Throttle Cable Adjustment?? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BigRed · 09-18-2003, 12:56 PM

Is it possible to adjust a throttle cable?

I can floor my accelerator pedal and it doesn't extend my throttle linkage all the way back. I can still push it back by hand about 1/2 inch.

SCOTI · 09-18-2003, 05:21 PM

If there was a way to verify the correct cable length for your application vs. what is actually installed on the truck, that might be worth a try. Case in point: my old 78 camino had 1/2 a V8 w/a 2 barrel & @ some point in its life someone swapped the throttle cable for a Q-jet 4 barrel cable. It was too long & I couldn't get full throttle (not that your missing anything @ full throttle w/ 1/2 a V8).

BigRed · 09-18-2003, 09:36 PM

Well, not sure if I can really tell if this is the correct cable for the application. Guess about all I can do is replace it if it's not adjustable.

*1FaastC10* · 09-18-2003, 09:57 PM

Scoti, was that 4 cylinder a factory option? i've never seen one with a 4 in it

SCOTI · 09-18-2003, 10:38 PM

No, not a 4cyl.... 1/2 a V8. The baddest ass V8 GM ever had the brilliance(?) to build.... the mighty 267 (sounds of thunder all around).

**swervin ervin** · 09-18-2003, 11:11 PM

Scott,

there are no adjustments. You will have to replace the cable. Make sure you get one specific for your ride.

Oh, forgot to ask, you did make sure there is nothing under the pedal, right?

BigRed · 09-18-2003, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by swervin ervin
Scott,

there are no adjustments. You will have to replace the cable. Make sure you get one specific for your ride.

Oh, forgot to ask, you did make sure there is nothing under the pedal, right?

Ok, thanks Mike.

LOL Nope, actually checked the obvious first this time.

09-18-2003, 12:56 PM	#1
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Throttle Cable Adjustment?? Is it possible to adjust a throttle cable? I can floor my accelerator pedal and it doesn't extend my throttle linkage all the way back. I can still push it back by hand about 1/2 inch. __________________ Scott Shelbourne Last edited by BigRed; 09-18-2003 at 01:00 PM.

09-18-2003, 05:21 PM	#2
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,964	If there was a way to verify the correct cable length for your application vs. what is actually installed on the truck, that might be worth a try. Case in point: my old 78 camino had 1/2 a V8 w/a 2 barrel & @ some point in its life someone swapped the throttle cable for a Q-jet 4 barrel cable. It was too long & I couldn't get full throttle (not that your missing anything @ full throttle w/ 1/2 a V8). __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

09-18-2003, 09:36 PM	#3
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Well, not sure if I can really tell if this is the correct cable for the application. Guess about all I can do is replace it if it's not adjustable. __________________ Scott Shelbourne

09-18-2003, 10:38 PM	#5
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,964	No, not a 4cyl.... 1/2 a V8. The baddest ass V8 GM ever had the brilliance(?) to build.... the mighty 267 (sounds of thunder all around). __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

09-18-2003, 11:11 PM	#6
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Scott, there are no adjustments. You will have to replace the cable. Make sure you get one specific for your ride. Oh, forgot to ask, you did make sure there is nothing under the pedal, right? __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

09-18-2003, 09:57 PM	#4
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	Scoti, was that 4 cylinder a factory option? i've never seen one with a 4 in it



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