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[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Fred Munro say:

> Your unintended acceleration in the winter may be due to moisture in the
> throttle cable. When it freezes, you can open the throttle with foot
> pressure but the return spring isn't strong enough to close it against the
> friction of the ice. Not a problem in summer, of course. I've had a similar
> problem on my UrS4 - cured with a shot of WD40 when warm to displace the
> water. Makes life interesting for a few moments if it happens, though :o)

Wow, what goes around comes around!

I used to have this problem with my old Rabbits, had totally forgotten
that I always used to carry a can of WD-40 in the car!

Never had this on any of my Audis though....

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