Working on setting up a push/pull cable for heater valve operation. Need about 5' of cable. Looking for a little better quality, smoother operating cable than the ones commonly found in parts stores that are spiral wrapped, but have no liner for the wire. I really like the Teflon lined ones that are very smooth and don't seize up, but most are $35 and up. Does anyone know a source and part number/description for something that might fit the bill but be priced a little less? Thanks!
Years ago (late 60's) I redid my Healey dash and used Volvo choke cables. They were pretty classy looking and cheap. Or you could use vintage Ford cables. Either way, look for choke and throttle cables used on older cars. Gary
Pony up the $35, anything else is going to be more. The cables I used to buy were right at $100, for fire truck operations. Bones
A friend made up some cables he got from a bicycle shop. He bought the outer piece/sheath & glued the ends to the cut piece. He said the outer sheath is used on racing bicycles & came in an 8 foot piece. The cabling was bought by the foot. The only thing is the cable is only good for a pull operation. He rigged up a spring so the cable would retract. The ends of the cables he found on a Briggs & Stratton website but bought thru Amazon. Now that I think about it I bought something similar for a gokart's throttle cable a number of years ago.
Thanks guys. Probably better to spend just a few more bucks for a good cable than fret with trying to make something work and have $100 worth of frustration.
Last time I made one up for an overdrive application I experimented and found that I could replace the inner wire (.055") with a .062" length of music wire, which was much more rigid.
You might check the Aircraft Spruce website. They sell aircraft parts and supplies, especially for homebuilt A/C, and sell good quality parts, though they are reasonably priced as they do not have to have the certification paperwork required of production A/C. Cables of various types should be readily available. Look for ‘mixture control’ and/or ‘carb heat’ cables. The mixture control type often have a push button release in the knob that allows a setting to be maintained.....great for temp control of your heater.
Hnstray is right the air craft cables are very good and i have paid less than a hundred bucks for them.
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