VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND EARLIER 1937-1945 What are these cables in the engine compartment?

There are two cables coming into the engine box that are connected with a bracket and not hooked up to anything. They go to the two knobs on the dashboard. What should those cable be hooked up to?

Also, you can see one vacuum hose coming about 3 inches in and connected to nothing. What did that used to go to in the engine bay? It is connected to some half circle box under the dash. It's not the wipers, that is the other tube and they work fine.

One is the choke cable and the other is the hand throttle cable.
Not positive about the other vacuum hose, maybe a fan that was in the car?

It seems like having that hand choke would help me when I start the car on a cold start and it likes to sputter and die until it gets moving.

What on the carb do each of them attach to (if it's visible in the picture. I drew a black arrow to one thing that looks like it could accept a cable. I'd fire it up and play around but I got the oil drained out, about to go get some fresh oil.

The choke cable connects to the choke on the carburetor and the throttle cable connects to the throttle on the carburetor. Both cables should be used when starting the car cold.

Here is a picture of the other end of the vacuum tube that is connected to nothing in the engine bay. This is seem from inside the car with the radio speaker grill thing removed (I have no speaker there).

Just as Junkyard Dog mentioned those are where your cables go. The vacuum line is for your wiper motor. They were powered using engine vacuum. There should be a port that's capped somewhere in the intake for them.

Here's some info on the carb that's on your Chevy.

http://www.thecarburetorshop.com/CarterChevroletW1.htm

The arrow is pointing to the vacuum wiper motor.

Would that short hose be the cowl fresh air vent drain?

Yeah you're 100% right, I got the hoses backwards. The wipers work great and the other one looks to connect up to the fresh air vent. I guess it would let the water out into the engine bay if it was raining?

I'm not sure why there is the coat hanger wire on the ends of both of the cables. The choke cable looks like it can hook up to the choke using the coat hanger end. The throttle looks like it would connect to the bracket instead and I'm not sure where the coat hanger piece would go.

I also am not sure if it matter about the knobs left or right, like left=throttle, right=choke or vice versa. Thanks for those pictures I'm checking them out now.

Look up on "The Filling Station" part # 60-457. It looks like the one you have is not the correct hose as it is supposed to be a molded formed "S" shaped hose.

Left knob choke ...right knob throttle.

The wire on the end of the choke attaches to the choke on the carburetor. The wire on the end of the throttle attaches to the throttle on the carburetor. Both cables are held in place by a bracket that is attached to the carburetor.

Check out your shop manual for additional information.

Here's a picture if the carb linkage on my '38 W1.

They are opposite on my '47...Just saying...

I know (I think ) that this is October ..Not April 1st, So this is not a April Fool's joke...I think.
I think this guy in trying to (like they say in N.C.) "to put the shuck on you Y'All"
This may be a Charlie prank ( his 2nd personality, "Evil Charlie", side popping out)........Not Laughing>>>>ED

Me? I just got the car a couple weeks ago and have been posting questions since I got it.

Just got back with some oil, ZDDP additive, a new washer for the drain plug and a new screw for the left knob (choke or throttle) to hold it on.

I still haven't figured out where the bracket that is connected near the end of both cables is supposed to go. Also, I know one of the cables goes to the throttle but there isnt a nice place to stick it through and tighten it up like the choke. I'm still hunting for a diagram showing all of that.

Edit: I totally missed the picture a few posts up and it is helpful, thanks. Looks a bit different than a 39-40.

Did you look in your shop manual?

Also, what year is your Chevrolet?

And similarly in our 48 directly under that drain hose is the exhaust manifold.
Which has a hairline crack right there.
I need not wonder how 'that' happened.

Stoves don't require ZDDP additives. The levels in oil are higher now than in the 50's.

The Kendall Non-Detergents still meet API SB (1931-51).

Kendall Non-Detergent Information

Product Data Sheet

API 2010 Engine Oil Guide

So I can take this ZDDP additive back and not use it with my Penzzoil that I picked up? http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/we...atment-rislone_7660002-p?searchTerm=zddp

I had 3 people with antique cars (one with a '39 master) tell me to make sure to buy the additive, last Saturday at the weekly car gathering.

It's a 1940 Chevy Master 85: https://vccachat.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/256236/Hello_from_Nashville_Tn_1940_C#Post256236

You are correct Kevin, I was looking at the firewall. Yellow arrow choke, Purple arrow throttle. Inside that makes the throttle on the left and choke on the right.

It's okay, Ken...I'm still driving around with my Choke on the left side...

You have no use for the ZDDP, unless maybe your engine is brand-new and your about to start 'er up...Those 3 w/antique cars aren't much help as of yet...

Yeah, someone used a short piece of straight hose on your vent tube...I found a new one on Ebay...Was less expensive than Chev 'o the '40's...

'54 truck 235 / Rochester "B" throttle and choke bracket and connection:
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It opens for me....ED

That link worked for me and the diagram was awesome, looks like the picture Tiny posted.

Check out this one last image. The blue arrow is where I need to move the bracket up to. The yellow arrow is the wire that needs to go down through the throttle. The problem is there is no screw piece (like on the choke) to hold it in. It doesn't appear that anything is broken off on my throttle but may need further inspection.

I could try putting the wire down through with the cotter pin or through the washer. Might be a little rigged up.

For a cold start it seems like the choke is what I am lacking the most. I could also leave the throttle unhooked.