easier on the cable than carbs, especially aftermarket carbs. I can also imagine problems arising if the cable is routed poorly: not linked to the pedal carefully, Bowden tube not threaded smoothly between the body and the engine breast plate, rear cable end not connected so that it can rotate easily, etc. >> I've broken 3 cables in the last 16 years. Two of them were in bugs, and one in my Notch. The bug cables broke up next to the pedal, while my Notch broke right next to the barrel clamp (in the engine compartment). I used a piece of stainless steel welding rod to fix my Notch cable (lengthened it 2 inches), and it's been fine for over 2 years. The other 2 broke right after a stop sign (not the same one either), and required a little more ingenuity to fix. I used the passenger heater flap cable stop on the floor for a new cable stop on one. On the other car I was about 2 miles from work (in the dark at the time), so I just turned up the idle speed on the carb, and nursed it to work. I used some stainless steel mig wire (.035) to fake a cable for it (during lunch). It worked great right up to and after I sold it 5 years later. : ) Since then, I've carried an extra cable and bits and pieces to fix one ever since (you never know when you might need it for something else). Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof 71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at; http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~