Having issues with my oem throttle cable

[cjosatx]

Hello fellow truckers, I have a 1984 chevy stepside with a oem Quadrajet carburetor, i have an issue with the gas pedal its hard to push.

I purchased a new oem cable with no luck im thinking its to long and it get tied up. the carb linkage is easy to move the pedal is easy to move but when cable it attached its hard. I noticed the cable is long and it curls with its connected.
Its definitely the right one off a 1984 chevy stepside. Im lost...LOL...