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TopBud
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:38 pm    Post subject: Syncro accelerator cable Reply with quote

My accelerator cable snapped earlier today. I was not able to rig it, but I used an accelerator cable from my 74. It worked out pretty darn well. I just had to cut off the tab that attaches to the throttle body. It was too thick to go into the tube. Just a FYI for you all. When your in a pinch and a baywindow is around.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Home depot sells 1/16th inch aircraft cable by the foot too. A length of that and some crimp ons would suffice to get you by for a while too.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine broke pulling to a Deli to get lunch last month. Thankfully I had made a prior Ebay purchase of a new one that someone had but never used. In a pinch to get around one can tie a clothesline to the throttle, run it out the engine cover and up to the drivers armrest. Tie it off to the armrest and you can use it like a boat throttle, push it forward(down) to accelerate, and back(up) to deccelerate. It can be tricky with a manual transmission going around corners and at shift points but will get you home.
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