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Jim_PA · 11-03-2007, 11:19 AM

If you break an engine mount, the rod can cause the throttle to stick wide open when the engine lifts. That won't happen with a cable.

I'm either going to add some kind of safety cable around the frame to the engine, or go to a cable some day.

11-03-2007, 11:19 AM	#2
Jim_PA Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 2,696	Re: cable vs. rod for carb If you break an engine mount, the rod can cause the throttle to stick wide open when the engine lifts. That won't happen with a cable. I'm either going to add some kind of safety cable around the frame to the engine, or go to a cable some day.