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Originally Posted by lamaluv
I had my fuel injection on the car for about six months and was accelerating up to hiway speed of 65mph. The speed limit dropped to 40 and when I let off of the gas the rpms stayed at 5500. The throttle was stuck and I was still gaining speed. I quickly hit the shutoff switch and pulled onto the shoulder. I found a bolt from the linkage had come loose and jammed the throttle wide open. |
That is one of the first things I told my wife after we were married, and later to my son. If the throttle ever sticks don't try to fight it with the brakes, just turn the engine off.
I think the movie was Capricorn One where Elliott Gould was driving a 65/66 Mustang coupe, and the throttle stuck wide open, and he couldn't shut it off.