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Old 02-14-2011, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by funola View Post
Proper runaway huh? To me a proper runnaway is one you can stop. It happened to me once when the IP shaft seal leaked fuel into the crankcase cauing the level to rise to the point of fuel/crankcase oil injection took place via the rings. I almost crashed but was able to stall the engine quickly before it destroyed itself. It was a scary experience when the car accelerates full throttle on its own and shutting the key off does nothing. Thank God it was a manual transmission.
Shift up and stall a manual, or select neutral on an automatic, stop and get out in case the TC lights off or flywheel fails. No one who makes the news on unintended acceleration seems to remember neutral.
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