[s-cars] re. Broken Plastic yields red line auto

[Ben Swann]

Which engine/car is this for.  I may have the part, and have a couple of
throttle bodies - one for an AAN.

 

Do you have a picture of the part - I think I know what it is, but picture
would clarify.

 

Ben

 

[Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 21:43:04 -0500

From: "Calvin Young" <calvinyoung at cox.net>

Subject: [s-cars] Broken Plastic yields red line auto

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Guess what guys, a small plastic piece that connects the end of the

accelerator cable to the throttle body breaks and the engine immediately

goes to 7000 rpm.  Keep the car out of gear and the engine blows.  Keep the

car in gear and it goes for the top speed.  Put a foot on the brake to slow

down the car and the brakes begin to burn up.  

 

Finally stopped the car and saw that the manifold was red hot, I mean cherry

red hot.  Found the problem and it is a 2 cent piece of plastic 

See Calvin young at myspace.com to see the part.  

 

The dealer wants $95 for the entire cable and they are not sure that the

part even comes with it.  The throttle body could also have the part and the

price is $890.  My solution is to find someone that has solved this problem

in a reasonable way.  Since I still have the part that broke off, I hope to

glue it back and try to wrap it with metal.  

 

Given the consequences, you would think Audi would have thought of that.

 

Any body had this problem?

 

Calvin Young, 94S4]