choke knob

[rightlane]

i replaced my choke cable after it broke, when i opened the housing behind the dash i think a bb fell out. i noticed that my choke pulls out smooth now w/out the clicks. where does that bb go? thanks

 

[beaufort-fj60]

hmm, the choke knob clicks. Nice to know, mine must be worn out.

 

[land crusher]

The bb is what makes the clicking. It goes in a hole (on top of a spring) in the plastic block inside the switch housing. The spring pushes the bb out against the inside of the housing with the click denoting stops. Did you replace the whole assembly (they're not really meant to be repaired)? Or did you just resolder the old or a new cable to bead inside the housing? That sometimes works, but the reason they usually break in the first place is because the old cable is rusted or kinked, so reattachment will usually break again soon.

 

[jclark]

Uh hello!?!?!

For the ignorant...

bb???

 

[land crusher]

A tiny metal ball. Like you would shout out your neighbor's window with.

 

[land crusher]

Or rather, shoot out your neighbor's window.

 

[rightlane]

i opened the housing and ran a new cable from the dash to the carb and attached a stop at the carb. thanks for the input, now i have to find the spring...