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by CovKid » 05 Jul 2018, 15:27
After a few photos back and forth, this company found these for me. Hope it helps someone else who needs to tidy up frayed or damaged carb wiring:
https://www.altecautomotive.co.uk/1-way ... 1898-p.asp " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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by 937carrera » 05 Jul 2018, 16:42
Oooh, that's useful to know, you can buy just one with a £2.99 packaging cost so no silly minimum order size either.
I should find out how many I need
Have one of these
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by Sir Brixalot » 05 Jul 2018, 17:13
Good company. Got various cables from them. I'll get a few
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by CovKid » 05 Jul 2018, 19:20
They were very helpful via email. Sent a pic of the ones used by VW and they pointed me at the closest match. Will certainly be replacing mine. The wires tend to get baked and break away at the ends. Granted I could use insulated male/female spades but not as good to look at and probably won't last as long
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by matteo » 16 Jul 2018, 13:48
Thanks, these look good. I always use spade connectors (from Maplin before they disappeared
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by Sir Brixalot » 16 Jul 2018, 18:16
Handy reminder. Just bougth them
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by CovKid » 27 Jul 2018, 12:47
In the end I ordered x10 of these (£3.39):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Way-Pin-Ca ... m570.l1313 " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Perfect replacement
3 week wait but thats OK. They latch nicely. Good excuse to replace all the carb wires with fresh stuff. Mine are getting brittle now.
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by Ant-t » 27 Jul 2018, 13:44
Sounds like a sensible upgrade, mine are looking a bit worse for wear after over 30 years in the engine bay, thanks for the info.
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