Max II Throttle Cable To Heat or Not to Heat??

[THenry]

I am getting my max II back together from last years teardown after buying from a nob that had a lot of "emergency" repairs done and I was wanting to get all of youre opinion's on weather to buy the heated or un heated throttle cable? I live in ohio so winter is a factor but the max will be stored in a heated garage? how often do they(throttle cable) freeze up and under what kind of conditions

[johnnova]

I can say from my experience living in New Hampshire that no matter what I did the cable was always froze every time I went to ride it. I tried all kinds of lube and even the antifreeze trick with a squeeze bottle. The heated cable really isn't that expensive and if you have it apart already just do your self a favor and install the heated cable.

[Rusty-Gunn]

I can say from my experience living in New Hampshire that no matter what I did the cable was always froze every time I went to ride it. I tried all kinds of lube and even the antifreeze trick with a squeeze bottle. The heated cable really isn't that expensive and if you have it apart already just do your self a favor and install the heated cable.

Like what young people say, "Word"!

[Surfer Dude]

I can say from my experience living in New Hampshire that no matter what I did the cable was always froze every time I went to ride it. I tried all kinds of lube and even the antifreeze trick with a squeeze bottle. The heated cable really isn't that expensive and if you have it apart already just do your self a favor and install the heated cable.

See... and i have to disagree. I live outside Buffalo New York and man does it get cold especially this winter. I have a max ii that already has a heated throttle cable installed. Problem is once the cable does freeze the heated throttle cable took 10 minutes to thaw before I could use the machine. So I used a trick I learned about here on the site. Disconnect the throttle cable from the engine side. Put a piece of fuel line or some sort of hose over the end of the cable and clamp. Take your compressor and blow any water that is in the line out. Take a small funnel and stick it into fuel line. And dump in some isopropyl alcohol. again hit it with compressed air to get it most of the way through. then add some more isoprpyl alcohol and just let it sit in there. Since I did this I have not had to use my heated throttle cable at all..... So obviously everyone will have there opinions. Just this has worked best for me. Good luck. let us know how you make it.

Daniel

[THenry]

so it is a common occurance for the cable to freeze? in youre opinion what end of the cable does the moisture enter (engine side or hand throttle). and having never being a 6x6 owner in the semi mild ohio winter i dont know how often i would operate the machine. i do not know the cost difference in the two cables i will need to call Richards Relics to price the difference today and i will get back and post what i decided to do. im still on the fence?????

[mike d]

hi thenry, I think it gets in from the throttle end. I would call recreatives. They will probably sell it to you cheaper. Good Luck p.s. Mine freeze to so I just go into the garage and have a cold one. LOL

[Surfer Dude]

so it is a common occurance for the cable to freeze? in youre opinion what end of the cable does the moisture enter (engine side or hand throttle). and having never being a 6x6 owner in the semi mild ohio winter i dont know how often i would operate the machine. i do not know the cost difference in the two cables i will need to call Richards Relics to price the difference today and i will get back and post what i decided to do. im still on the fence?????

The water enters the hand throttle side but you may not be able to get a hose over the top of that side due to the t-bar on the top. assuming you have a four stroke engine in your machine you will take the throttle cable from the engine side and put the hose over that end and clamp to install the isopropyl alcohol. Good luck