Extending 32/36 Manual Choke Cable- Any one have any advice?

[1971Ginger]

SO the new 32/36 that went into my car over the weekend is a manual choke and the solex cable is not long enough to extend.

Ive bought a generic cable from O'kragens but its no where as nice as the BMW one. I am thinking about figuring out a way to disconnect the current cable from the button on the steering colum and attach the new to fit. Otherwise I was thinking of an elobrate "scissor" type lever utilize the current cable's length ( about 6 inches too short in total) and make an adapter.

I know electric and water chokes are less worry free but I like the simplicity and trustworthyness of a properly adjusted manual choke. I can feel the flaps opening and closing under my command.

Anyone got any advice for me? Either of a way to re-use the factory choke button or any mods?

Thanks,

[schwartzerritter]

LONG PIECE OF WIRE?

my 1602 has a chokelight where I expected the e brake light.I will use the stock when I install the 32/36 and 1800 manifold what ever it takes

[FunElan]

I asked this question a while ago. Mike Self had a good description of how to extend the cable, otherwise, I don't remember there being a good way to do it. I currently don't even have the cable connected on mine.

-Matt

[jdt10768]

i may have an extra if you're interested - shoot me an e-mail

jturner437 at earthlink dot net

[ahlem]

The dunebuggy guys do this all the time. They have a cable extender kit. Try Appletree racing in Shelby MI. Maybe Bugpack has them.

[Stacey]

I have a heavy duty mountain bike gear shift lever and cable that has served me well for over 10 years now. It's mounted directly under the steering column out of sight, but easily accessible. Very smooth and precise.

[Mike Self]

1. Make a longer supporting bracket that fastens to the carb--same as what's on there but a couple of inches longer so it'll reach the sheath end of the OEM cable. Clamp the OEM sheath to the end of your new bracket, using the clamp from the original, shorter bracket.

2. get a piece of choke cable (piano) wire close to the same diameter of the original inner cable wire--any stiff wire will do.

3. get a small metal connector--basically a brass sleeve with two screws threaded into it. Use this to connect the existing choke cable wire to your extension. Thread the end of the extension onto your carb's choke control and you're done.

Mine's been working fine since around 1979 or 80.

cheers

mike

[eastsidebimmer]

I had the same problem on my SoCal to midwest trasnplant 68. The 32/36 water choke wasn't even hooked up...(no block provision) so I converted it to a manual with a kit. I ended up using the $7.99 choke cable kit from the autoparts store and it doesn't hardly look nice enough for my lawntractor, but it works.

[Slavs]

I got a long choke cable that is the same design as the original Solex cable off an old Mercedes at the local PIck Your Part. The Mercedes was a 4 door 4 cylinder with two Solex 40 PDSI carburetors (Almost identical carbs to the one that came on the early 02s). Anything else is inferior in build quality. And the most important feature on the BMW and Mercedes cable is the notched cable section and spring that fits into it which prevents the cable from moving back slowely and altering the idle. There are 2 notches; one at normal driving position once engine is warm and one at cold start position when engine is cold and choke cable is pulled. The 32/36 manual choke version is fickle at cold starts and the

Slavs

[esty]

cruise home depot or lowe's hardware isles...you can get a little widget, in different sizes to accept small to larger cable in each end with a small set screw to tighten the 2 pieces of cable together...it's like a cable coupling

[AustrianVespaGuy]

Back when I had a manual choke on my car I just had a long Autozone choke cable (with the silver push/pull knob on the end) that I ran through the firewall and mounted it on the dash in place of the 'dummy' foglight switch. Once I painted the knob black I thought it was a very clean and unobtrusive installation.

-Carl