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

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Please educate me: why can't one use an all-purpose flexible throttle cable, like what's found in the "Help" section, and route it from the cockpit to the engine compartment?

Also: At the meeting at my house I will have many parts to sell to you cheeeeeep!  Parts include cylinder head cores, a late trunk lid, engine shrouds, maybe a starter.  I'm agressively looking to buy a place to live, but market realities dictate that I can only look at condos.  Hence, I will have no garage in which to store tons o' stuff.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Puglisi, Michael" <PuglisiM@cder.fda.gov>
To: "'novacc-list@corvair.org'" <novacc-list@corvair.org>
Subject: RE: [NoVa-Corvairs] Replacement Manual Choke Cable for '61s
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:38:38 -0500

> 
> Curt-
> 
> Thanks for the advice.  Unfortunately, it is in the sheath area when its
> pulled out.  I just called the Corvair Ranch and they don't have any.
> Furthermore, they say they're hard to come by.  But the guy did take my name
> and number in case he finds one.  I also asked him if he knows anything
> about the replacement ones Clark's sells (like do they fit in the original
> mounting bracket under the dash).  He said he didn't know.
> 
> I think I'll wait a while and see if I can find a good used one or NOS one
> that's less expensive than the $83 one Clark's has.  Meanwhile, I can open
> the choke back in the engine bay where the cable splits off to the carbs.
> 
> -Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curtis L Shimp [mailto:clshimp@juno.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:22 AM
> To: novacc-list@corvair.org
> Cc: novacc-list@corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Replacement Manual Choke Cable for '61s
> 
> 
> 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
> 
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