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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 12:16 AM
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my throttle cable snapped on me on the way to work this morning. luckily i had already made the last turn to pull in and just idled the rest of the way in.. now i have to leave it parked at work til i get a replacement and change it out. dang it!!! i thought it had shut off on me but it was still idling as it throttled down. wah wah
 
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 06:43 AM
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Lucky for u. I hate wrenching on something at work. Everyone sticks their nose in it.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 12:26 PM
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That reminds me I have lube my cables.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 12:31 PM
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Just swap the push cable for the pull and ride it home?
 
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Originally Posted by MacKenzie001
Just swap the push cable for the pull and ride it home?
yeah, you can swap the cables on the throttle body, so your idle cable is now your throttle cable..but your throttle control is going to be reversed. haha
 
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