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The Shafer
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:46 pm Posts: 1947 Location: Longview. TX
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 Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
Here's how you boys can keep your throttle cables from freezing up.
Take a hyperdermic needle and fill it with anti freeze. Then shoot as much as will go into your throttle cable from the handle part of your throttle. Treat your cable once a year and you'll always be good to go.
Its not the cable that's freezing. Just the moisture that collects in it.
_________________ WC 1848 Bateau w/ 36 PD FPR
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:22 am |
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Quackiller08
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:22 pm Posts: 458 Location: SETX
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
thats a damn good idea
_________________ 35 TX mud special stage 2 pushin a 1842 alweld how much stick time does your keyboard have,prolly alot more than your damn boat
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:29 am |
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Team Camo
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:49 pm Posts: 8536 Location: Bridge City, TX
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
Thanks Shafer. I was wonderin if a lil antifreeze would work or not.
_________________ 1846 GTB & 35 GTR Team Gator-Tail
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:56 am |
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coondik
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
Thanks TJ! Your so smart! I wish we could converse regularly on de phone 
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:59 am |
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The Shafer
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:46 pm Posts: 1947 Location: Longview. TX
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
_________________ WC 1848 Bateau w/ 36 PD FPR
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:58 am |
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BROOKS
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:46 pm Posts: 4596 Location: East TEXAN Proud
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
Great News !!! 'Bout how much should we shoot off in there and what ifin' I spill ..... will it cause discolorations ?
_________________ Git a Gator-Tail or ride in mines wake ...... MtrFact !!!!! '05 Model .... Still Number One on the Water !!!!
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:49 pm |
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HuntingRDR
MMT Addict
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:19 pm Posts: 530 Location: TX
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
Should we disconnect the throttle cable and turn it vertically so the fluid can run down the throttle cable?
_________________ 1754 GT w/ 35 GTR Hoytafied
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:51 pm |
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Quackiller08
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:22 pm Posts: 458 Location: SETX
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
i figured there should be enough downward slope on the cable it would flow...just put it in till it fills up
_________________ 35 TX mud special stage 2 pushin a 1842 alweld how much stick time does your keyboard have,prolly alot more than your damn boat
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:07 pm |
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The Shafer
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:46 pm Posts: 1947 Location: Longview. TX
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
get as much downward flow down the cable as possible, but wouldnt think youde need to disconnect the cable (i didnt). brooks...shoot as much antifreeze in that sucker as you can. and dont worry bout spillin it. just a little extra for the neighborhood cats to take care of. 
_________________ WC 1848 Bateau w/ 36 PD FPR
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Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:56 pm |
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MaXXis85
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
My cable froze saturday morning.. Got her freed then went hunting..
Remembered dis thread and used a cajun injecter and some Anti freez. I took the cable off the back of the carb and raised my handle where both ends were facing up. put a lil bit and work the cable back and forth. It takes a while cause my needle was too big , but it got the job done and my cable didnt freeze the next morning.
_________________ Bayou Surface Drive 337-351-0362 Tarkington, TX 77327
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Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:04 am |
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jpc014
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:17 pm Posts: 785 Location: Meraux, LA
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
Mine was frozen Sat too, so I went to look for some anti-freeze nd every swinging d*ck in the area bought all the anti-freeze( b?c they put water in their radiators all the time, etc>>>) so I had some subzero washer fluid with the deicer in it and that worked out great too.
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HRCH Cajun Black "VOODOO" Magic 18x48 Center Console PD w/32PDHydro T&T; Hydro Reverse "If I wanted any of your lip; I would pull down my zipper"
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Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:27 am |
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Over the LINE
MMT Addict
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:22 am Posts: 535 Location: New Orleans
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 Re: Keep Throttle Cable from Freezing!!!
I just drove around yesterday with mine freezing then thaw then refreeze. Kind of fun to never know if you can throttle up or down.
_________________ 17' CAT 5 with 37 GTR
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Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:27 pm |
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