ok so of course my TV cable mount thing broke(plastic peice) i call up the dealership they havent a clue what im talking about they got the cable for 94$ well im not going to pay that and the cable is fine not stretched.......anyways i need the part number for the plastic lift tab that mounts to the throttle body lever...and pictures of this part would help i went to the aodexchange page they helped some what...i have the lift tab type tv cable not block type..i could have sworn i have seen a picture of the ford fix for the lift tab type sure i got the bushing but wrong part mines back asswards not the one where the cable pushes into a bushing on the throttle lever..i need the one where the pin is on the lever.....help please because i obviously cant drive till its fixed
so this is NOT what you have? :
(http://www3.telus.net/neat/pics1/tvlinkage-grommet-in.jpg) (http://"http://www3.telus.net/neat/pics1/tvlinkage-grommet-in.jpg")
mine has a hole dilled through and a cotter pin
this is the cable that i have.....
You have an 86?
yessir i do 86 5.0
86 was the only year to get that style TV cable.. is the plastic part replaceable? Its been a while since I've seen one but I don't recall it actually coming off.
nah it dont come off
Hmm.. I called all my local parts stores looking for a better price on a TV cable.. and well none of them can get it.
lokar has them . It's what I'm using.
http://www.lokar.com/interior_pages/tc_kd.htm
I've got to get that little peg that fits into the throttlebody lever because I have the '86 style cable as well.I'll contact them tomorrow.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/iwwida.pvx?;item?item_no=LRS-4170803%20%20%20%201&comp=LRS
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/iwwida.pvx?;item?item_no=LRS-7303A%20%20%20%20%20%201&comp=LRS
only ones I know of dunno if they will work for you.... the second is a fix for the plastic that disintegrates
for what its worth that looks like the same end on a turbo 350 kickdown cable or a 700 r4 tv cable end.
That looks like the end of a TH350 cable to me. Just go to the parts store and ask for a 79 chevy pick 350 motor 350 tranny cable one end of it has one.
ok screw this stock cable ill just get the normal style cable for the 87's mount it and then drill out the peg in the TB lever and use the bushings i bought before realizing it had this funky cable..will this work....
I also have the lokar cables, and I'd swear by them. BEST cables ever
This is on a carb, but they should work great for a 5.0
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r9/84fila/Fila/000_2266.jpg)
PS this is a mock up pic, a while ago.
I was looking for some tranny linkage bushings today in the big RED HELP/Dorman book at work. They have a plastic piece just like the one you have pictured for a Chevy 350 like siad before. You could order that or go get a 79 Chevy truck detent cable and strip the end off of it.
hrm ok ill go look 2morrow ty for the help/advice
If the other Help! adapter doesn't work then yes, you can indeed do this. I did that on my old '86 motor, worked like a charm. The '86 cable seems to be the oddball...of course, right?! But even the '87-up cable isn't that easy to find anymore. I bought a brand new one from the Ford dealer about 10 years ago...it was a Mustang part number, newer block style. Don't know if the dealer would still have one. I'm sure some Mustang parts places still have them around in some capacity.
i looked for the Help! thingy all i found was some door lock things i bought those drilled them out but wouldent work so i said screw it...anyone got a part# for the doorman part i need?
They should have a book behind the counter for motormite/dorman products. Ask to see it.
I'll get you the part number for the dorman/help part today. I'll post it up at lunch time.
The number I dug up is 41020 dorman/hlep brand.
ty ill have my autozone worker friend look it up for me thanks for all the help guys.....if i would have never found this forum id be lost LOL never owned a fox before...owned a ford probe though i loved that car....till i moved and sold it