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Requesting to see pictures of exactly how the throttle cable connects to the throttle linkage (linkage from the gas pedal). Looking at the diagram from the assembly manual Attached - see highlighted area in View A), it appears that the Throttle Rod itself passes through the throttle linkage (gas pedal) and there is a sleeve or guide, if you will, that is passes through just below the gas pedal linkage and then it is secured with a set screw.

This for a single barrel Rochester B1 carburetor on a 1958 straight 6 235-cu.in. engine.

I have attached Sheet 23.00 from Section 6 of the assembly and two photographs of my carburetor with one of the photographs pointing out the area of interest.

Thanks,

John

Sorry, but the first picture is sideways. Didn't realize that until I posted the message.

There's a button on the lower right of the photos after you click them that rotates them. Someone recently pointed that out (I hadn't noticed before). Unfortunately it flips all of them in a post, so you have to unflip the ones that are right-side-up. It's just for viewing.

My 52’ 3100 with a 59’ 235 installed, did not come with a throttle cable installed. Although I have yet to install one, I did look into how it is done. Basically the cable passes thru the throttle rod taking the place of the cotter pin with the cable stop just below it. That allows the cable to pull up the throttle and also allows the throttle to slide up the cable. This is shown in the Assembly Manual page you posted. The sleeve or guide that you mentioned is actually the cable stop that is clamped to the cable with a screw.

Thanks Kevin. I saw that yesterday after sending the post and was clicking on the pictures to make sure they made it in the post. Now I just need some of you Bolters to send me some pictures of the correct Throttle Cable connection to the gas pedal linkage.

Have a good day

Phak1,

Thanks. I understand all that. What I want to see is a picture showing the cable stop and what it looks like. I took this apart many years ago and now it is close to being ALL reassembled. These little things are kill me when the guy doing the restoration spends time researching these little things, and I end up paying for it. If The part (cable stop) still exists or I can get my hands on another, I want to know what it is I am looking for. Appreciate your feedback.

John

You can get cable stops anywhere that sells mower parts. I don't know if they look like the factory stops.

Thanks Tiny!!

Just google "cable stop" to see what they look like & pick one up at any auto parts store.

Here's a couple of pics -

You will need a special clip that secures the gas pedal arm to the carb without using a clip in the hole on the end. I will attempt to post a picture of the clip and the cable stop that I bought so I could also use my throttle knob.

I bought mine from the Ace hardware in town
Elmo

Why on earth has this thread been moved to Paint and Body ??

Meanwhile......... here's a pic of the above clip in position

Thanks for the great pictures Ronnie!!

Another great picture. Thanks LeeD!

cmayna,

That's a darn good question. Thanks for sending me a picture!!

John

The link to a picture allows us all to share in one pretty truck.

My first post, so I hope it is ok to add onto this older thread.

Thanks cmayna - I've been searching everywhere for 2 days trying to find a good solution for this elusive throttle cable attachment.
The most common solution I found is to just put the cable end through the hole and attach the cable stop - basically letting the cable be the cotter pin.
I guess that works fine - though it seems it could lead to binding, wear, and breaking of the cable end.
The throttle cable end was broken when I bought my 1950 GMC 1/2 ton 20 yr ago. . . . so I guess they do break (though so is almost everything else).
After a long period of neglect (stuff happens), I'm back to working on this old truck.
Sure has been enjoyable.

The biggest improvement in my ability to maintain this truck since 20 yr ago - is this forum - what a great resource for sharing ideas.
These posts convinced me to join up.

The clip looks like a great solution - where did you get yours from?

Jim

Phak1 those cable stops are available at ace hrdwr

That is the way it is shown in the Assembly Manual and it allows the cable to pull up the throttle and also allows the throttle to slide up the cable. The clips shown by mayna (although a good idea), are not shown in the Assembly Manual.

Thanks, always good to know.

Good stuff. I was just about to install a nee cable and had wondered if it was cotter pin plus cable stop? Or cable stop alone?

Mine has only the cable stop. Adjust it so you have about a 1/16” of space between the linkage rod and the cable stop, so it doesn’t interfere with the idle setting when the throttle is pushed fully in.

raleigh58 and GMJim,

Did you find the carburetor linkage clip? I see that NAPA auto carries an assortment of them for cheap. Here's a link:


carb throttle cable bracket


They also carry the cable stop