broken throttle spring in Flanders

[aide]

just arrived in belgium for the weekend and on the way over the accellerator got really light. was not far from hotel and got to car park alright. normally the revs go up and down equally as fast but now the revs fall off really slowly. sometimes staying up and had to sort of stall the car in a high gear to get it to idle.. which is not as it used to be. around 1100rpm instead of around 950.
the safety spring is still attached to the air box mount. but one of the springs on the butterfy rod is defenietly broken.
any suggestios as to what sort of spring ocould be used to double up with the safety spring until i get home?

[Dutch_Cerbera]

aide said:

just arrived in belgium for the weekend and on the way over the accellerator got really light. was not far from hotel and got to car park alright. normally the revs go up and down equally as fast but now the revs fall off really slowly. sometimes staying up and had to sort of stall the car in a high gear to get it to idle.. which is not as it used to be. around 1100rpm instead of around 950.
the safety spring is still attached to the air box mount. but one of the springs on the butterfy rod is defenietly broken.
any suggestios as to what sort of spring ocould be used to double up with the safety spring until i get home?

in case you are near to Gent, go to TVR Belgium in Deinze, they are open untill about 12:30... (saturdays)

Marc can surely help you out

Edited by Dutch_Cerbera on Saturday 31st March 00:22

[aide]

thanks Dutch Cerbera.
Im in Oudenaarde for the RvV
Will give them a call and see if they can help out...
If I survive all these cobblestones

[steviejasp]

I know for sure Racing Green have a couple of these as I nearly bought one last week.

[Byker28i]

You only need a temp return pressure, how about borrowing some elastic bands from the hotel? You just need to exercise some restraint on the right foot then until you get something better.

Or find a local motor factors

[aide]

yep. can get a pair when I get back home. or rig something up with the spring from the rear shifter on my bike. im actually only 200 odd miles from london. I can call the break down peeps as well. pity though as the roads are lovely.
thanks for the ideas. much appreciated.