what throttle cable for my 1977 evinrude 140

[troysidwell]

i need help..i just pulled my old motor off wich was a 1986 johnson 110,and installed a 1977 evinrude 140.now the problem im having is the throttle cable does not work on the evinrude.it will not stay on the little nipple,and their is nothing to hold it in place.ive been looking but cant seem to find the right cable,please someone show me wich one and where to get the right cable,my modle # is 140743s

 

[interalian]

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The '77 motor uses the older clip-on cables. The motor ends look like this:

Text snipped from the BRP parts list. USE THROTTLE AND SHIFT CABLES (377365 5 FT) THRU (379850 50 FT).

 

[interalian]

Oh, and have you done a compression test on your new motor? Water pump? ...?

 

[troysidwell]

compression is 130,125,125,125,i ordered the water pump kit..
so I found the cable end,now the cable to use is type 400??

 

[interalian]

I believe that is right.

 

[oldboat1]

curious. Don't the '86 and '77 throttle cables interchange? Think the cable clamps at the covers are the same. Maybe you are missing that end clamp (#21 in Interalian's post) -- same on both the old cables and the quick release versions, I think. Older cables use set screws on the ends.

 

[Chinewalker]

I concur - you match the cables to the controls, not the motor. Making an assumption here that the controls for your 1986 were of 1986 vintage as well. If that's the case, your 1977 should just take the same cables. I believe for the 1977, you need to add cable clip 0310729 to hook your existing cable up properly.

 

[troysidwell]

what cable clip???where is that part # from??

 

[troysidwell]

ok i found the clip,it says its only good up to 85hp,but im willing to give it a try

 

[oldboat1]

Not sure where you are seeing that limit, but it's #21 in the diagram (note hp/model applications at the top): http://www.iboats.com/Remote-Control/dm/cart_id.634445525--session_id.367820496--view_id.1553547

Not exactly clear what you have. Missing just the spring clip? Anyway, that would be the one.

 

[interalian]

How about a pic of where the cables fit on your '77? A picture is worth a thousand words, or so they say.