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**'68OrangeSunshine** · 07-20-2015, 11:51 PM

I have a 1405 w/ a manual choke on a '71 GMC Jimmy, 350 V8...
I used a vendor-supplied choke knob, bezel and cable. I put two 90 * bends in the very end of the cable wire. It slips into the tiny hole on the choke linkage. It will twist out when I need to work on the carb.
I drilled a 1/2" hole in the Instrument Panel where the choke knob goes [under WIPERS] and it works great. Looks as factory as the OEM one in my '68 C/10. If you look on the back of the panel there's a raised 1'' circle under the wiper hole. Drill thru that. On my '71 there's also a 1/2'' hole in the metal of the dash. Choke [or manual throttle] mounts to this.
I think I got the knob, bezel and cable from LMC.
Maybe pix tomorrow.

07-20-2015, 11:51 PM	#4
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,622	Re: Choke cable for 69? I have a 1405 w/ a manual choke on a '71 GMC Jimmy, 350 V8... I used a vendor-supplied choke knob, bezel and cable. I put two 90 * bends in the very end of the cable wire. It slips into the tiny hole on the choke linkage. It will twist out when I need to work on the carb. I drilled a 1/2" hole in the Instrument Panel where the choke knob goes [under WIPERS] and it works great. Looks as factory as the OEM one in my '68 C/10. If you look on the back of the panel there's a raised 1'' circle under the wiper hole. Drill thru that. On my '71 there's also a 1/2'' hole in the metal of the dash. Choke [or manual throttle] mounts to this. I think I got the knob, bezel and cable from LMC. Maybe pix tomorrow. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not. Last edited by '68OrangeSunshine; 07-20-2015 at 11:58 PM.