top tip - on a brighter note

[grumpy2]

doing some cleaning on the carbs tonight and removed them to get to the hard to reach places. Noticed the choke cables were a little frayed on the ends - quite common with bowden cable.

got some small diameter heat shrink over then end and shrunk it tight - slips back through the locknut really easily and no more frayed end.

magic

[Carboy0]

Cracking idea.

[dasadrew]

If you leave a bit of heatshrink which extends beyond the cable it also serves to prevent blood loss when fiddlin' about in the proximity!

Moving swiftly on from carpets, as I had acquired a bonnet latch which was in better condition than my original with miserably failed electroplating (!), I decided to indulge myself with a second bonnet cable by means of some cannibalisation ...

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[MandM]

Also modify mine in a similar way.
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[simontink]

Also modify mine in a similar way.
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What's that bottle thing in the corner?

[Jeff]

Pleeeeeeeease dont ask!

[MandM]

Pleeeeeeeease dont ask!

It's from A Volvo

[DJT]

Pleeeeeeeease dont ask!

Why not? We've had several wheel/tyre threads lately, but no HT thread for ages.......

[Jeff]

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