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On interstate 87, NYS Thruway last night and without warning the engine speed took off revving really high. I shut the engine off, coasted - this is in slow traffic at rush hour, two lanes and a semi behind me. I coast to the edge, not really a breakdown lane, pop the hood and the front throttle return spring has snapped at the head washer. I pull it off and try and bend a loop, metal snaps again. Then I bend an L and put the good end on the head washer and the L on thethrottle (mistake). This has taken less than a minute and off we go. Until it happens again about 15 miles later and this time we're off the thruway, and the spring falls off and is lost, so with 2 small binder clips (holding together my fine sandpaper,emory cloth collection in the toolbox) and an elastic hairband (thanks Connie!) I'm able to rig up another temporary fix. I thought that I had at least one other throttle return spring in my "culch heap", but alas, I can't come up with one! Anybody got a good, unrusted spare they could drop in the mail to me?
thanks
Danny
Contact me offline for address, or if you're in the immediate area (Honeychrome, Kai, Pooch) let me know and I'll come and get it.
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