The original engine in my 81 f150 was a I6 but the previous owner swapped it out for a 351 cleveland, the carb is a holley 650. My problem is that the metal throttle cable is to long and with the pedal to the floor its still not getting full throttle. The pedal end of the cable has what appears to be a crimped on end. Is there any way to cut the cable shorter and recrimp the end? Could I add spacers between the pedal and the crimped end of the cable? Could I bend the pedal arm to get it away from the floor? Wahts the best way to go about this? thanks

 

LMC truck has brand new throttle cables for $30 if you don't mind spending some $.

 

The search button is your friend....

Read Paden's response in the thread I started about this a few months back.

Here

 

thanks sport 45 i did a search last night and didnt come up with anything. Im thinking if a buy a brand new cable it will still cause problems because its not the original carb or engine. Im hoping there are some kind of crimp on spacer that can go between the cable end and the pedal

 

Did you check the link I posted above?

Here's Paden's response. He mentions several ways to correct this problem which have all worked.

 

What I have seen done that works well is zip ties on the slack in the cable.

 

I bought a new cable and its even worse, the inner cable is longer leaving slack. 82f100swb the cable ties seem like a good idea for a temporary fix or to see how much slack to take out before making a permanent fix. I pulled the pedel arm out and Im going to bend it later tonight i'll tell you guys how it goes
thanks for all the suggestions

 

My 300 has a cable holder coming off the head. It would hold the sheathing still.
If the sheathing is held still, the inner cable will move to and fro. Shouldn't matter how long the whole thing is....i don't think.

 

It doesnt matter how long the whole thing is, the problem I had is the metal cable inside the sheath is to long and the pedel would dig into the carpet. I took the pedel arm off and bent it a little which basically solved the problem
btw, my motor has the cable holder on the back carb bolt and i could turn it backwards which shortend the cable but didnt put enough pressure on the return spring and caused it to stick at 1500 and 2000rpm

 

1980 F100/350 / 300 / E0TZ-9A758-A / 29" long

1981/82 F100/350 / 300 / E1TZ-9A758-D / 27 5/8" long

1983/86 F100/350 / 300 / E3TZ-9A758-B / 31" long
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1980 F100/350 / 255-302-351-400 / E0TZ-9A758-B / 30 7/8" long

1981 F100/350 / Before 8/80 / 255-302-351-400 / E1TZ-9A758-B / 21 1/2" long

1981/86 F100/350 / After 8/80 / 255-302-351-400 / E1TZ-9A758-E / 19 3/4" long

All of the above cables also fit Bronco's.

More coming later. Scratchy Ford microfiche slides are hard on the eyes.

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Good Morning!
I recently bought an Amazon 2150 to replace a worn out 2150 on my 1981 F-250 with a 302. When disconnecting the throttle cable, I made a rookie mistake and broke the plastic on it. I know from this thread that it is either a 21 1/2 or a 19 3/4 cable. The tag in the door is gone. I used the VIN Decoder to see if I could get a manufacturing date, but that didn't help (https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/v...EF26FXBPA05776). The VIN number is 1FTEF26FXBPA05776. Another thing I discovered is the throttle is only opening 2/3 of the way with the foot feet fully matted. This was likely a problem on both carbs as the linkage seems identical. I don't know if this is the original cable and I don't know if the throttle brackets are original. So, my 1st step is to replace the cable and the 2nd will be to make adjustments to make sure I have full use of the throttle. Does the VIN help with the manufacturing date? Do I buy the 21 1/2 or 19 3/4 cable?








Thanks,
Russ

 

I MAY have answered my own question. If so, I'll leave it up and maybe it will help somebody else. I found this bit of info when looking on the interwebs.

"Build Date Stamp Locations: The vehicle build date stamp is located as follows: On Bronco and Light Trucks (F-150-250-350) the vehicle build date is stamped on the front surface of the radiator support on the passengers side of the vehicle. On Econoline vehicles (E-150-250-350), the build date is stamped on top of the radiator support. Following is a sample of the four-digit number that indicates the month and day of build. 0124 = January 24 1021 = October 21 Yellow ink is normally used for the date stamp. When the marking surface is painted the body color, the date stamp will be marked in red ink. Units from the Ontario Truck Plant (C) will be marked with silver ink."

If that is the case, then I believe mine to be manufactured on October 1st 1980. And if that is the case, my accelerator cable is the E1TZ-9A758-E / 19 3/4" long, correct? I snapped the picture below.


That being said, finding a E1TZ-9A758-E 19 3/4" cable has not been easy. Most seem to be the 23" length.