Bouncy, Bouncy!! Is it the pot??

[WildfireS3]

On the way back from Twickenham today my car began violently kangerooing down the road and then stalled when I pulled over.

I gave the car 10 min to cool down then managed to go for 20 min, when it happened again, and so on until I got home.

Is this the dreaded throttle pot?


If so, what is it I need? A Granada 2.9 Throttle pot? I've seen somthing about gold connectors, what's the deal there?

Cheers

[Pies]

Un plug it and go for a drive it will be much better if the pot is faulty

There is a piece on my site about it

[WildfireS3]

£60!!! OMG!! Next they'll be wanting my left arm!!

[shnozz]

WildfireS3 said:

£60!!! OMG!! Next they'll be wanting my left arm!!

yeah its about £54. You may or may not need the new style connector. Can always buy one and take it back if you dont need it.

[farmeryellow]

I went to my local scrappy (smiths of bloxham nr Banbury) and got two of them, and there is another in the yard that I left for others.
nice and small slip in the tool box..... freebee!

[WonkyGibbon]

WildfireS3 said:

£60!!! OMG!! Next they'll be wanting my left arm!!

Check and clean the connectors - if it's suddenly started doing it, it's more likely to be a problem with the connection than the pot itself. Poor engine management system - 0 ohms - 10 Mohms - 0 ohms etc ...

[shnozz]

farmeryellow said:

I went to my local scrappy (smiths of bloxham nr Banbury) and got two of them, and there is another in the yard that I left for others. nice and small slip in the tool box..... freebee!

blimey, all the scrappies down here now won't let you anywhere near the cars for fear of litigation when you cut yourself, fall off one etc. You tell them what you are after at the desk, they go off and get it and you pay at the counter. Bet they have noticed a reduction in the thieving too.

[farmeryellow]

Its the best scrappy in oxfordshire.
as long as you end up buying something they dont mind
(cash only )
last year i got two reno5 GTTURBO heads for £40
every other breakers wanted £100+ for one

[walsingham]

you can fit a cerbei pot from tvrbits (z?) .com think they're only 20 quid and more robust.


haven't actually doen it myself, but mine had ben previously converted.

[WildfireS3]

Oh, well never mind. Gave the connectors a clean to no avail. So I've fitted a new one. Looks like it's been replaced in the past. Full Throttle ahead for me!

[shnozz]

blimey chris, that was quick!

[NicBowman]

The Ford part is 6854780, cost £38. They do seems to crap up easily, mine was playing up and still read ok for resistance, so I would just go for a new one.

Nic

[WildfireS3]

shnozz said:

blimey chris, that was quick!

Yep, limped home got on the phone, then on PH, put of the door to get a new one. Just about to take the wiring kit back as I don't need it.