Lubrication

I am sure that this won't be news to most but I thought it worth putting on here. For months now my gas pedal felt rough and very uneven, etc. I ignored it but yesterday the gas stuck on on several occasions. Had to lift the pedal quickly with my toe.

I knew it was now well past time to do something so I started trouble-shooting. Long story short, I disconnected the cable at the carb and held it vertical and dripped cable lube down it and worked it in and out.

Throttle now feels as though I am stepping on silk.

Mike

If you do not know how old the cable is it may be a good idea to carry a spare and the tools to change it out.

Got the rack today, just came in from the garage, had to clean it up really good before I mount it. It looks great, just the right amount of soul so I won't be afraid to use it. I have it setting on the trunk, having a hard time deciding if I really want to put holes in my trunk lid. Hope you got my check by now? I will look at the fuse box tomorrow and let you know if I have the parts you need, if they are there I'll mail them down to you. I've sent you a couple of PM's

Swamper. glad you got the rack OK. It got dirty sitting in the body shop where they painted my new boot lid. I know your dilemma of putting holes in the lid to mount a rack. I have ordered a new rack (older type to match my early car) and I am undergoing the same process.

Mike

Why should he carry a spare? Why not just change it out before you go.
Jim1971 Wrote:

Why.. Because it is a easy job to change it out. Many times it is better to leave the old parts on till they show a real sign of failure as the new parts can be of doubtful quality. The only exceptions would be major safety related parts.

When replacing a cable many times all that needs replacing is the inside. The outer is just fine. When I worked at the motorcycle shop we made up new inners. This way the whole cable does not need to be re-routed. Quick and simple.

Steve when building your new car make sure that you keep the old original parts to compare with those nice shiny new ones. You may be in for a surprise as to which part you would prefer to use.
Where are those pictures?????? What blast media did you decide on?