swarthyfellow

ok so i went of for a drive seeing as the weather was nice and i was 2 miles from home and the gas pedal went flat. I knew as soon as it happened that my throttle cable broke. It broke right up at the throttle linkage where it attaches to a pin. Is there anyway i can fix this or do i have to buy a whole new cable?

cliffyk

Some of the high-end bicycle shops have assortments of replacement cable end barrel fittings, for mountain bikes, that fasten with a set screw or wedges.

I have used them on throttle and cruise control cables.

swarthyfellow

how much can the length be changed before it affects the throttle action? does it adjust anywhere?

cliffyk

There's usually at least 1/2" to 5/8" "fiddle" room, so if it's just the barrel end that broke off you should be OK--it is not adjustable...

swarthyfellow

yeah i ended up getting a bike brake cable to work. I just need something good to hold it from going through the peddle connection and i'll be good. I fixed th exhaust leak and the bypass by leaking heater core. The car is almost running again. i hopefully will have some time tomorrow to finish up