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On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 13:50, Jim Adney wrote: > > Really? Wouldn't that tend to "work" the throttle as the engine/tranny mounts > and the subframe bushings moved? I hope my bushing aren't that bad... Original mounts were pretty firm. and what movement there was, wasn't that much. > > > What do you recommend when you only have access to 1 length cable and it > > is too long. I have seen catalogs where the only throttle cable they > > list is one length for the T-3. > > Check a different catalog, but you're right, it's common to only find one > listed. And that is for the longest one, the automatic I think, with the threaded end. > > I've always been able to find the right cable, but I suspect that one could > shorten a cable by soldering a new sleeve at the right position near the old > end, which you would have to cut off. I don't know how hard it might be to come > up with something suitable for a new sleeve, or if you could drill out the > original and reuse it. > I never throw them away either, but the only spares I have are for automatics. I was just commenting on the fact, that in an emergency, you cam make almost any cable work well enough to get you home. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org