Throttle/Accelerator cable for '79 car

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Throttle/Accelerator cable for '79 car

Post by S10NPH » 31 May 2013 01:12 pm

I'm looking for a replacement throttle cable for my '79, as the operation of the accelerator is very jerky making it very hard to do gentle movements. I have a couple of spare short throttle cables for later cars, but I need a long one for early cars, must be about 50-60cm at a guess. I'm not sure when the length changed, but I'm guessing 1981MY onwards when the new air filter was fitted.

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Re: Throttle/Accelerator cable for '79 car

Post by SteveP » 31 May 2013 02:21 pm

That may be a tricky find, surely you could remove it and get a cable manufacturer to make one up?
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Re: Throttle/Accelerator cable for '79 car

Post by volvomania » 31 May 2013 02:31 pm

You'll need 3296035, this cable was in use until ch 545499 (the last car of MY'80).
Have you tried Speedograph Richfield or the Volvo dealer look-up?
I'll have a look over the weekend to see if I got one "by accident".
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Re: Throttle/Accelerator cable for '79 car

Post by S10NPH » 31 May 2013 07:41 pm

Thanks RJ, much appreciated. What do you mean by 'Volvo dealer look-up'?
1977 Volvo 343 DL 1.4 Vario TUJ 247R
1980 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 PGH 590V
1981 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 ECR 312W
1985 Volvo 340 DL 1.4 Vario B168 DTU
1982 Volvo 245 GLT 2.3 Auto VKN 137X
1997 Saab 900 Convertible P290 DDF and 2018 VW Tiguan S10 NPH

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Re: Throttle/Accelerator cable for '79 car

Post by MCHUDD » 01 Jun 2013 02:46 pm

Hi Sion.
I have a couple of the short ones. Why are they different?
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Re: Throttle/Accelerator cable for '79 car

Post by S10NPH » 01 Jun 2013 05:39 pm

On 76-80MY cars, those with the cilyndrical air filter, the mechanism to which the accelerator cable attaches is on top of the cilynder head:
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The shorter ones for MY81 onwards cars just don't reach that far!
1977 Volvo 343 DL 1.4 Vario TUJ 247R
1980 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 PGH 590V
1981 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 ECR 312W
1985 Volvo 340 DL 1.4 Vario B168 DTU
1982 Volvo 245 GLT 2.3 Auto VKN 137X
1997 Saab 900 Convertible P290 DDF and 2018 VW Tiguan S10 NPH

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