Weird 5kcstq stuff

[Richard J. Andrews]

your brakes are supposed to be able to overpower and stop the engine.
try this on any 5-speed car, you can hold the gas to the floor but if you
lay on the brakes
the engine will stall, not right away but as soon as the revs drop enough.
(1-2 seconds)

HTH!
rich

At 11:29 AM 7/29/02, you wrote:
>It's a manual,  I think all 5kcstq's are.  The engine doesn't die
>right away either, it takes a couple of seconds after applying the
>brakes, and only when loading the engine with them.  Light braking
>doesn't affect it.
>It's not really a problem as you don't normally do this, just weird.
>
>Burl Vibert
>1987 5kcstq
>Kingston, Ontario
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>Gerard wrote:
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> > Is it an automatic transmission 5ktq? The ECU doesn't allow "left
> > foot braking" in order to prevent damage to the torque converter.
> > It will cut the fuel if boost is sensed along with the brake being
> > hit.
> >
> > I had a similar thing in my '89 200t automatic, but in this case
> > it seemed to be a electrical fault. The fuse box cover had a crack
> > in it and the tail lenses were old allowing for some water to get
> > through when it rained. On rainy days I would get plenty of bulb
> > blown warnings, but checking the bulbs revealed they were all working.
> > Then I noticed that the brake lights looked like they were always
> > on. Not completely on, but at the brightness of the normal driving
> > lights, but the 3rd brake light was also on (it would brighten up
> > when I did hit the brakes). This somehow continually told the ECU
> > that the brakes were engaged which resulted in some very interesting
> > neck snapping everytime I tried to overtake someone. Cut out about
> > 5 times per car length.
> >
> > G.