308 heater cables

i bought an 81 308 about 2 years ago - pure impulse; red snout sticking out of a non descript used car lot in wareham ma (not ferrari territory). it's a barchetta (you know the old saying that a boat is something that floats and you need to periodically pore money into it to keep it that way). anyway i had a long list of minor jobs (water pump replacement, thermostat, etc) which included a broken heater control cable. thanks to you guys getting the center console plate off was easy, but fitting a new cable looked like a pain. and then i realized that all i had to do was expose both ends (easy) and remove the old, broken one and shove a new one in. seastrand single wire ss leader (360# test, .043 in diam) is available from any salt water tackle store in my area. 10 min job - try it you'll like it. apologies to regulars if this is old news. jon

 

also a good thought, but the idea is that the old sheath is usually intact and replacing the cable alone is really quick. jon