The problem with using motor oil to lubricate any speedo or tach cable is that when the weather gets very cold, the lubricant causes the cable to move sluggishly inside the housing. Since Graphite is a dry lubricant, it dies not congeal when the temperature plummets.
I always use graphite that is suspended in a liquid. It makes it easer to apply and when the liquid evaporates, it leaves the graphite in a dry state so it does its thing. Joe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Spitfire 1500 Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: cable update and button snaps. Well, I tried the graphite powder on the accelerator cable. Guess what, it's powder. Doesn't stick on to a cable in this instance. So I just went with stuffing the cable in a bottle of motor oil. Did a few tests, and it worked beautifully. Add that to me getting my collector plates(bye-bye silly vanity plates), and this car's inchin me to take it out. But, this comes up to the other issue. With the frequent rain(now finally gone), I have to re-pop-rivet back on the 2 posts(the metal ones). What are the sizes of pop-rivet fasteners I should use? I have a variety of loose ones, so could I just measure it with a caliper to the appropriate size, and install? *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
