throttle cable

[BrandonMag]

My throttle cable broke a couple of years ago and I had a heck of a time finding the correct replacement. The correct one at NAPA was listed for a 1994 turbo diesel F250. It has a thick plastic shield you can move around to protect the cable from the heat of the exhaust turbine.
It's been about two years since I replaced it and it still works, but I do notice if I REALLY get into it, there is a momentary hesitation for the throttle to snap back when I let my foot off the throttle. I rarely do that, though.

 

[ericwade381]

Thank you very much for looking in to that!!

 

[typ4]

The efi and diesel mounted the same in the truck I just converted, carb trucks are square mount,

 

[IDIoit]

The efi and diesel mounted the same in the truck I just converted, carb trucks are square mount,

theres obviously many many of these lol
im not tryin to argue by any means, just sharing my experience
the only thing i know is my experience, which isnt very vast.

the one that i pulled out of a 89 F350 with an EFI'd 460 was this style.
altho this is not the throttle cable, it had the same mounting stuff.

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and here is my 87 diesel cable.
these 2 pics were the only differences i found.
i have no clue when they changed it up but this is the style ive had on my 87,90, and 91

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[typ4]

Thats weird, I have not seen that square on the bricknose trucks. And that looks like a GM cable first pic. But who knows what they put on when they run out of parts on the line. The diesels have been the same since 83. I have the 460 efi at a friends house out of the 88, Ill have to check it out.

 

[IDIoit]

thats what i thought when i disconnected, i thought i had taken too much "medicine" because it looked exactly like a GM mount.
but i checked the grille, yep it was a ford..lol

 

[typ4]

I was just giving you a bad time, the cable kickdowns are like that.lol To the op, I know the napa cable works Ive used a half dozen.

 

[IDIoit]

its all good! please do check that out! it would be nice to know for the future!

 

[dunk]

For what it's worth the ATP cable is made in Columbia. Better than China I'd imagine.

 

[jrad235]

Has anyone found the aftermarket cables to be excessively stiff? The first time I tried to use cruise control after installing a new cable it popped the fuse. Just tried a quick search for a motorcraft one and found nadda.

 

[Rot Box]

Has anyone found the aftermarket cables to be excessively stiff?

Yep. You'll have to use some tie wire/zip ties to hold it in place but if you route it so the bends are as wide as possible it will help a bit.

Throttle cables are on my short list of things I hate about IDI's

 

[jrad235]

It just seems like it has WAY too much return spring on it.