The "resonators" were so close to the ground that they were constantly getting damaged, and they were difficult to replace. I was driving on Route 17 in NC late one Sunday when my foot suddenly hit the firewall. The throttle linkage had snapped. I managed to jam a twig under the throttle so I could drive at a max of 15 mph down the dark rural highway, pulling over whenever anyone approached from my rear. I was fortunate to find a local at a gas station that was already closed for the night to look at it for me. He managed to use baling wire to temporarily replace the throttle linkage so I could drive it home. On Monday, I took it to the local sports car shop, and they called to get a replacement part, but were told it would take 2 weeks. It actually took 2 months. Meanwhile, I'm driving around with the baling wire to control my speed. It worked, but was very, very stiff. Needless to say, I didn't make any unnecessary long trips.
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 4:37 PM Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > I had just the opposite experience with my 1959 Austin Haley, better known > as a bug eye. Other than replacing the tires I never had an issue although > I did have to use Castro R in the gearbox so I could drive it in the winter. > > > Ken Whaler > -----Original Message----- > From: Petards Mail List > Sent: Oct 4, 2021 4:20 PM > To: Petards Mail List > Subject: Re: GESO British car show > > LOL! > > I remember my old MG. Always in the shop, and always a long wait for > parts. Once, the throttle linkage broke, and I drove around for months > with baling wire as a "replacement part" until one arrived from British > Lowland. It was a lot of fun to drive -- when I could. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 4:14 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > > Are they both for driving? Or is one for parts? > > > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
