[V8] WOT V8 issue

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I keep meaning to look into a saftey catch for this. I currently have my power
steering torn apart so maybe I will do it now - but it seems like a loop of good
old fashioned bailing wire (or the hi-tech equivelent) would keep the rod from
being able to drop down if the plastic thingy breaks? Of course this plastic
part should probably be replaced as a service item every once in a while but who
would ever think of that.

Dave


Quoting Roy Hall <rhall04 at comcast.net>:

> Having just btdt with my 91 V8 - check the linkage for the cruise
> control on the back of the motor.  It runs from underneath the throttle
> plate to the vacuum actuator on the drivers side.  The linkage is a rod
> that is mounted underneath the throttle plate runs through a bracket
> with a plastic clip and presses against the vacuum actuator.
> The clip goes bad and the rod drops down to sit on the engine/
> transmission housing where it waits until a spirited driver puts his
> /her foot into it and then lodges itself so the throttle will not
> close.  Exciting ride for a short time.  Holding it back with the
> brakes is not recommended - I've been told it stresses the tranny.
> The fix is a new plastic clip - under $2 believe it or not.   I fixed
> it on the side of the road to get home with good old duct tape ( use #
> 1991).
>
> Roy
>
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