[DeTomaso] Good news from the Swedish crash

[Bjoern Flesland]

How about depressing the cluch pedal?
Cheers Bjoern


On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> How about a big red Stop Engine button on the dash.
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
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> On 7/4/2012 12:12 AM, Thomas Tornblom wrote:
> > Me and Karin was in the car right after this one. Imagine the horror
> > when we saw the car launch like a rocket over the square. :(
> >
> > I don't ever want to see something like that again.
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> > 2012-07-04 09:02, MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
> >> Hi guys,
> >>
> >> Good news from a friend in Sweden:
> >>
> >>
> >> I was there; it is a very sad story.
> >>    It was our member XXXXXX XXXXXX.
> >>
> >> The pedal hang up at full throttle, he did what 99% will do, step on the
> >> brake pedal,  but it made very little difference, only locking the front
> >> wheels.
> >>    And it ended up in a disaster. Luckily the police today announced
> that
> >> they have found a technical fault and they will drop all charges
> against hem
> >> and it is seen as an accident and not he’s fault.
> >>    Also the older man that had the worse injuries is in an stabile
> condition.
> >>
> >> --------
> >>
> >> I don't know what caused the throttle to stick open.   Could be
> floormats,
> >> or the kickpanel, or some issue wiith the Weber throttle linkage.   But
> this
> >> just goes to prove the need to evaluate the throttle system for proper
> >> operation, and highlights the need for separate, independent throttle
> return
> >> springs, plural, i.e. not just relying on a single spring....
> >>
> >> Mike
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