FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

[Jim L.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Too bad there are not cables available that are wound from steel. The bronze ones that are available may not have the strength of the OEM.

I just stuck a magnet to one of the repro cables here. Unless bronze is magnetic (wasn't, the last time I checked), the repro cables are steel.

Jim

[Jerry G.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Clem , any idea who manufacters cables. I would like to talk to their tech support. Jerry

[Clem Z.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Clem , any idea who manufacters cables. I would like to talk to their tech support. Jerry

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[Scott P.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Jerry, Steve at Speedometer Service in Tulsa makes speedo cables to order and has made us some FI cables.
1502 East 11th Street Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 584-7698
Running the cable with out a housing never worked for me, came off when letting off of the gas at high RPM.
Scott

[Jerry G.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Thank you. i've been to that shop! I agree on the housing, my reliability improved with the housing. I suspect that after a few failures the inside of the housing gets dinged up and helps reduce fatigue life.

[Clem Z.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Jerry, Steve at Speedometer Service in Tulsa makes speedo cables to order and has made us some FI cables.
1502 East 11th Street Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 584-7698
Running the cable with out a housing never worked for me, came off when letting off of the gas at high RPM.
Scott

the gulf cars had the part that attatched to the dist. still in place. just the rest of the cover was removed

[Jerry G.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Clem Thank you. I see they have a bronze alloy cable with relatively low strength. I suspect that is what I have is an alloy that gives the cable the coloration that it has while still being magnetic. i'll talk with them today. Jerry

[Duke W.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Jerry, Typically I tell FI owners to use Any Brand of Disc brake wheel bearing grease.

Wheel bearing grease is too gummy and may cause drag, which can increase cable stress. I think GM 1960954 dist. and starter motor bushing grease would work well, if you can find any. It's been out of production for some time.

I did a test once - took small dabs or each and rubbed them between my fingers. The wheel bearing grease quickly began to drag. The ...954 remained very slippery.

Maybe a solid graphite like Lok-Eze would work, too.

Duke

[Clem Z.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Wheel bearing grease is too gummy and may cause drag, which can increase cable stress. I think GM 1960954 dist. and starter motor bushing grease would work well, if you can find any. It's been out of production for some time.

I did a test once - took small dabs or each and rubbed them between my fingers. The wheel bearing grease quickly began to drag. The ...954 remained very slippery.

Maybe a solid graphic like Lok-Eze would work, too.

Duke

i think that the older type WBG was a fibrous type grease but i don't think the newer stuff is like that

[John D.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

Clem, That's where I first got the idea of running without a drive cable housing. But Gulf oil did do the following. They cut the end of the drive cable housing off where it goes into the distributor. Used the stubby piece and the round nut to hold the cable from flying out.
In fact in the old days that was the norm. JD

[Paul Y.]

Re: FI Fuel pump cable lubrication

I just stuck a magnet to one of the repro cables here. Unless bronze is magnetic (wasn't, the last time I checked), the repro cables are steel.

Jim

I am still using the same cable that came with the injecter on my 63. I have over 80000 miles on it. I think that you could call it spirited driving quite often. I did replace the inner cable once as I saw that it was coming unraveled at the square end that is formed. I mostly changed it because it would ***** me when I was applying more grease. The original cable housing has always looked a little kinked but I have not ever broken a cable in all those miles. I just regreased it when I had the fuel meter off. I think that when I see it getting greasy through the cable spiral is when I take it off and clean it and regrease it. I have not had a set period of miles or anything that I go by. No problems so far. I guess that I am just lucky. I always have carried a spare but never had to use it.