For thos eof you like me who di dnot know what a Bowden cable is please go
tohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowden_cable
for the answer :)
Anyone have the setup to replace the old linkage with one of these? Norm?
Rich? Michael?
would love to replace the multi- linkage system with a single cable
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Jaap Aeckerlin <j.aeckerlin@gmail.com>wrote:
> Now that you all are on the subject: Has anyone ever considered to replace
> the linkage system with a Bowden cable and if so, are there any pictures
> available? I'm getting fed up with the stupid linkage which always tends to
> stick somewhere along the full travel of the gas pedal and would like to
> change it into a smooth working set-up.
> Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
> 1964 BJ8 29432
>
> 2009/8/11 John Sims <ahbn6@verizon.net>
>
> > My BN6 with HD6's idles just fine at around 800 rpm and the mixture is
> > correct as far as I can determine. Problem is that when I accelerate the
> > linkage sticks coming down at about 2,000 rpm and stays there. When in
> the
> > cockpit, trying to raise the pedal with my foot does nothing -- it is
> > already up as far as it will go.
> >
> > Under the bonnet, when I goose the linkage by moving the relay shaft to
> > carbs, it comes right down where it should at 800 even running past 2,000
> > rpm. If I hold this shaft open above 2,000 rpms, it will only come back
> > down
> > to 2,000 rpm and I have to nudge the shaft to bring it back to 800.
> >
> > What am I missing???
> >
> > John Sims, BN6
> > Aberdeen, NJ
> >
> > http://www.healey6.com
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