That's what I was thinking. I know enought to avoid sharp bends to prevent binding. I called the vendor where I bought the cables from and they told me they were direct replacements. They asked if I wanted to talk to a technician. The one I got was a smart alleck. He said the cable length was dependent on whether I had an automatic choke or not, and that I could always trim the cable and buy a new one. Not much help there. Needless to say this vendor went from the top of my list straight to the bottom.