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<x-flowed>The cable broke at the pedal.Right at the junction of the dogleg connection and the cable itself.No kinking I could see.I have no breastplate ala Toby. The sheath is kept in check by a fabbed bracket that attaches to a upper engine to tranny bolt.I don't see any carbs vs. Fi connection,Jim.the angle of attachment remains about the same.If anything,the arc of movement if more shallow than with FI.
-- David V.Nelson Darkside ' 69 VW Fastback '86 GW '93 Firehawk '90 Escort rmcevoy1@NOSPAMtwcny.rr.com davidvnelson@hotmail.com
On 22 Feb 2005 at 3:09, timothy kuehn wrote:
...every few years they break, good to keep an extra along. Ive gotten home
with a string.. > Check your throttle cable.Broke mine on Rt.690 today.
>Not fun at all...
I chewed through several throttle cables
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.
-- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA
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