Slow idle cable dash knob

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Rocky Mountain MG
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Slow idle cable dash knob

Post by Rocky Mountain MG » Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:48 am

The dash screw knob came off the slow idle cable. I can not see how it is attached. Is it a Set screw? Ball?
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Re: Slow idle cable dash knob

Post by Duncan M » Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:23 pm

Do not recall, but might just be solder.

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Re: Slow idle cable dash knob

Post by Rob Reilly » Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:22 pm

It's just a ball. One side of the hole is larger than the other, right? The ball was dropped in, then the cable fed through, and it holds the ball in against the smaller hole. There should be a larger knob or half ball on the end of the cable inside the Bakelite knob than keeps the cable from coming out.
I think the idea of the ball was to keep you from unscrewing the knob too far out. But mine comes out, so I may be wrong there.
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Re: Slow idle cable dash knob

Post by jdubsnyc » Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:53 am

The same thing happened to mine
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Re: Slow idle cable dash knob

Post by Rob Reilly » Tue Apr 29, 2025 1:00 pm

You're ok, the knob just unscrewed from its threads.
See the hex head? Take a wrench and unscrew the hex. That's where your slow running adjustment is supposed to happen.
Hold the hex and tighten the knob against it.
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