Hand throttle and bezel

bunchoftrucks · Post by **bunchoftrucks** » December 3, 2011, 4:02 pm

Got the throttle and put it in. now all I have to do is figure out how to cut the outside core with out messing up the cable, any hints?

F7BIGJOB · Post by **F7BIGJOB** » December 3, 2011, 5:15 pm

Pull the cable out a bit, cut the sheathing, push cable back in.

BarnieTrk · Post by **BarnieTrk** » December 4, 2011, 9:48 am

F7BIGJOB wrote:
Pull the cable out a bit, cut the sheathing, push cable back in.

I'm not sure he can pull out the cable as I think it has a 'kink' in the end (to fit into the carb linkage) and won't pull out....and if so, then why cut the sheathing, you will still be stuck with the same length of cable. The cable may be too stiff to bend into a 'linkage kink' after cutting off some.

BarnieTrk

F7BIGJOB · Post by **F7BIGJOB** » December 4, 2011, 11:55 am

Guess I didn't read it enough..
And the cable may be too short after you cut too.
Sammdog 1966 went to a yard yesterday, spotted 3 throttle cable set ups we didn't get them, this spring perhaps.

bunchoftrucks · Post by **bunchoftrucks** » December 4, 2011, 3:15 pm

Thanks guys, just to clarify , from what I've learned these were a factory 'universal ' cable and were made long as a cut to fit. I haven't tried to pull it all the way back to clear the cable but that would definately be the easiest method ( wish I'd thought of that !)
I haven't figured out the best place/method of attaching it to the carb ( Edelbrock 600 ) yet or a way of mounting the cable itself. I need to find a yard that has some bigger trucks in them so I can see how they were set up. Being a 64 the throttle linkage is really simple, so my thought is a 65/66 type thottle cable mount off the intake,I might have to modify it and make it taller so it has a straight plane to the carb. Any thoughts??

mrgoob · Post by **mrgoob** » December 4, 2011, 3:30 pm

bunchoftrucks wrote:
I haven't figured out the best place/method of attaching it to the carb ( Edelbrock 600 ) yet or a way of mounting the cable itself. I need to find a yard that has some bigger trucks in them so I can see how they were set up. Being a 64 the throttle linkage is really simple, so my thought is a 65/66 type thottle cable mount off the intake,I might have to modify it and make it taller so it has a straight plane to the carb. Any thoughts??

Bunch-Check out the picture of the way it is connected on my truck. That might help give you an idea. Let me know if you want a close up.

bunchoftrucks · Post by **bunchoftrucks** » December 4, 2011, 3:54 pm

Yes sir. That would work I'm not seeing how the cable is 'attached'. I assume that the cable slides freely thru the hole in the bracket attached to the foot throttle linkage and doesn't come into play until the hand trhottle is pulled. I can't tell in your picture what is on the end of the cable as a stop.

mrgoob · Post by **mrgoob** » December 4, 2011, 4:32 pm

bunchoftrucks wrote:Yes sir. That would work I'm not seeing how the cable is 'attached.

Hope this helps.

bunchoftrucks · Post by **bunchoftrucks** » December 4, 2011, 4:43 pm

Definately !!!Thank you for taking time out of your Sunday to shoot and post those for me, the only thing that would have made it easier would be if you did it for me

I think it's one of the beauty's of these old trucks is all of the stuff we do with the as my dad said" the KISS principle" employed