Re: {Chrysler 300} Hood release cable 1960

[John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi Kevin ,
I hear the car looks great  !
 There are several versions of the pull cable , mainly different around the way it is kept from twisting in its dash slider or bushing , which keeps the pull knob horizontal . —
why it matters is some are brass and some steel , but following idea works on both . You may have to shorten the rod behind the T about 1/2 “ to do the following but still enough is left to pull it . Inner wire can break at T crimp or at clamp screw under hood , same issue . 
so you cut off tee where cable was crimped or possibly undo crimp and get remains of old wire out . 
Then get an aftermarket choke cable , the 5- 6(?)  foot one is not  long enough they sell s seven or 8 . Take apart , to get the pull wire . It is larger od than mopar ( good) but surprisingly fits in mopar sheath . ( in my experience — luck?) 
Then you find a drill bit just very slightly larger than od of that wire . You drill into end of tee rod about 3/8 with careful center punch , drill vise etc to get it perfect in the middle . Then shine wire spotless , razor knife scraping , solder wire into hole with plumbing solder and flux . Solder may get on outside of grooved design tee rod you have to file that groove back in or it will stick reassemble . 
You can also splice pull wire by soldering with an electrical splice barrel for about 18-20 gauge wire if you just do the under the hood end and have enough rope , but it sooner or later breaks at tee crimp . soldering just the barrel part of an electrical eye with about a 4/40 washer slipped on pull wire first is much better under hood , as that brass thing with screw puts a stress riser into  wire right where screw pinches it . Solder does not do that , it will never break again . Wire has to be shiny spotless for solder to “take “ 
This fixed it for good for me . Common problem …. 
John G 
 

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> On Apr 17, 2023, at 4:44 PM, Kevin Westbrook <kevinbrwestbrook@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hello all,
> 
> My 300F hood release cable broke at the end, as has happened before, however, it is now way too short.  I have rerouted it as much as possible. Has anyone had success in finding a suitable way to repair or replace the cable?
> 
> Kevin
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