 Accelerator cable, sticking or tight acclerator cable-causes? |
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| DRPHIL914 |
 Oct 14 2010, 12:27 PM
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Dr. Phil  Group: Members Posts: 5,768 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States 
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Accelerator has always seemed tight, like it takes 2x the foot pressure than it should.
Throttle body does not seem sticky, but could it be a really stiff spring, or is the cable just tight/gunked up? it is a 75 2.0 and i have had it for 1 year, no idea if it has ever been replaced. another thing, though, If engine is warm, been running for several hours, and i go to stop, clutch and let off accelerator cable, it is slow to decelerate. I do not see this just much just drving to work in the morning(20 min). How hard is it to run a new accelerator cable? Phil |
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| tracks914 |
Oct 16 2010, 04:52 PM
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Canadian Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,083 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Timmins, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 153 Region Association: None  |
When I did my last restoration, I gutted the car. When I went to pull out the throttle cable, it jammed. The nylon sleeve was so old that it broke apart and jammed the cable somewhere in the tube. BTW you cannot push a cable back in a tube. I tried!!!!!!!!!
I ended up breaking the cable inside the tube. It ended up that the jam occurred between the shifter and the firewall. In the end I had to cut out a 6 inch section of the tunnel and a 6 inch section of the throttle cable tube (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) and splicing in a new piece. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) NOT FUN!!! Now my new cable is a bit tight like yours but I don't want to mess with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Good thing all this happened during a restoration and not after the car was completed. |
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Posts in this topic
Philip W. Accelerator cable Oct 14 2010, 12:27 PM
pete000 I have this same issue with my newly acquired 74.
... Oct 14 2010, 12:33 PM Vacca Rabite possible issues:
* Throttle cable wrapped around t... Oct 14 2010, 12:38 PM Als914
Accelerator has always seemed tight, like it take... Oct 14 2010, 12:44 PM SUNAB914 Phil, PM sent. Oct 14 2010, 12:53 PM Drums66 ...Maybe ancient throttle body?? :idea:
:wavebye... Oct 15 2010, 03:34 PM ppetion
Accelerator has always seemed tight, like it take... Oct 15 2010, 06:54 PM 76-914 One other place that a 75 can stick. Look at the s... Oct 15 2010, 07:08 PM 96740 This thread is perfect timing. I'm going to b... Oct 18 2010, 12:38 PM Philip W. Ok. Well, i spent some time looking at each end on... Oct 18 2010, 01:08 PM SUNAB914 Speedo cable is a little more fun. be prepared. C... Oct 18 2010, 01:20 PM patssle Ok, might be a newbie question - how the heck do y... Oct 18 2010, 01:55 PM bandjoey Bad or missing Transmission ground strap can cause... Oct 18 2010, 05:05 PM
Gint Here's another possible cause. The cable or t... Oct 18 2010, 06:24 PM |
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