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Title: 84 w/350 - Throttle cable too long? Changed carbs from qjet to holley 4160
Post by: chevy80c10 on August 16, 2013, 04:45:11 pm

Hey all, need some help. I just did a manifold and carb swap on my 350. I put a holley 4160 with the overdrive bracket on it and the throttle cable is way to long where i have to hook it up on the bracket. I would use the stock bracket but it sits too low and the tv cable and throttle cable would be at bad angles.

What i want to know is, is there any way i can adjust the throttle cable in any way to take the slack out and mount it? Can I slide the cable mount piece back, to extend the actual cable, cut to shorten the cable and put a new connector on it? I tried but i dont want to force anything.

Thanks for any insight

Title: Re: 84 w/350 - Throttle cable too long? Changed carbs from qjet to holley 4160
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 16, 2013, 11:35:24 pm

i remeber working on mine, had to bend the bracket to make it work

Title: Re: 84 w/350 - Throttle cable too long? Changed carbs from qjet to holley 4160
Post by: chevy80c10 on August 17, 2013, 08:24:31 pm

I cant really bend the bracket :/ any other suggestions? would i have to get a new cable? i really dont want to but i drove it tonight and the throttle was stiff of course... ridiculously stiff. (arndt says thats what she said)

Title: Re: 84 w/350 - Throttle cable too long? Changed carbs from qjet to holley 4160
Post by: Fairlane514 on August 18, 2013, 12:23:46 am

You may be able to shorten it at the other end where it attaches to the gas pedal. 

Title: Re: 84 w/350 - Throttle cable too long? Changed carbs from qjet to holley 4160
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 18, 2013, 12:40:00 am

put a crescent wrench on it and bend her. take it off if you think you might break something and put her in a vice