[DeTomaso] Good news from the Swedish crash

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Excellent advice!

Michael
On Jul 18, 2012 9:07 PM, "Tony DiGiovanna" <tonydigi at optonline.net> wrote:

> Mike,
> I had similar event twice in the Pantera before I cured it (several engines
> ago...)  I agree, the most lasting result is I go WOT one stroke whenever I
> start my Pantera in the garage - just to check it returns.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Mike Dailey
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 12:13 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Good news from the Swedish crash
>
> I had my throttle sick wide open on my 1960 Ford that I owned at age 19.
>  It
> was a 292 V8 and a three speed manual floor shifter.   I had the air
> cleaner
> off and when I put it back on it was turned so the throttle lever would
> stick open.  I pulled out of the service station and floored it in first
> gear.  I started to back off a bit in first gear and realized my throttle
> was stuck to the floor.  It all happens in absolute nano-seconds, and by
> instinct alone my left hand went for the key and my left foot for the
> clutch.  My left foot on the clutch beat my hand to the key and thank
> goodness the rpm was limited by valve float.   It sounded absolutely
> horrible.   The engine survived fine, but from then on I've always been
> very
> careful with free throttle movement.
>
> Anyone else have a throttle stick wide open?  I wonder if this type of WOT
> crash event could be related to a person that normally drives an automatic
> and the instinct is to go for the brake rather than the key and clutch.
>
> Mike
>
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