I guess what I told my friend the other day "I don't want this vehicle to be the thoroughbred racing horse, I want it to be the stubborn mule that may not get there fast, but will carry my equipment and never stop going".
That is a nice setup on the injection pump. I will probably make something similar. How does it feel? Does it feel solid when you push/pull it?
The cable feels good.. it becomes second nature after a while.. there is three drawbacks of moving to a cable that you need to be aware of:
- You lose the overfuelling position on "START".. no big deal, I've never needed it. My 2H fires up easily in all weather
- The 2H is capable of running backwards.. if you stall the 2H in a forward gear and then roll backwards with the clutch out your engine can start in reverse.. potentially setting your air filter on fire. Its never happened to me, as with all competent manual drivers as soon as a stall occurs I'm onto the clutch and brake simultaneously.. but do keep it in mind
- You lose the EDIC Low Oil Pressure Shut-off function. I've repurposed the original Oil Pressure Switch that used to feed the EDIC to make it drive a loud buzzer in my cab.. just as good.
I like your mule analogy.