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Choke cable and starting issues #1
lpcavs22 Bill Peters Fort Worth, TX, USA Sign in to contact 1974 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Dec 17, 2014 07:55 PM Joined 13 years ago 96 Posts

After spending a small fortune to get my 74 running after a three year layoff, I have run into a problem. My choke was frozen, and when I pulled on it, the cable broke. Now the car will not start and draws my new battery down very quickly. I know some of you have replaced that cable yourselves, but it is very tight in that area. How can I get it started and keep it running long enough to get to the mechanic? Thanks in advance for your help.

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Re: Choke cable and starting issues #2
blontick Ron Johnson Halifax, NS, Canada Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB MkIII	Dec 17, 2014 08:30 PM Joined 10 years ago 121 Posts

I made a temporary choke out of two wiring ties- loop them over the linkage and start the car- wait a few minutes to warm it up and then throw the ties in your glovebox for your next cold start.

Cheers
Ron

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Re: Choke cable and starting issues #3
joron Michel Joron Roxboro, QC, Canada Sign in to contact 1977 MG MGB "Victoria" 2018 Jaguar XE "Meghan"	Dec 17, 2014 09:28 PM Joined 10 years ago 2,989 Posts

Pull the wire from both ends but keep the envelop in its place, push the new wire back to the old envelop from the cockpit. It is a solid wire it is easy.

to replace the cable here the video from John T.

1977 MGB Red 'Victoria' and 2018 Jaguar XE 'Meghan'
All Classics:
Married, 2 children, MG MGB May to December, Jaguar the rest of the year.

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