[NoVa-Corvairs] Replacement Manual Choke Cable for '61s

[Curtis L Shimp]

Mike:

You maybe able to repair it.  If the broken spot is not in the sheath you
can buy a brass coupler with set screws to connect the two ends.  These
can usually be found in the "HELP" brand section of your auto parts
store.

Would the Corvair Ranch have a good, used one?  They do mail order.

			Curt

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 15:40:57 -0500 "Puglisi, Michael"
<PuglisiM@cder.fda.gov> writes:
> I've broken the manual choke cable on my '61.  (The '61s were the 
> only ones
> that had a manual choke, both cars and FCs)
> Clark's has a NOS cable but it's $83.  They also have a replacement 
> cable
> ($25) but it looks like it doesn't mount to the bottom of the dash 
> the same
> way (there's a picture in the catalog).  I called Clark's and spoke 
> to a
> technical type guy who told me it does but I'm still a little 
> skeptical.  I
> don't see how the new one could be mounted to the old bracket.
> 
> There's also a new replacement cable on Ebay for about half of what 
> Clark's
> wants.  The auction is over in 2 days.  
> 
> Has anyone tried to replace an original '61 manual choke cable with 
> one of
> the non original replacements?  
> 
> -Mike