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Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100 Zenwren #1254081 02/07/2018 8:06 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	I found slight kinks in some of my cables, not in the sheath/ends, in the cable/wire (4-5 inches into the cable/wire) that caused enough friction to hold the cable in-position. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	Zenwren	02/07/2018 7:32 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	Achipmunk	02/07/2018 7:42 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	tclederman	02/07/2018 8:06 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	Zenwren	02/07/2018 11:33 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	Volfandt	02/07/2018 11:09 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	Hotrod Lincoln	02/07/2018 11:49 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	Leo	02/08/2018 12:50 AM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	bartamos	02/08/2018 1:22 AM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	tclederman	02/08/2018 1:41 AM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	52Carl	02/08/2018 1:55 AM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	Leo	02/08/2018 3:08 AM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	cmayna	02/08/2018 4:08 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	8trackdude	02/08/2018 9:06 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	52Carl	02/08/2018 2:02 AM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	cmayna	02/10/2018 3:31 PM
Re: High idle cable not staying pulled out? '50 3100	Red 49 Truck	02/24/2018 3:01 PM

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