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Posted by: srb7f Sep 19 2009, 10:39 PM

As I'm leaving work the other day, I start the car and hit the gas to back out and I hear a snap, and the throttle pedal falls to the floor.

Fortunately, I work in a hospital and found a hemostat clamp nearby which enabled me to get home without the need for a tow. Working the gas with my right hand while shifting with the left wasn't the easiest, but didn't work too bad.


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Posted by: benalishhero Sep 20 2009, 04:33 AM

Similar thing happened to me earlier this summer. I never thought I'd drive a car with a hand throttle.

Posted by: lotus_65 Sep 20 2009, 05:43 AM

that makes 3 of us... i used my spark plug wrench!

if yours has never been replaced, there are a couple
threads (including mine) about the agony of replacing
the throttle cable.

Here's the summary:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=75665&hl=throttle+cable#

and my search:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=afba85ac5f1f0b24a4d5c8b82fa53d6f&search_in=posts&result_type=topics&highlite=throttle+cable

there are at least 2 other threads that didn't come up...

gl

thefleur

Posted by: Cevan Sep 20 2009, 07:38 AM

Hand throttle.

Posted by: Racer Chris Sep 20 2009, 09:46 AM

QUOTE(lotus_65 @ Sep 20 2009, 06:43 AM)

if yours has never been replaced, there are a couple
threads (including mine) about the agony of replacing
the throttle cable.

Posted by: lotus_65 Sep 20 2009, 12:35 PM

i saw those on your thread, chris. freakin' funny.

but if the firewall end of the cable has not been
installed over the tube correctly, it's anything but
a piece of cake!

Posted by: srb7f Sep 20 2009, 12:52 PM

Wow, based on that thread, I got lucky... it only took me about an hour and a half to remove the remains of the old cable and put the new one in. Doesn't often happen that way, but I'm glad that it did.