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Runninskinny86
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Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:50 pm Posts: 20
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Frozen throttle cable
Saturday morning here in S.C. it was 20 degrees when I woke up till shortly after sunrise. We don’t see those temps regularly so myself and 2 other boats all had the same problem. When we got to the landing our throttle cables were frozen and wouldn’t move. We all keep are boats in buildings until we head out but I guess the long cold ride up the road caused the issue. Any tips of tricks from the northern guys that deal with this regularly?? TIA
_________________ '98 1648 Xpress '08 23 hp Gator-Tail
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Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:01 pm |
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MNGunner
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:56 pm Posts: 2623 Location: Minnesota
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Re: Frozen throttle cable
For me it's about prevention. I use a vet syringe from a farm store and squirt liquid silicone lube down the cable (I put the handle straight up). This displaces any moisture in the cable and provides lube. You could probably use non-silicone, but silicone lube is rubber, plastic safe so it won't degrade the cable sheath.
Then I use silicone plumber's grease and put a dab at both ends of the cable to prevent moisture from entering. I do that at the beginning of each season and hunt in Minnesota and have never had a cable freeze.
If it does freeze, guys use alcohol followed by some type of liquid lube to thaw and then displace moisture.
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Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:06 pm |
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dguidry
MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm Posts: 11166 Location: Cecilia, LA
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Re: Frozen throttle cable
Piss on it and it’ll free up. But prevention is a better solution. See previous post about injecting silicone and applying grease at both ends.
_________________ Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI. “Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger.
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Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:34 am |
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Runninskinny86
MMT Member
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:50 pm Posts: 20
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Re: Frozen throttle cable
Awesome thanks!!
_________________ '98 1648 Xpress '08 23 hp Gator-Tail
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Tue Dec 29, 2020 5:52 am |
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ducktank23
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:47 pm Posts: 57
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Re: Frozen throttle cable
You can buy a throttle cable lubricator that you can attach a can of lube/antifreeze kinda stuff and spray it down the entire cable. I bought one on Amazon last year when mine froze and worked perfectly. was only like $10 or so.
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Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:16 pm |
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Buzz Killington
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:33 pm Posts: 2455
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Re: Frozen throttle cable
Snowmobile throttle spray
All I use. And I hunt -30°C or more up here
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