Carby Carb comparison

[Frankenstein]

Well I was looking at previous threads and it looks as though several people believe the stock NT carb works just fine or just as good as the other carbs out there, especially if someone isn't racing their MB which I'm not.

I am currently looking because the previous clone carb I purchased off of eBay leaked due to a poor plastic molding of the cup, I fixed that with gasket seal and the leak stopped. Now I have an issue with the throttle cable being to long, & therefor to loose, & I have no clue as how to make the cable tighter. There's the little nubs on each end so I know they can not be cut so how in the hell do you tighten up the throttle cable?? Please don't tell me I have no choice but to wait on a new one.

I couldn't tell you unless I physically was looking at the parts and saw how long it was, from here I can't tell you if you can adjust it out with the 2 barrel adjusters.

You know that little noodle that sticks out the top of the carb? Well I have plenty of noodle like things and the related barrel adjusters that go with them. I had my Dellorto at one point and I ended up with a too long cable so I found a tiny barrel that would fit the end of the the carb barrel, and just removed what material I had to from the barrels so the length was spot on. The picture below is the same idea but with brake lever adjusters instead of carburetor parts. If you looked around your odd parts long enough you might find something, or at the very least use a small Allen head bolt and the appropriate sized drill bits to make a spacer of some sort.

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

I couldn't tell you unless I physically was looking at the parts and saw how long it was, from here I can't tell you if you can adjust it out with the 2 barrel adjusters.

You know that little noodle that sticks out the top of the carb? Well I have plenty of noodle like things and the related barrel adjusters that go with them. I had my Dellorto at one point and I ended up with a too long cable so I found a tiny barrel that would fit the end of the the carb barrel, and just removed what material I had to from the barrels so the length was spot on. The picture below is the same idea but with brake lever adjusters instead of carburetor parts. If you looked around your odd parts long enough you might find something, or at the very least use a small Allen head bolt and the appropriate sized drill bits to make a spacer of some sort. View attachment 77934

Well I'll take a picture when I get home from work if need be. I asked my son to google it and see what he could find and hopefully fix it but he is almost as lazy as me so we'll see if he made any progress.

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

Well I'll take a picture when I get home from work if need be. I asked my son to google it and see what he could find and hopefully fix it but he is almost as lazy as me so we'll see if he made any progress.

Do you know what that part is called and if certain ones will do a better job of tightening the cable then other ones?? I'll go out and buy one now at Lowe's or wherever if that's possible??

 

[Frankenstein]

Do you know what that part is called and if certain ones will do a better job of tightening the cable then other ones?? I'll go out and buy one now at Lowe's or wherever if that's possible??

I don't know what it's called but the object you use only needs to do a small simple job, and the lack of strain in that area means it could even be a simple piece of plastic. I would bet that if you had time to scour all the miscellaneous odds and ends that you can find at a hardware store you'd stumble across something that could work. If I was desperate I could fill a small paper cylinder with jb weld and let it cure, then drill that out and shape to my needs. Really the options are endless once you move outside of buying and into making what you need.

 

[Crisco]

Do you know what that part is called and if certain ones will do a better job of tightening the cable then other ones?? I'll go out and buy one now at Lowe's or wherever if that's possible??

Dude... Check out this crazy place called YouTube...!!! There's heaps of easy ways to shorten a cable and get a reliable barrel end to suit..

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

Dude... Check out this crazy place called YouTube...!!! There's heaps of easy ways to shorten a cable and get a reliable barrel end to suit..

I never knew you could go to this crazy place called YouTube to search for the names of objects!! When I go to this crazy place do I put in the search field "What is the name of the thing at the end of the throttle cable?" and YouTube will show me what, a video of someone telling me what the name is?? I learn something new every day.

 

[Frankenstein]

I never knew you could go to this crazy place called YouTube to search for the names of objects!! When I go to this crazy place do I put in the search field "What is the name of the thing at the end of the throttle cable?" and YouTube will show me what, a video of someone telling me what the name is?? I learn something new every day.

Cable nut?

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

Cable nut?

I searched the garage and between numerous parts I was able to make it work but I was forced to use my thumb throttle which I hate. So after messing around for about 3 and stripping out my new throttle I finally have everything running but its not running that good.

 

[HumanPerson]

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cable+adjustment+nut&iar=images&iax=1&ia=images

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cable+adjustment+nut&iar=images&iax=1&ia=images

Thanks for the link, very helpful. I was able to figure something out but at least I know now so that I can find a better fit.