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Originally Posted by Actvs Dei
apologies in advance for being dense.
I just read this entire thread and for me its still not clear what exactly the procedure is when you encounter a runaway event while driving.
1. brake and try and slow the car
2. do or don't put into park? If no then what keeps the car stopped while you try and turn it off with the Co2 extinguisher?
3. turn off with key (it will keep running?)
4. open hood then use Co2 extinguisher in the air intake?
also why cant you just use the shutdown lever on top of the engine?
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If this happens while driving = there are three possible answers:
#1. Pull to the shoulder of the road, park and escape the car as it self destructs.
#2. Carry a Co2 extinguisher in the passenger compartment at all times, pull to the shoulder of the road, park, open the hood and empty the Co2 extinguisher into the air intake, if it shuts down have it towed, if it keeps running = get away, and let it die.
#3. Pull to the shoulder of the road, park, open the hood and rip the air intake tube off, smother it with a piece of wood, book, or any hard surface, if it shuts down have it towed, if it keeps running = get away, and let it die.
99.9% of the time, if it runs away while driving = it is running on engine lube oil = the only way to kill it is to starve it of oxygen.
Breaking the fuel system is a waste of time, at a moment when seconds precious.