[AT] OT lubricating a cable

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

Man I do love this list! You guys have really given me some great ideas. I 
noticed when I tried moving the end I am working with yesterday I could hear 
it creaking. I think my new plan is to see if it is cracking the insulation 
from bending. If not, I'll try to gently roll it/coil it to help break up 
the rust. Glad to hear other folks using diesel fuel as well. I've got a 
little bit of time to let this thing soak while I do some other maintenance. 
I never knew motorcycle cables could be so bothersome, those gizmos for 
lubing them are pretty neat. I may look into  making something like that for 
this. I've got the same size cables going to the brakes. I blame the brakes 
for being worn out, but now I need to un hook them and see how well the 
cables move. Regarding the snowmobile cables that froze up, If it gets that 
cold, I'm going to stay at the house!
For what it is worth, some of the diesel I put in the hose I connected to it 
went "somewhere". I topped it off with a couple more ounces and pumped the 
air back up, it still had about 40 psi on it. Maybe I can get this cable off 
tomorrow night and apply some of the ides you guys have given.

Thanks,
John Hall