mrtask
Well-Known Member
Never a dull moment when you drive an old car, eh? This morning I was cruising up a steep hill at 20mph in 3rd. Traffic just in front of me had stopped for a red light, I was about to come to a halt and preselect first. All of a sudden as I dipped the clutch the engine revs raced madly. I made certain my right foot was only on the brake but not on the gas. The gas pedal wasn't obstructed by anything. Revs stayed up at a noisy 3000 or so rpm.
Pulled into a handy adjacent parking bay, cut the engine, popped the hood. No linkages had come apart. Started it up, engine immediately revving at over 3000! Pressed the throttle linkages closed with my fingers, the revs dropped. Few blips with the little lever on the intake manifold, settled back to normal idle.
I'm completely baffled. A close inspection when I got back home hasn't revealed anything visibly wrong.
It did happen on what really is a particularly steep slope, but I can't see how that could cause the engine speed to suddenly rise and stick!?!?!?
Pulled into a handy adjacent parking bay, cut the engine, popped the hood. No linkages had come apart. Started it up, engine immediately revving at over 3000! Pressed the throttle linkages closed with my fingers, the revs dropped. Few blips with the little lever on the intake manifold, settled back to normal idle.
I'm completely baffled. A close inspection when I got back home hasn't revealed anything visibly wrong.
It did happen on what really is a particularly steep slope, but I can't see how that could cause the engine speed to suddenly rise and stick!?!?!?