Substantial prayer Was: Unexpected Acceleration on my 5000

[VINCELYONS@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-04-09 04:31:54 EDT, you write:

<< Vince, I have an 84 diesel Rabbit, and an 85 Jetta TD, and an old 82 Jetta
 D.  I want to know what to do (besides bail out) if and when they go
 ballistic....ie:  "runaway."
 
 As I understand it, the fuel is then coming in with the air, and the
 injectors aren't controlling the amt of fuel, hence the loss of speed
control.
 
 So, how do you get it stopped?  Hit a wall?  Mow down softer pedestrians?
 Rub off speed on shrubbery?
 Hit the brakes? (that sounds better) and stall the engine! Keep the clutch
 engaged and stall the engine!
 Why didn't I think of that...Oh...I did.
 
 Hey, you've been there and done something. What was it? I mean, what worked?
  >>

Prayer, large quatities, with considerable haste ( wore 2/32 off the 
beads that day) !!!

When I did the key routine and the thing kept going 
my initial reaction was cerebral overload... I looked in the 
rear view mirror full well expecting to see Damian.

With the Bosch diesel pump there is a fuel cutoff solenoid
mounted on the top of the pump that simply gets terminal
15 voltage. But as you point out, the thing can't shut off the
"fuel" foaming in from the breather hose.

What is " the brake pedal in gear "? For $100.00 Alex !!!

The engine had been overfilled with oil but I think the big
thing was that the air filter had been ignored too long.

Functional hydraulic brakes appear to consistently have the
advantage over the fossil fuel consumption unit. I believe
that if you jam on full throttle ( don't try this in the privacy
of your own home, sanctioned tracks, with qualified test 
pilots only ) and jam on the brake pedal, the brake pedal 
will usually win.

I remember doing some sort of "service action" on the 
earlier Rabbit Diesels changing the breather hose to one that 
had a 'Y' to let oil drain back through the block off plate on
the side of the block ( where gas carb engines have the 
mechanical fuel pump ). 

Vince Lyons