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    Heater tap cable

    Continuing on with my voyage of discovery as I bring back to life my 64 2A (and moving on from the seat belt mounting), I am now redoing all the cooling system.

    I removed the old heater tap last night which involved having to remove the rocker cover so that I could turn the tap around (tap located on the back of the head) The old heater tap cable is a solid core cable. The old heater tap did not look original and had "Natra" stamped on the side.

    The new heater tap is per attached photo but the end of the cable looks like it needs be similar to a bicycle brake cable with a knurled end.

    What's the solution here? I googled heater tap cable and it does not produce the answer I need.

    Thanks heaps!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 86mud View Post
    Continuing on with my voyage of discovery as I bring back to life my 64 2A (and moving on from the seat belt mounting), I am now redoing all the cooling system.

    I removed the old heater tap last night which involved having to remove the rocker cover so that I could turn the tap around (tap located on the back of the head) The old heater tap cable is a solid core cable. The old heater tap did not look original and had "Natra" stamped on the side.

    The new heater tap is per attached photo but the end of the cable looks like it needs be similar to a bicycle brake cable with a knurled end.

    What's the solution here? I googled heater tap cable and it does not produce the answer I need.



    Thanks heaps!



    I had the same issue with my S3 heater cable.
    I couldn't find one in Australia and solved it by drilling a hole the same size as the cable into a piece of solid brass bar stock. The bar stock was the same size as the hole in the heater tap arm. Then srewed in a small self tapping screw into a drilled hole to intersect the wire and "clamp" it. I bought the brass rod from a hobby shop.

    It hasn't fallen out yet.


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    Phil B

    Custodian of:
    1974 S3 swb wagon (sold)
    1978 S3 swb canvas
    48 749 '88 4x4 Perentie
    1985 County with 4BD1T

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    Maybe this'll fit, but I don't know. If my memory is correct, I think they were also used on the throttle cables of the earlier Victa mowers, so might also be available from mower shops.

    26357 Block Screw FOR Stopper Cable Chamberlain C670 C6100 Tractor 3380 4080 | eBay

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    Hi,
    Any motorcycle shop will have them.

    https://www.google.com.au/search?q=S...w=1366&bih=543

    whitehillbilly

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    Thanks everyone.

    Bit more research and I found out that Landrover called them trunions!
    Andrew
    1998 Landrover Defender 300Tdi 130 HCPU Expedition
    1972 Peugeot 504 Sedan - Daily Driver

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86mud View Post
    Thanks everyone.

    Bit more research and I found out that Landrover called them trunions!

    Weird but once you know that.......RTC5978 | Trunnion Kit - Paddock Spares

    Plenty of bigger 'solderless nipples' on Ebay, use Lambretta in the search because they used them on the clutch & cable gearchange (used to play with them many years ago, still have some bits kicking around somewhere).


    Colin
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