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On a recent long trip (had to drive for work) my cruise control cable failed internally... wire filaments broke and wadded up, sticking my throttle open.
 (There were other frayed sections... debriding the cable didn't work and when I cut and removed it it was messed up all along the cable...  )
On top of that, my quick and dirty rest area fix (pop loose the retainer from the throttle cable) didn't work as planned and the bottom of the retainer burnt to a crisp... kinda usable but one good tug and it'll pop off/snap in half.  These cables are unobtainium.... Had it not been for the plastic retainer burning away I'd restring it with a bicycle cable... years ago I did the same trick with bicycle brake cable and housing on a 1995 Ranger with a busted plastic housing stop where I couldn't find the stock 3.0 "long" cable but I could get a "short" 4.0 cable at a JY with the same hardware and I made my own cable out of the two. I am seeing used servos with cables on them... but there's this cheap one that looks to be a bit short: https://www.ebay.com/itm/144160716228 And then there's this one that would work but is pricey and looks worn https://www.ebay.com/itm/325367598351 I can find short Tempo/Topaz ones all day long but they're short and the housing stop on the carb side is wrong. I don't have a complete part manual as the parts list on the site doesn't show a cable for my application (not in the kit at least)... and the other table is speedometer cables, which are not what I need here. It contains "9A825" but all ford cruise cables seem to have that in the part number (even stuff from the 60's and 2000's!) So, short of burning a ton of money or playing junk yard roulette, I don't know how I'm going to fix this... maybe relace my cable and if blows, it blows? Anybody happen to have a spare cable floating around? Or know of another part number that will work (even if I have to swap throttle cables, the one I got is a cheap  that's broken but functional... never buying pioneer again!).
1984 F150: 300 L6, AOD, RWD. EEC IV / TFI, Feedback Carter YFA Carb. Stock everything but radio (for now).
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Larry - I'm not sure what you are saying or where you are measuring from, but let's try this.
I have two cables, as shown below. The one that is still attached to the vacuum unit is 28" from the face where it attaches to the vacuum unit to the mount that attaches to the throttle cable bracket. And the one that is detached measures 40" there.  But those are different where they attach to the throttle cable bracket, as shown below with the 28" one on top and the 40" one on bottom. Can you use either of those? 
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Yes. Ball end on the cable that goes into a keyhole slot.
--- The 28" one would work and has the fittings to connect to things. the other one is the "EFI" style I mentioned earlier... not a direct fit. The reason I didn't have a good direct measurement is that my housing has a bound loop. I had to do some digging, but I found a pic from last year (when I was documenting deer damage) that shows that loop and the route of the cable: 
1984 F150: 300 L6, AOD, RWD. EEC IV / TFI, Feedback Carter YFA Carb. Stock everything but radio (for now).
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Here are a couple of shots of the "short" cable and how it connects to the diaphragm as well as the carburetor end.
Larry - That cable is yours if you want it, but it isn't perfect. Note that the outer black sheath has flaked away in one spot. Also, is the carb end as you need it? It doesn't have the plastic piece that snaps onto the carb linkage - do you need it?  
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Larry - What plastic piece is it that you need? The one below?
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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