I just did a quick search on Autozone and came up with one cable for both
2WD and 4wd trucks. Available only through the web. Made by Pioneer P/N
CA-8315. Priced $17.49.
Mike
'79B
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Councill" <dcouncil@imt.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:12 AM
Subject: somewhat OT - Chevy S10 dilemma
> To sort of make this not so off-topic - last week I noticed a slight fuel
> leak in my 67 BGT that turned out to be the line between the jet and float
> bowl (HS4 carbs of course). It was starting to detach from the jet side so
> the fix was to order a pair from Moss. Actually when I found and checked
> where it was leaking, the line came off so I knew the car wouldn't be
> driveable until I replaced the jets. So the car was down from Thursday
> until Tuesday when I got the parts.
>
> Meanwhile, on Monday evening. my son called because his 91 Chevy S10
pickup
> broke down - the throttle cable broke. That was when I made my usual
> comment about American cars breaking down and trouble getting parts. I
> asked - what is going to take longer, rebuilding my carbs or finding a
> cable for this S10? (I thought I could do both on a two hour lunch break
> from work) Little did I realize the nightmare I was to enter. To make a
> long story short, my carb rebuild took less than an hour with total car
> downtime of six days (would have been four if it didn't include the
> weekend). Meanwhile, the S10 accelerator cable search so far has taken
> about 4 hours, at least $10 in gas. Downtime so far is three days and
> counting with no cable in sight. NAPA claims their book shows two cables
> but the one with cruise control shows no part number. The Chevy dealer,
Car
> Quest and Bumper to Bumper (our other large chains here in Billings, MT)
> all claim there is but one cable listed. This "standard" cable is about
29"
> long with en eyelet at the end that attaches to the fuel injection carb.
My
> son's cable is 33" and has a t-ending. And no - this complex cable cannot
> be temporarily replaced with a bike cable, like I had to do with my first
B
> once.
>
> So right now, I may have to take a half day off from work and once again
> spend a few hours driving all over town, this time to the junk yards to
> find and replace the bracket and/or carb so he can use the "supported"
> Chevy setup. Are there any S10 owners out there that have any better ideas
> or another auto parts place to search? My son thought maybe Autozone but
> the nearest one is about 200 miles away. Yes, this is a Chevy stock setup
> variation, 4.3L engine, cruise control. And for me, this is deja vu, I
went
> through this crap last time I owned a Chevy, trying to figure out the
right
> part when a model year could offer multiple possibilities. Thats why I
> don't own GM products.
>
> Sorry for the OT, but this is a car list so I figured there may be someone
> on this list has a S10 and has gone through this or a similar situation.
>
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
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