Carb and throttle cable help

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Jeremiah David

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I'm having trouble getting the throttle cable hooked up to my new carb. Problem is throttle cable is to long. When the cable should be going back, as of you let off the gas, the cable bends up and doesn't go all the way back in.

My question is should I cut the cable and use a new clamp to hold the cable, or do I buy a new shorter one?

Specs

1973 Plymouth Duster
72 360 out of a cuda
Edlebrock 1406 carb

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I don't see the clamp for your throttle cable , without it your cable housing will move and not allow the throttle to work .
 
I don't see the clamp for your throttle cable , without it your cable housing will move and not allow the throttle to work .
I disconnected it for now, but I have the clips and all that were used on the old carb. I have it laying there to show how much further the cable goes past the linkage.
 
Just curious what the cable is suppose to fit ? You can modify what you have , I believe all you would is an adjustable fitting at the carburetor end or just buy a Lokar style throttle cable .
 
Just curious what the cable is suppose to fit ? You can modify what you have , I believe all you would is an adjustable fitting at the carburetor end or just buy a Lokar style throttle cable .

I am pretty sure it's the stock cable. It was hooked up to my old carb, but they had the excess cable by the firewall. When I try to do what was done before it keeps bending the cable.

I have a connection to run the cable through if I cut it, but just not sure I want to do that.
 
Remember this is an adjustment at the cable clamp. Pull the cable back towards the firewall to remove any freeplay and then tighten the clamp. This "sets" the length of the cable between the clamp and the carb. You may also need an adapter for Mopar linkage.
 
Remember this is an adjustment at the cable clamp. Pull the cable back towards the firewall to remove any freeplay and then tighten the clamp. This "sets" the length of the cable between the clamp and the carb. You may also need an adapter for Mopar linkage.

I had put it in the clamp and pulled slack, but it was still giving me issues. I'll look into the linkage though.
 
Was that an original 318 engine car? I have a 74 original 318, put a 4bbl manifold on and throttle cable worked for me. I switched from 2bbl manifold to 4bbl.
 
Looks like a slant cable. Dos you have the bracket that bolts to the intake?
 
There are a lot of threads on here about this issue. They were very helpful when I did mine.

The cable looks too long. Maybe a /6 as mentioned earlier. If it has been kinking it is time to throw it away. Very dangerous to use a damaged throttle cable.

I don’t see a kick down rod so I assume it is a stick. That makes life easier. Mancini racing sells a 4 barrel bracket that can replace the one on your engine if yours was originally a 2 barrel. Guys on here probably have them too. This maybe needed if you run a stock cable.

There is a mopar specific u shaped throttle bracket for a Holley, don’t know if would fit yours. Probably not needed if you have a stick as I think it is designed mostly for the kick down linkage on an auto. I have one I didn’t use I will give you if you want it, but I don’t think it will help.

Looks like the easiest way may be to get a Lokar cable as suggested above. I looked at them but didn’t buy as they are very pricey.
 
I have 3. All different lengths. -- The middle one is different, on the firewall end. ---
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Once you have your throttle cable issue figured out be sure to ditch that rubber fuel line to your carb. That’s a disater waiting to happen.... fuel, hot engine and that rubber hose is going to melt/spring a leak which will mess up that nicely painted engine!
 
Once you have your throttle cable issue figured out be sure to ditch that rubber fuel line to your carb. That’s a disater waiting to happen.... fuel, hot engine and that rubber hose is going to melt/spring a leak which will mess up that nicely painted engine!
It's only there until I can get a fuel rail.
 
That carb linkage ain't Mopar either, and the front spring-anchor is way too low and the rear bracket looks like a 2bbl to me, and is also too low. You'll be wearing out your carb's baseplate in no time.I don't see the Vcan hooked up either. and I never saw a PCV hose that looked like a fuel line, engine vacuum and head will conspire to suck fuel-line flat.
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That carb linkage ain't Mopar either, and the front spring-anchor is way too low and the rear bracket looks like a 2bbl to me, and is also too low. You'll be wearing out your carb's baseplate in no time.I don't see the Vcan hooked up either. and I never saw a PCV hose that looked like a fuel line, engine vacuum and head will conspire to suck fuel-line flat.
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So I have a lot to learn still. I was matching up how the guy I got it from had the Holley hooked up. What am I doing wrong and what do I need to fix? Sorry if it's to many questions, but I want to make sure I do it right. This is the first time I've swapped a carb.
 
There are a lot of threads on here about this issue. They were very helpful when I did mine.

The cable looks too long. Maybe a /6 as mentioned earlier. If it has been kinking it is time to throw it away. Very dangerous to use a damaged throttle cable.

I don’t see a kick down rod so I assume it is a stick. That makes life easier. Mancini racing sells a 4 barrel bracket that can replace the one on your engine if yours was originally a 2 barrel. Guys on here probably have them too. This maybe needed if you run a stock cable.

There is a mopar specific u shaped throttle bracket for a Holley, don’t know if would fit yours. Probably not needed if you have a stick as I think it is designed mostly for the kick down linkage on an auto. I have one I didn’t use I will give you if you want it, but I don’t think it will help.

Looks like the easiest way may be to get a Lokar cable as suggested above. I looked at them but didn’t buy as they are very pricey.

The carb I pulled off was a Holley 750cfm 4 barrel. I wanted something smaller that would work with engine better. I'm looking at ordering a new throttle cable somebody posted up in here as well.
 
Those parts should be on the holley you removed.
You can transfer them.
I don't know if the will transfer to the new Eddy thats on your engine.
The stud probably yes. The extension might need to be an Edlebrock version.
 
Those parts should be on the holley you removed.
You can transfer them.
I don't know if the will transfer to the new Eddy thats on your engine.
The stud probably yes. The extension might need to be an Edlebrock version.

I'll post pictures of the Holley when I get up. I work nights and just got home from work.
 
There's also later style throttle linkage brackets from whenever Dodge/Plymouth stopped using the three piece automatic transmission throttle linkage.
 
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