Kerry Hunter Headers: Problem!, clutch cable routing |
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Kerry Hunter Headers: Problem!, clutch cable routing |
Nor.Cal.914 |
Nov 17 2009, 05:23 PM
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1975 914 3.0SC Group: Members Posts: 1,050 Joined: 28-January 05 From: Weatherford, TX Member No.: 3,523 Region Association: None |
So, I tried researching threads on the Kerry Hunter Header system to figure this out for myself, but no such luck. I just recently installed a set of Kerry Hunter's and have toasted one clutch cable and am possibly on the verge of doing it again to another one. The first one I ruined was from improper routing which caused an unnecessary kink where the cable comes out to go around the plastic wheel in the rearward area of the transmission. I ran the new cable what I thought was the right way, but it still seems like something is wrong because I'm melting my outer lining on my cable. I wrapped the headers in heat wrap to try and allow the cable to run through cylinders 4 and 3's header. It seemed like it was working but I just took a look at it yesterday and it definitely appears to be slightly melting the outer coating on the cable. I was told that wrapping the cable itself in heat wrap is worse because it traps the heat inside and melts the cable even faster. So... What do I do? There appears to be a kink in cylinder 4's header that seems like it would only be there to allow the clutch cable to run through, but I'm not entirely sure. The new cable I bought is a heavier duty cable that allows a bit more flexing than my previous one so it MIGHT be possible to run it under the headers, but that was how I ran it the first time and it shredded the not-so-heavy-duty previous cable. Any advice would be great as I would like to avoid replacing this cable again, if possible. Please let me know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) Thanks
-Chris |
'73-914kid |
Nov 18 2009, 12:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,473 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Vista, CA Member No.: 9,714 Region Association: Southern California |
I was a cheap bastard and went to Home Depot (I know, blasphemy) and bought a piece of 2x2 angle iron and cut, drilled, and ground it down to do the put the pulley horizontal. Easy enough with a bench grinder, hacksaw, and a decent drill bit. I did that, and then cut a piece of ceramic aircraft grade heat shield, and safety wired the cables to the push rod tubes to keep it out of the way. Be sure to have an air gap to everything though. I have about one inch air gap for cooling and the pushrod tubes don't get hot enough to cause any problems due to the downdraft of cooling air over the cylinders.
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ChrisFoley |
Nov 18 2009, 05:25 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
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