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[Single Malt]

I am of the opinion that the human mind is a *very* powerful thing.

I have had the occasion to need to plow the snow from my driveway to allow a
delivery truck or a non-quattro friend up to the house (that is the extent of
my Audi content here).  Due to the deep snow, I have to don my big mountain
hiking boots as I head out to my 1970 Chevy K10 four-wheel drive plow truck ...
no drive-by-wire, no ECU, nothing but a throttle cable.  Imagine my terror as I
depress the brake (I *swear* I was solidly on the brake) while heading directly
towards my 1000 US gallon propane tank and my engine races!

The cause, my boot is wide enough to be on *both* pedals even with several
inches between the brake and accelerator.  Obviously, since I am recounting
this to you now, the 1970 technology braking system (all drums!) was sufficient
to stop the progress of the 350cc V8 engine at high revs.

At the time, in my mind, as weak as it is, I was on the brake solely and the
engine was acting on its own.  I can see how these cases can come about.  I can
also see that they are likely in error.

FWIW ...

--- Richard Sargent <turboquattro at shaw.ca> wrote:
<snipped> 
> I was driving my '87 5000S (non-turbo, non-quattro, automatic transmission),
> and was stopped at a red light. The car was in gear (Drive), and my foot was
> on the brake, holding the car in place. After being stopped at the light for
> probably 20 or 30 seconds, the engine suddenly raced up to about 3 or 4
> thousand rpm, and I had to apply FIRM pressure to the brake pedal to hold the
> car in place. The engine raced for less than 10 seconds, and then everything
> returned to normal.
<snipped>
> Perhaps the easiest explanation (driver error) is not always the correct
> explanation. When it happened to me, I felt as if my car was possessed!


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Single Malt
'01.5 S4
Garaged at 9200ft
just outside Denver, CO

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