Oohh good idea! You could probably put some sort of miniature cable
clamp on the front side of the block thingy and that would work too,
wouldn't look as nice though.
On 10/29/07, Brashear, Jack, N <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com> wrote:
> Hi All, here's what works for me: I drilled and tapped a #6 threaded
> hole in from both ends of the little block thingy where the dash control
> cable and the two choke cables come together. I just used #6 Allen head
> set screws to clamp the choke cable ends tightly in place so they don't
> "push back" out of the little block thingy. My cable set up now acts as
> a pull-push mechanism and everything goes right back in place, all clean
> and simple. Oh yes, I did take the little block thingy off the car to
> do all this.
> Jack
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+jnbrashear=garverengineers.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+jnbrashear=garverengineers.com@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Dave Schweninger
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 11:37 AM
> To: Daniel and Diane White; Healeys at Autox
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Choke return springs
>
> Dan
> Try replacing the cables with motor cycle throttle cables. They are
> available with teflon coated cables and teflon lined sleeves. If you
> ever had a sticky throttle, clutch, or front brake cable, the
> difference is startling.
> Call around and find a shop that stocks this stuff in bulk. Other
> wise you will have to pay for a lot of worthless end Fittings and
> adjusters.
> good luck
> Dave
> On Oct 26, 2007, at 10:25 PM, Daniel and Diane White wrote:
>
> > Ed,
> > Thank you for the link to the tech articles. The diagram showing
> > the BJ
> > 8 carbs with return spring does give me thoughts as to how I could
> > do a
> > similar set up. If I can't get rid of the "drag" in the cables as
> > David
> > suggested, I'll definitely think about using some springs to help the
> > jet tubes return to their "non-choke" position.
> > Regards,
> > Dan
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