Section : General

Mk3 Rev Counter Cable

Posted By : James Carruthers, 17-Jun-2003, 04:04pm

• Mk3 Rev Counter Cable

  Posted By : John Tabor, 17-Jun-2003, 10:54pm

  James,
  it really is that simple - ie through the left of the two holes in the heater box and from there dead straight to the distributor. I find on my mkIII it is stretched absolutely tight, I guess they must have come like that? On my car it goes over the brake line and under the water pipe from block to heater valve.
  
  Cheers, John

  • Mk3 Rev Counter Cable

    Posted By : Michael Charlton, 18-Jun-2003, 11:27am

    . . . . .but ensure you put the grommets in the bulkhead .Otherwise the cable does not seat square and the heater impellor hits the outer casing of the cable.
    PS You can get longer ones ,which I did because after retiming it was too short
    Spitfire Graveyard £2.00
    Mike

    • Mk3 Rev Counter Cable

      Posted By : James Carruthers, 18-Jun-2003, 03:54pm

      Ok, thanks Mike and John.
      
      I shall have to have another go - I did almost get it in the right place then... I don't have any grommets though... what an odd place for it to go through though!
      
      I may chicken out if I don't manage to get it to fit and buy a longer one...
      
      
      
      James
      

      • Mk3 Rev Counter Cable

        Posted By : Michael Charlton, 18-Jun-2003, 04:01pm

        Even if you get a longer one it still has to go thru the heater box to keep it square to the rev counter thread.
        Its just easier,longer,to screw onto dist mount without trying to stretch.
        Without grommets it will bounce about
        
        Mike

        • Mk3 Rev Counter Cable

          Posted By : Michael Charlton, 18-Jun-2003, 04:11pm

          PS when you feed the cable through the orifices ,pvc tape the knurled nut to the cable so it does not move
          Mike