Re: [Favorite tools]

[Ralph Moorhouse <ralfalfa@domain.elided>]

Franco etal..........the usual reason(s) for the throttle cable to fail a=
re:

1.  Poor gounding of engine so that current flows thru throttle cable..ch=
eck
the grounds.
2.  Poor alignment of cable/connector at firewall (passenger side) - shou=
ld be
straight line to linkage to throttles - stress =3D breakage.

Hope this helps..........& always carry a spare!

Ralph
Houston, TX



"Forlini,Franco" <fforlini@domain.elided> wrote:
> Hey Gang!!
> =

> Well, over the weekend, the old clothes hangers I keep in the trunk of =
my
74
> spider saved my skin once again.
> Driving home late Saturday night.....actually early Sunday morning woul=
d be
> more accurate, I was driving Sophia as though I was in the Mille Miglia=
=2E
> As I downshifted into 4th coming into a very fast corner, I blew by som=
e
> American car with a huge grin on my face. As I proceeded to get her bac=
k up
> to speed, I floored the accelerator only to feel the pedal sink to the
floor
> with absolutely no resistance. My heart sank as I realized something ga=
ve
> way in the engine bay.
> I coasted onto the shoulder, and that American car I had just blown by
> stopped to see if everything was all right. Well my Italian pride made =
a
> liar out of my and I denied any problems by stating that I needed to us=
e my
> cell phone to call my girlfriend, and I always pull over when I use my
> phone. As he pulled away, I promptly popped both the trunk and the hood=
=2E I
> was 99% sure my problem was a snapped throttle cable, so without even
> looking under the hood, I grabbed a pair of pliers and an old coat hang=
er
> from the trunk, and then checked out the engine. Well I was dead on. Th=
e
> throttle cable had snapped right where it fastens to the bell crank. 5
> minutes and piece of coat hanger  later, I was back on the road. When I=

> arrived home I pillaged one of my old bicycles and used the brake cable=
 to
> get Sophia as good as new again.
> =

> This is the second time a coat hanger saves my life.......ok, ok, it di=
dn't
> save my life, but it surely saved me the cost and humiliation of gettin=
g
> towed home. =

> The first time a coat hanger saved me was to re-attach my tie rod when =
the
> fastening bolt stripped and the tie rod fell to the ground.
> =

> In light of these two incidents, coat hangers are now neck in neck with=

duct
> tape when it comes to my favorite all time tools!!!!!!
> One thing is for sure, I will always have duct tape and coat hangers in=
 my
> trunk
> =

> Frank Forlini
> 74 spider
> =



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