[Spridgets] Unintended acceleration

[Lester]

Mine was less dramatic but still...  in a VERY small town in Louisiana, read
speed trap, the 440 engine on the Chrysler New Yorker stuck WOT.  The brakes
held me at the stop sign and the ignition killed it  but tit turns out that
the aftermarket cruise control bead chain was catching on the throttle and
staying open.  Very nervous 17 year old person lemme tell ya..

Lester


On Dec 31, 2009, at 2:23 PM, <robertduquette at sympatico.ca>
<robertduquette at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I had an MGB throttle go to the floor and stay there.  It turned out to be
a
> broken return spring.  I was on an expressway, so I had more reaction time.
> In that car in that circumstance it was just putting my foot beside the
pedal
> and using the lip of the sole of my shoe to lift it back up.  I then used
the
> side of my shoe to control the throttle while I navigated off the freeway.
I
> probably drove it home that way too, though I don't recall.
>
>
> RD
>
>> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:04:55 -0500
>> From: John.Deikis at va.gov
>>
>> Am I missing something here or did this car not have a brake pedal or an
>> ignition switch. I've had a throttle stick open (Porsche 914
>> junk-mobile). Can't say it occurred to me to fiddle with the floormats.
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