Date:         Tue, 5 Sep 1995 09:18:20 -0500 (CDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu (James Brill)
Subject:      Throttle cable '71 bus

Well, the engine is in.  That much is done.  It took the better part 
of an afternoon and two helpers but it is in there.  Alas, the battery
is dead.  Today I am getting a battery or at least a jump.  Meanwhile,
I have a question about the throttle cable.  

I have installed a Weber progressive on my otherwise pretty stock 
1600DP.  I have heard from others that this combination requires 
moving the throttle tube up in the fan housing to get a better angle 
on the cable.  I can see that.  I think I bent mine putting it in and 
it won't return easily right now.  I have a new spare and I am going 
to give that a try this evening.  I am wondering about a couple of 
things first.  How hard is it to drill this hole to move the tube?  
Where exactly, 1", 2"?  If I have to pull the motor, forget it.  Which 
brings me to my second question.  Why not just install one of those 
bicycle type throttle cables I have heard about?  The angle it needs 
to make is not that bad compared to some I have seen on bikes.  Also, 
the average pressure on a bike brake cable has to be several times 
more than that on a throttle cable.  I have seen both ends at hardware
stores, I might just make my own.  That is, if replacing the bent 
stock cable doesn't work.  Any other ideas on this?  Someone 
know of a source for the above mentioned cable?  Is it super easy to 
just drill a hole and move the tube?  It doesn't seem to be.  What 
about getting all the metal shavings in the fan housing?  Seems scary.

Sign me, nearly on the road, Jim
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