accelerator cable

iam try to get one for my 79 cj6 4.2l.

the cj5/7 76 and up dont fit, should i try the earlyer?

the cable cost me 40€ so i dont want to burn another 40€, because
i cant give it back.

gerald

oh, i have a single carb

 

Gerald, post the measurements of the original (sheath length, cable length) and I will compare to the one in my CJ-6.

I would have guessed that the '76 CJ-5 or CJ-7 part with the 258 and 1V carb would fit. Are you sure you have the one for the 1V carb? The later 2V carb has a very different linkage, and I suspect it would be the wrong length. The USA 258 would have the 2V carb in 1979.

Another possibility is to buy a hot rod accelerator cable from Summit Racing or Jegs. These can be cut to length.

 

or.....................
Look at a few motorcycles and see if a clutch cable would be able to fit with some mods.
If you have the orginal sheathing, a motorcycle cable might be able to slip right in and all you have to do is make a of ends, (or alot of bike shops have ends available)
That worked well for with me with a 70's Pinto 2000 cc motor in a CJ2, a few years ago.
Joe
With some thought, you can make ANYTHING work!

 

When I swapped carbs I used my original cable for the 1v . It was about 12" too long so I cut it to length from the pedal end by removing part of the sheath. I removed the grommet that goes into the firewall and drilled it out a bit so the sheath would fit in and glued the sheath in with epoxy. I used a cable stop at the pedal after I got my measurements then cut off the excess.

 

her you see the old and the new one :?

the left is the one after 76,

gerald

 

You know, they look like Chevy cables. If you have a real parts house close by you might get the counter guy to see what they have that is close. Napa has done that sort of thing for me many times in the past.

 

.......but for a parts store that you mean i have to flight 14 houres

gerald

 

Is that a problem? Just kidding.

Those look almost identical...except for the upper section where it looks like the sheath on the right hand one is a bit longer.

Do you have any local auto parts stores in Austria or does everything have to be done via Internet?

 

sure, but they dont have jeep or chevy parts the nearest store that
has us-car parts are 4 houres away and he needs for a order ca. 10 days.

the "normal" parts store cover only brands like

dacia
renault
peugeot
skoda
seat
opel
vw
merzedes
audi
fiat
citroen
lancia
hyunday



gerald

 

i have build today my own bracket so i have used the wrong cable .

works, and now i know what i have to order the next time.

gerald

 

You gotta love a jeep owner!
Given enough time and some "stuff", we can MAKE anything work!
Joe
it's not a jeep, it a freakin' adventure!