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I'd like to use the above to work the mechanical choke on a Weber conversion, but before I commit to a new one (only LHD late available from Bricky) can anyone tell me how long is the outer, from dash panel bezel to clamp at the injection pump; how much longer is the inner cable than the outer?

Ta in advance, it's all coming to together but with the current weather I think that I will need a working choke!

TBH I would be happy with a good used early one as it avoids the need for the fancy rectangular knob and dash trim piece that I would need for my RHD van, I understand that the early one just goes through a drilled hole in the dash?

I have just made a new inner one, I bought a 19ft 6in length of piano wire (stainless difficult to find in the correct diameter and length), if you hang on until I get down the workshop I will go and measure what is left which all being well should give us what I used. (rhd)

43 inches left. So 15ft 11in. (most probably 16ft then)
With the rod of the handle at the dash end the outer would be + approximately 3in, less the exposed inner at the engine about 4in.
I would work on 16 1/2 ft and cut down to suit, assuming you follow the same routing.
Normal choke cables are not easy to find in these lengths, the closest I found was 15ft I think.

Thanks very much indeed! I'll find a coil of fencing wire and use that as a double-check. I am waiting for Brickwerks to get back to me with the length of the ones they stock, but what with the weather I'm not going to pester them.

If it comes to it, I'll have to try Speedy Cables but there might be a wait as they are in Wales...and always busy!

PS where does the cable exit the cab to make it's way south?

I didn't look under that end! Just replaced the inner.
I was going to replace the whole shebang until I found that they only had the LHD ones, I don't know how much shorter they are though as I didn't bother asking.

I'll make it up as I go then!