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The cable from the heater control to the passenger fresh air vent is frozen,I can`t slide the lever on the heater control.Does anyone sell premade heater/defrost/fresh air vent control cables for a 54 BelAir or do I have to make my own?
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I had one frozen too. I just bought a choke cable or something off EBay and cut off the one end. I might have got it at NAPA?
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Did you try shooting some WD40 or PB Blaster in it. That usually does the trick to free it up.
Rick
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Did you try shooting some WD40 or PB Blaster in it. That usually does the trick to free it up. I will try that once the weather warms up here.
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the cables are wire wound around the inner if you just take it off put it in a little tub and let it soak with some wd40 or pb blaster it will free up like new
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Another neat trick I discovered was Simple Green. If you put a rusted bolt in a cup with straight, undiluted SG and let it soak, it comes out shiny as new!!
Rick
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Rick,
That is good to know.
Thanks,
Gaither
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