Caroline Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 One bit of the choke cable seems to have snapped on Paddington, the bit to the metering unit (I think; it might be the other one now I think about it. Too early in the morning; sorry). Combined with a misfire this makes starting the car quite interesting. Do we try and fix it? Do we buy another, can we buy another? Do we have to buy a Stag choke cable and modify it? Has anyone done this? How?The choke was really stiff to operate anyway, and having been off the road over 20 years hasn't had much exercise until this week when perhaps I overdid it a bit.CAroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 The cable to the idle speed is a "nice to have if it works item"The cable to the metering unit is a "must have". If you want you can fit a normal 'generic' choke cable to the MU (as long as it's long enough).A Stag twin choke cable will be just the job but they are about 40-50 quid... One of the cables may be a bit long for the fast idle but thats better than too short ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 Interesting, thanks. What is a "generic" choke cable and where do I find one? I assume they come in different lengths and I'd need to ascertain how long a cable I wanted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Apparently you can get bespoke cabling from cycle shops as they make them up to suit - just a thought if you felt up to making a twin set up :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Indeed - and if you go to a fancy bike shop you can get "expensive" ones with silicon linings and stuff - which arent expensive compared to a car part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 17, 2006 Author Share Posted June 17, 2006 Very interesting!! Thank you.Barry went to Triumphland this morning and got some stuff, including a choke cable which he's now fitted. And he's adjusted a couple of butterflies that did nothing unless you put your foot right on the floor in which case the car launched itself up the road with no regard for speedlimits. Now it runs better. Also, the fuel leak is better, i.e. more fuel escapes, so he's outside right now, in the dark with a floodlamp, sorting stuff ready to take Paddington to Harewood House in the morning. I'll just dig out the breakdown insurance details in case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Just for reference, if anyone is after long choke cables, try the Rover SD1 - I have one of these on my TR7... tricky requesting a choke cable for a LHD TR7 (which orginially had a twin cable setup to both Strombergs) which is now running the UK SU set up, only requiring a single cable. Because of the routing the cable takes for the Strombergs, the cables are a lot shorter, so you can't even just use one of them... The SD1 cable worked a treat. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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