Larry,
If the particular heater cable that you are replacing needs only the
inner wire and is less than 3 feet long, you can obtain new wire from
most any hobby shop or well-stocked hardware store. It's usually sold in
the section that stocks brass and aluminum sheets. They have "piano
wire" in various gauges. This has the stiffness you need.
If you need both the inner wire and outer sheath, try one of the
stockists like Moss. They should have the stuff. Personally, I keep old
choke and heater cables for just such an occasion.
Regards,
Lew Palmer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
> Of Larry Colen
> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 5:58 PM
> To: mglist
> Subject: Heater cables, shipfitters disease
>
> I ended up pulling the motor in Jasmine to replace the bearings before
> installing the blower. While it was out, I decided that I should
> "clean up" the engine compartment and paint it to match the new body
> color.
>
> While I was doing that, I ended up pulling the heater core.
>
> While that is disassembled, I'd like to replace the heater control
> cables. What is a good source of them (preferably in the bay
> area). They are like bicycle cables, but solid core. Could I use the
> stranded wire bike cables?
>
> I tried going to a parts store to get the cable, but they didn't have
> any. I figured that it would be something like heater hose that you
> could buy in any length.
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