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>One of my solutions when something very bad happens is to reach over and
>turn off the ignition with the key. of course, since that has become part
>of the computer system it might not work, but it probably would. It does
>in MY car anyway, it's an old enough car.
I don't think that I would recommend turning off the the ignition while
driving down the freeway in a newer car that has a MECHANICAL interlock
that locks the steering column. I'd save it for the case where the
brakes fail AND the throttle sticks! :-)
By the way, if the engine keeps turning (driven by the gearbox), ordinary
carburetors (not electronic injection) will keep pumping gasoline through
the engine. If it doesn't "Diesel" by igniting on a piece of hot carbon,
you may get a real surprise if something sets off the fumes in the
exhaust system. I once saw a gasoline-powered truck blow its muffler to
bits when it braked hard, stalled momentarily as the driver shifted, and
then restarted with a BANG! Bright pink flash - I must have jumped about
three feet. :-)
Boyd Ramsay
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