Micael
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| posted on 7/3/05 at 08:06 AM |
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Throttle cable Zetec
Hi guys,
I went to the local parts shop this morning to find a sutible throttle cable to fit on my Zetec.
They couldn't help me at all. They had a couple of cables but non of them fits the zetec throttle house.
What type of cable have you used on your Zetec?
Micael Moose Åman
Petrolhead and all around nice guy
"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun." //Sleep Talkin Man Dec 23
2009
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 7/3/05 at 10:10 AM |
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I used a mountain bike gear cable for my Zetec on weber 45's. Easier to loop round tight spaces without affecting the cable action.
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zetec
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| posted on 7/3/05 at 01:06 PM |
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Ditto, always keep a couple of metres of bike brake cable and a few fittings and make up my own cables.
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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Micael
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| posted on 7/3/05 at 01:56 PM |
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Well I'm of to the bike store then. 
First start is approaching........
Micael Moose Åman
Petrolhead and all around nice guy
"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun." //Sleep Talkin Man Dec 23
2009
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Danozeman
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| posted on 7/3/05 at 04:46 PM |
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I was gonna say a bike cable. I think its cheaper than car cable too,,
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 7/3/05 at 08:11 PM |
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I used bike gear cable not brake cable. I tried the brake stuff but the loop I had made back into my underslung throttle linkage made the brake cable
feel very stiff. The gear cable has a much stiffer outer and is designed to run smoothly when put into tight loops (think about how the rear gear
cable loops round into the rear gear mechanism on a bike. Bike gear cable was specifically designed to ensure that "indexing" on bike
gears worked under these conditions.
However one thing to note is that bike gear cables and brake cables are both cheaper than car accelerator cable !
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