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Aug 7 2004, 10:11 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848 |
Just ran new accelerator, clutch, and speedo cables.
With the accel and clutch cables, is there any chance of them getting twisted or hung up in the tunnel? Not sure how far in the steel tubes go. tia dr |
SirAndy |
Aug 7 2004, 02:05 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,632 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(synthesisdv @ Aug 7 2004, 09:11 AM) With the accel and clutch cables, is there any chance of them getting twisted or hung up in the tunnel? Not sure how far in the steel tubes go. yes. in the front. the tubes end somewhere half way between the shifter and the front firewall. get a nirror and a light and look inside the tunnel from the front access hole. you'll be able to see if they're twisted while moving one ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Andy |
bperry |
Aug 8 2004, 12:03 AM
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Lurker Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 16-February 04 From: Dallas, Tx Member No.: 1,661 |
If the clutch and accel cables are crossed/twisted they rub against each
other and can start catching. Once they start grabing each other, depressing the clutch will "depress" the accelerator, which can be a very bad thing. High revs just before a shift, unloading the engine, then flooring the gas pedal. This actually happened to me about 15 years ago and was quite frightening since I wasn't quite sure what was going on. I too had replaced all the cables but the cables didn't starting catching for a few weeks. So as it was happening, I didn't relate the problem to crossed cables. In my case, I believe that the Rev limiter saved the engine. I ended up immediately turning off the ignition to kill the engine. That in itself is kind of scary since if you turn off the key too far the steering wheel locks - which is what I did - while the car was still moving. (won't ever do that again) Since it was also late at night, the headlights went off. So there I was driving along, pumped with adrenaline from the screaming engine and then I locked my steering wheel and turned of my lights. I immediately stopped in the road. As luck would have it, a policeman was nearby and from his point of view, I turned off my headlights and stopped in the middle of the road. He then pulled me over. I had to explain what happened to him 3 times. Finally, he understood and actually escorted me home. He was actually a real nice guy. BTW, it was a bit hard to re-start (took a few times) since every time I pushed the clutch it floored the gas pedal. I had to pull up the gas pedal with my right foot as the clutch was depress just to get the car restarted. Long story, but do check to make sure you haven't crossed your cables. The cop that pulls you over may not be as friendly. --- Bill |
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