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Subject:Re: Throttle cable
From:Martin Laycock
Date:Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:32:56 +0000

Look under your pedal. I bet your toe has pushed the rod or the link pin
out of place.
Martin

At 07:49 22/02/00 -0800, John Schaper wrote:
>I did something stupid that broke my throttle cable.  With the rpm's at 2000
>at a stop light I used my toe to try to bring the accelerator pedal back to
>reduce the rpm's.  (I know it is probably the throttle switch).  Anyway, it
>broke, but since it was dark and I couldn't investigate further, I don't
>know what broke.  Has anybody done anything similarly stupid?  What broke,
>what do I need to replace--my guess is after looking at Bentley is the
>"relay lever", "pin", or clamping bold.  I looked at the engine accelerator
>cable and it is OK, the cable is still attached.  Any help would be
>appreciated.
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