John,
That old straight six didn't have much power though so there was lots of
time to decide what to do.
If my 5.0 1979 Mustang (2900 lbs.) had the throttle linkage stick, I
wouldn't have much time to react. Even at 70 mph it would hit the next
car inline very quickly. The engine is about 1/4 of the car's weight and
it is very strong.
Doug
On 2/17/10 8:22 PM, John Shinn wrote:
> Actually I was doing about 65-70 MPH in my Chevy Surburban pulling my
> daughters car when
> She wanted to change the radio station and accidently shoved the
> transmisison into Park.
>
> We stopped very fast, transmission fluid out of the dipstick tube onto the
> engine (and a small fire).
> No damage to the tranny or engine or drive train. That surburan was tough.
>
> As far as mechanical problems go, very many years ago, in my '55 chevy with
> a inline 6 cylinder engine
> (they did not yet have a V6), the oil filler cap came off of the top of the
> engine and settled under the
> Carb linkage, causing the car to accelerate. The first time was a supprise
> and I finally turned the
> Engine off. The second time I knew what was happening and again turned the
> engine off, put the
> Oil filler cap back in and drove directly to a auto parts store and replaced
> the cap. No more problems.
>
> John Shinn
> (Retired)
>
>
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