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How I McGivored My way Out of This
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Author:  Rodney [ Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:49 pm ]
Post subject:  How I McGivored My way Out of This
There I was, minding my own business, buzzing along at 100 km/h and all of a sudden, the carby was jammed wide open and I was rapidly gathering speed at an alarming rate of knots..........the return spring on the old S.U. carby had broken and the butterfly was jammed wide open.

Managed to get to a service station and took the return spring from the clutch and used it as the carby return spring then used a few rubber bands in place of the clutch return spring.......well, it worked.

Just got to get a new return spring for the S.U carby and all will be back to normal :D

Hooroo
Author:  willy [ Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:09 pm ]
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Well done Rodney :lol:
Author:  mad-mk1 [ Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:11 pm ]
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thats nasty
Author:  gafmo [ Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:11 pm ]
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Nice one...you have to love rubbers...

how long was it at full rev's by the time you were able to knock it back to idle
Author:  NDMOON [ Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:17 pm ]
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gafmo wrote:
Nice one...you have to love rubbers...


Yes i love rubbers it protect me 8) 8) :lol: :lol:
Author:  doogie [ Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:32 pm ]
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Rodney, you will be in Patty & Selma's dreams tonight. :wink:

Doogie
Author:  Spaceboy [ Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:13 am ]
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Author:  poeee [ Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:28 am ]
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Double springs now, Rodney? 8)
Author:  Rodney [ Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:00 pm ]
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When it happened, it was dark, raining and about 6 or 7 km/s to the next servo. So I had to drive along with one hand on the ignition key (to keep turning on the electrics and keep going, then turn it off again when the speed got too high) I'm sure this did the car no good at all but at the time it was better than being stranded - plus, I was on my way to my 'other job'.....funeral pick up of deceased persons........so I kind of had to be there and no excuses.

Ah well, everything worked out well in the end (except, you could say, for the poor unfortunate person my partner and I were on our way to collect) for the funeral parlour.

Hooroo
Author:  Alfie1 [ Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:03 pm ]
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Don't really see the need to rush.....they weren't going anywhere !!!

Unless its the same method as Tow Trucks, you know, first one on the scene :shock: :shock:

A1
Author:  Morris 1100 [ Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:09 am ]
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Glad to see that you knew to turn the key off to fix the immediate problem. Some people think that if the throttle sticks you must crash the car.

I once finished a race at Eastern Creek by using the key to slow down. :wink:
Author:  Mick [ Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:17 am ]
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You didn't have an arguement with the spouse at all that evening?


Not saying anything, it mightn't even be connected.....just a coincidence 'tis all I'm saying......... :wink:




(best look at the brake lines yeh?)
Author:  Rodney [ Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:12 pm ]
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All I'm saying is that this was one weird night :roll:

See ya
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