[TR] Authentic choke cable, TR4

Brian Jones banc8004 at comcast.net
Thu Jan 24 03:32:37 MST 2008


The choke cable on my TR4 does not lock in position. Like many, I use  
a crocodile clip to hold it at a setting while the car warms up. The  
cable is also hard to pull, such is its condition.

I would like a cable that locks when rotated, and pulls easily.

I recently used a gift voucher for Vicky Brit to order a choke cable,  
and was surprised to receive something quite unlike anything on my dash.

The VB choke cable carries a huge molded rubber block for the knob.  
Rather than Triumph equipment,this knob would sit better on a back hoe  
or a blacktop spreader. The choke knob on my lawn tractor is far more  
elegant.

The VB locking mechanism works - not by notches in the cable lead, but  
because the head connected to the knob is curved through the first 4"  
- rotating it stresses the curve and locks the cable in place.

Is there a source for a TR4-correct choke cable that reliably locks?  
Or can the locking mechanism on an old cable be 'refreshed'.

The Vicky Brit item isn't going near my car.

Brian in Valley Forge.
1963 TR4 CT 14455 L


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