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Posted by: majkos Oct 8 2010, 03:15 PM

Dumbass!



This is the result if your accelerator cable wraps around the brake line.

Dumbass

Posted by: Cupomeat Oct 8 2010, 03:40 PM

A good lesson.

I had the accel and clutch cable intertwined to the end of the accel cable, but never the brake line.

I bet it would result in a very unsmooth pedal.

Posted by: Drums66 Oct 8 2010, 03:52 PM

that don't look good!

Posted by: majkos Oct 8 2010, 04:32 PM

A good lesson indeed!
I'm so thankfull for the fact it happened to start leaking after I put in a new master cyn.
up on jackstands, not into a corner with a high rate of speed.

It so happen to happen to be Evil Herbie, (Evil Herb for short)
My 40 mpg quest/challenge/adventure for a paying customer.
I did notice as I drove Evil Herb into my garage the dam gas pedal sure is stiff.

Shoulda known!

Posted by: majkos Oct 8 2010, 04:35 PM

BTW you can barley see the holes,4 tiny little black spots,

Posted by: sean_v8_914 Oct 8 2010, 05:19 PM

that took a long tme to do that

Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 8 2010, 05:51 PM

Holy! Every time you turn around your finding some issue with that car.

Posted by: majkos Oct 8 2010, 05:58 PM

Yup,

but you know what?
Evil Herb showing me all the problems it has.
Making sure it road worthy for a daily driver

Posted by: JmuRiz Oct 8 2010, 06:41 PM

I've had that, not sure if PO or shop. Shop found it on a test drive though, lucky for me my e-brake worked well!

Posted by: JmuRiz Oct 8 2010, 06:42 PM

Replay, damn mobile devices.

Posted by: kkid Oct 9 2010, 09:33 AM

Makes me wonder if mine is OK.
Kinda stiff too.

Posted by: majkos Oct 9 2010, 10:49 AM

Who done it last?
real easy to check,
LMK

Posted by: 9146986 Oct 9 2010, 12:59 PM

So that was that scraping sound when you hit the gas