Castleford
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This engine runs in an MTD Gold lawn tractor about 12 years old.
The cable from the throttle lever to the carb linkage is solid 'piano wire ' running in a spiral wound steel sheath
like a bikes brake cable with plastic coating on the outside.
I replaced it when it began to jam and it was ok at first but now is jamming again.
I think most of the problem is when the cable begins it's final approach to the carb it has to run closely over one
of the exhaust tubes, this has melted the plastic sheathing away.
A month after freeing it up with penetrating oil and brake cleaner it seized again.
It looks like the heat and moisture while running the snowblower cooks it really well and it locks up.
I tried sheathing it with aluminum tape used on heating ducts but no go.....
It's getting old dismantling this every 4-5 weeks....
Anyone have any solutions? (Short of putting a .410 slug in this machine that is...)
The cable from the throttle lever to the carb linkage is solid 'piano wire ' running in a spiral wound steel sheath
like a bikes brake cable with plastic coating on the outside.
I replaced it when it began to jam and it was ok at first but now is jamming again.
I think most of the problem is when the cable begins it's final approach to the carb it has to run closely over one
of the exhaust tubes, this has melted the plastic sheathing away.
A month after freeing it up with penetrating oil and brake cleaner it seized again.
It looks like the heat and moisture while running the snowblower cooks it really well and it locks up.
I tried sheathing it with aluminum tape used on heating ducts but no go.....
It's getting old dismantling this every 4-5 weeks....
Anyone have any solutions? (Short of putting a .410 slug in this machine that is...)