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Squareforceone · 04-09-2014, 02:26 AM

Can i have some pics of your guys thottle cable routing. mine seems to binding somewhere. I did an engine swap and now my full throttle is only 3/4 of the way to the floor and stiff.

willett · 04-09-2014, 02:29 AM

Carb? Tbi? Fred flintstone?

Squareforceone · 04-09-2014, 09:49 AM

q-jet

Squareforceone · 04-09-2014, 12:14 PM

ttt

Squareforceone · 04-09-2014, 07:06 PM

anyone please i really need some advice here.

willett · 04-10-2014, 12:15 AM

It comes out the nipple on your firewall and goes to the stop on the carb. Not much else to it on mine. Maybe you need a shorter one after your swap...???

cory d · 04-10-2014, 01:00 AM

they are stupid and S shaped. thats just how they were. i migth change to the earlier style linkage and ditch the cable

SilverMiner · 04-10-2014, 01:34 AM

Give us some more details, and I'd be happy to take a photo of the presumably factory original configuration of my 1980 K10 Suburban. What year are you looking for? Is it an I6 or V8? Manual or Auto (though I don't know why that would make a difference, it seems important to ask).

More details and I'm sure you'll get more detailed responses.

Malo83 · 04-10-2014, 04:09 AM

My 83

Squareforceone · 04-10-2014, 11:20 AM

It's a 1984 c10 it was a 305 700r4 truck i took out the 305 and put in a 350 but still running the qudrajet and same distributor. i think that i pushed it all over the place to get it out of the way and i think it's not going right. I can't take pictures right now because it's at the exhaust shop but mine isn't going straight it's yeah kind if like an s shape.

Squareforceone · 11-04-2014, 01:21 PM

ttt

chengny · 11-04-2014, 04:34 PM

The throttle cable has to have that "pigs tail" curve to it. Don't try to go straight from the firewall to the bracket:

motornut · 11-06-2014, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chengny

The throttle cable has to have that "pigs tail" curve to it. Don't try to go straight from the firewall to the bracket:

Blowing a engine mount,(turning the block) some old car/trucks ,on WOT,would pull the cable /tighter.so you want some slack there.some guys even chain down the block

04-09-2014, 02:26 AM	#1
Squareforceone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rustville USA or southeast Ia Posts: 654	pic of your throttle cable? Can i have some pics of your guys thottle cable routing. mine seems to binding somewhere. I did an engine swap and now my full throttle is only 3/4 of the way to the floor and stiff. __________________ Rust is better than rice.

04-09-2014, 02:29 AM	#2
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: pic of your throttle cable? Carb? Tbi? Fred flintstone? __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

04-09-2014, 09:49 AM	#3
Squareforceone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rustville USA or southeast Ia Posts: 654	Re: pic of your throttle cable? q-jet __________________ Rust is better than rice.

04-09-2014, 12:14 PM	#4
Squareforceone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rustville USA or southeast Ia Posts: 654	Re: pic of your throttle cable? ttt __________________ Rust is better than rice.

04-09-2014, 07:06 PM	#5
Squareforceone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rustville USA or southeast Ia Posts: 654	Re: pic of your throttle cable? anyone please i really need some advice here. __________________ Rust is better than rice.

04-10-2014, 12:15 AM	#6
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: pic of your throttle cable? It comes out the nipple on your firewall and goes to the stop on the carb. Not much else to it on mine. Maybe you need a shorter one after your swap...??? __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

04-10-2014, 01:00 AM	#7
cory d Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Arlington WA Posts: 1,728	Re: pic of your throttle cable? they are stupid and S shaped. thats just how they were. i migth change to the earlier style linkage and ditch the cable __________________ GMC C15 355 SM465 3.73 80 C10 cruiser build thread 79 short stepside crew cab. big and ugly. build thread

04-10-2014, 01:34 AM	#8
SilverMiner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Idaho Posts: 335	Re: pic of your throttle cable? Give us some more details, and I'd be happy to take a photo of the presumably factory original configuration of my 1980 K10 Suburban. What year are you looking for? Is it an I6 or V8? Manual or Auto (though I don't know why that would make a difference, it seems important to ask). More details and I'm sure you'll get more detailed responses. __________________ 1980 K10 Suburban Silverado, original 350 w/Qjet swapped to 406sb, TH350C swapped to TH400/205

04-10-2014, 04:09 AM	#9
Malo83 Cruzzzn' Vet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Porterville,Ca. Posts: 1,918	Re: pic of your throttle cable? My 83 Attached Images

04-10-2014, 11:20 AM	#10
Squareforceone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rustville USA or southeast Ia Posts: 654	Re: pic of your throttle cable? It's a 1984 c10 it was a 305 700r4 truck i took out the 305 and put in a 350 but still running the qudrajet and same distributor. i think that i pushed it all over the place to get it out of the way and i think it's not going right. I can't take pictures right now because it's at the exhaust shop but mine isn't going straight it's yeah kind if like an s shape. __________________ Rust is better than rice.

11-04-2014, 01:21 PM	#11
Squareforceone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rustville USA or southeast Ia Posts: 654	Re: pic of your throttle cable? ttt __________________ Rust is better than rice.

11-04-2014, 04:34 PM	#12
chengny Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 349	Re: pic of your throttle cable? The throttle cable has to have that "pigs tail" curve to it. Don't try to go straight from the firewall to the bracket:

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