$800RX7

Prior to rebuilding the carb in my 1979 RX7 I decided to remove the carb, replace it, and make sure I could get it started again. Everything went fine except for the accelerator cable - it seems like it picked up about 3 inches in length. There is so much slack in the system that the accelerator pedal has no effect, you can floor it and the engine just keeps idling. I have the adjustment nuts all the way to the end so I don't know any other way to take up the slack. Am I doing something wrong, or does anybody have any ideas?

Siraniko

iTrader: (13)

there are 3 cables. are you sure you used the right one?

$800RX7

Yep, it's the accelerator cable all right. Choke cable is hooked up and works properly. The hot start cable has never been hooked up since I got the car, and it's still lying to the side.

tempusfugitive

maybe the cable snapped

Drifting rex

iTrader: (17)

My accelerator cable would slowly get slack in the cable, because my carbuerator linkages were bending, might check that.

$800RX7

OK, for future reference - the problem was I was trying to connect the accelerator cable to the hot start lever. I finally located a diagram of the carburetor and figured out the problem. Thanks to all who replied.