Date:         Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:51:50 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
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From:         Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sticking throttle (long)
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On Feb 21, 2006, at 6:34 AM, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:

> --- Barry Muller <ekab_muller@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
>
>> So any thoughts or snarky comments on what I really
>> need to do to solve this?
>
> This happend to me once back in 1981, when water got in the trottle
> cable housing and then at 100
> KPH, the water FROZE on an uphill stretch - "pedel to the metal".
> I was able to control things by
> alternately turning the key 'on' then 'off' to keep going to my
> exit.  Fun ride though.  Malcolm

I had the opposite problem...

My van surges a bit when decelerating around 1500rpm.   Being the
genius I am, I thought I'd see if the throttle was in fact closing
fully when I took my foot off the pedal.   While driving on the
freeway, I reached down to the gas pedal, and pulled it up
slightly.   Pop!  Uh oh.  Pop?  Turns out the pedal is loosely press
fit onto the rod it connects to, and by pulling up slightly the two
parts disconnected.    So I'm driving down the freeway with my hand
on the gas pedal (which is now just flopping around loosely), the
other hand on the wheel, and my cheek on the dashboard.    By
fumbling around I was able to grab the push rod and, after a minute,
was actually able to drive that way.

Lesson learnt: Don't do that.  :-)