[Vwdiesel] Age, Diesel History, and Bonus TDI Tragedy

[James Hansen]

Putting the transmission in neutral should do the trick Bill. 
If you live in a state that allows you to carry a pistol, empty the thing in
the vicinity the ecu.
Mom's Lexus spooks me out, I don't care for the auto detect key fob thingy.
I like a big switch that I can turn off.  Speaking as a person that has had
a vehicle stick on full snort (years ago), I like the key. On the early VW
throttle pedal assemblies, if the return spring failed to retain the hinge
pin, the pin works out over time, and the pedal would come free on one side
and cock and stick all the way down. I had this happen in my 69 Ghia
convertible that has a fairly fat motor, so full snort is pretty snorty.
Just about lost it that day coming up to an intersection, and the key saved
the day.
-james

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On Behalf Of William J Toensing
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 11:49 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Age, Diesel History, and Bonus TDI Tragedy
> 
> Thank you, you answered one of my questions. The electric power
> steering is an electrical assist with manual connections. The TDI has
> Fly by Wire or FBW. You got over my head on how to modify car's
> computer, but one of my questions was not answered about Toyota's FBW.
> It a Prius starts to run away, what do you do besides say a quick
> prayer? I don't own one but have test driven one at a Toyota
> dealership. When you have your Toyota's key in your pocket, or the
> salesman's pocket, you push the start button & you are ready to go. If
> you want to stop it, you push the start button again. Some other cars
> besides Toyota are using the same system. So, the question is, how
> would you stop it in an emergency situation with run a way
> acceleration? Would pushing the start button as you would to stop the
> car work? Would putting the car in neutral work? There is a situation
> in San Diego where an off duty CHP (California Highway Patrol)officer
> driving with his family in a Lexus, experienced run-a-way
> Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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