[V8] WOT V8 issue

[Ed Kellock]

Last night, I replaced the light in the ABS while parked in front of
the bar where I was going to play in a dart tournament.  Is that part
of this sickness?

Ed

On Tue,  9 Nov 2004 10:58:36 -0700, dsaad at icehouse.net
<dsaad at icehouse.net> wrote:
> It is good to know I am not the only one with this sickness... :-)
> 
> Dave
> 
> Quoting Charles Wurts <cwurts12 at mindspring.com>:
> 
> > As I am driving around with "the thingy" on my dash waiting for the
> > "roundtoit."  In the mean time I have looked at the whole assembly and
> > tried to imagine the same thing while praying.
> >
> >
> > On Nov 8, 2004, at 11:10 AM, dsaad at icehouse.net wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > >>