Choke cable replacement

[Guest]

Anyone out there ever replace their choke cable without taking the carbs, etc. off? Cable on my 84 Aspy must be kinked or bound up on something---it pulls very stiff to close, and then it has to be re-open by jimmying with it on the other (carburetor) end. I ran about an oz of WD40 through it---came running out the other end, but it didn't affect the problem. I've got a new cable coming and I read in the CLYMER manual that replacement involves attaching the new & old one together at the ends to pull the new one through the hidden maze. Anybody have experience doing that?

[garyft]

I replaced mine without completely removing the carbs, but I did have to move them some to get to the connection.

[admin]

Same as garyft, you need new intake manifold o-rings as you need to slide the carb assembly over to the left side to gain access to the choke cable. Don't re-use the old o-rings as they will most likely leak.

[Guest]

I would check the cable routing.
I know that's not easy but if a previous owner routed it wrong just pulling to new one through if it will even pull through may leave you with the same binding problem.

[Guest]

I would check the cable routing.
I know that's not easy but if a previous owner routed it wrong just pulling to new one through if it will even pull through may leave you with the same binding problem.

Point taken. I wonder what has to come off to assess the route properly. .....the carbs anyways and maybe that would do it?

Vic, would those be my local hardware store O Rings or my local honda $$ O RIngs $$

[admin]

I would get the Honda o-rings as the hardware store o-rings might be made of the wrong material and they might decompose when used with gasoline.

[Ed Z]

And they likely would not be metric size either... Sometimes it pays to go OEM...

[Guest]

I'm sure you guys are right about the o-rings. It's not so much the money, but the time lag. Our little dealer up here in the boonies stocks nothing. But I guess I should be glad I don't have to pay shipping on every little tiny thing I have to order.

I think I'll use a stout bootlace to pull my old cable out and my new one back through, rather than attach the two cables--I'm thinking with some tape to smooth the head of the snake, it'll make a smoother passage.