Broke down - no throttle response
Discussion
mongoose said:
If you've phisically moved the throttle and nothing happens it could well be the throttle pot.Not too expensive
Throttle pot..!? its a butterfly mechanism at the plenum end.
More likely the butterfly has become detached from the rest of the mechanism therefore moving the outside is making no difference inside. www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?t=219268&f=8&h=0
Cheers
Matt
Edited by M@H on Tuesday 11th July 19:57
M@H said:
mongoose said:
If you've phisically moved the throttle and nothing happens it could well be the throttle pot.Not too expensive
Throttle pot..!? its a butterfly mechanism at the plenum end.
More likely the butterfly has become detached from the rest of the mechanism therefore moving the outside is making no difference inside. www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?t=219268&f=8&h=0
Cheers
Matt
I agree though,the butterfly disconnected would give these symptoms Edited by mongoose on Wednesday 12th July 12:04
DavHughes said:
Got her back from the garage - Here's their comments
-"CHECKED FOR NO THROTTLE:- FOUND BOLT LOOSE ON LINKAGE, ADJUST LINKAGE AND TIGHTEN BOLT, ROAD TEST OK"
So, all is well again.
Thanks for the help chaps - looks like you were right.
Dav
-"CHECKED FOR NO THROTTLE:- FOUND BOLT LOOSE ON LINKAGE, ADJUST LINKAGE AND TIGHTEN BOLT, ROAD TEST OK"
So, all is well again.
Thanks for the help chaps - looks like you were right.
Dav
two out of two for me on that one. Glad its sorted 
That Daddy said:
good your garage were honest also,well done that man.
To be honest, it was a garage that I have never used before - the one where the break down truck came from. Charged an hours labour, and even came and picked me up when the car was ready. I am a happy man!
Cheers all.
Dav
DavHughes said:
That Daddy said:
good your garage were honest also,well done that man.
To be honest, it was a garage that I have never used before - the one where the break down truck came from. Charged an hours labour, and even came and picked me up when the car was ready. I am a happy man!
Cheers all.
Dav
Dav,
Aren't you a member of AA or similar?
The very nice man would probably have fixed that at the roadside.
In any case, glad to hear you're all sorted and a happy bunny again.
Simon
sgrimshaw said:
DavHughes said:
That Daddy said:
good your garage were honest also,well done that man.
To be honest, it was a garage that I have never used before - the one where the break down truck came from. Charged an hours labour, and even came and picked me up when the car was ready. I am a happy man!
Cheers all.
Dav
Dav,
Aren't you a member of AA or similar?
The very nice man would probably have fixed that at the roadside.
In any case, glad to hear you're all sorted and a happy bunny again.
Simon
AA? Yes - fully ******** membership. I called them when I couldn't fix it myself. Conversation roughly went something like -
"Hello, I've broken down......."
"OK sir - we'll be with you in two hours"
"TWO HOURS! I'm partially blocking a main Rd, and it's 4:30PM! Not good enough!"
"OK sir we will make you a priority"
20 mins later, AA call me back
"Sorry, but we don't have an free AA agents at the moment - we will send a local garage out"
Over an hour later, a break down lorry from a local garage (20 miles away) turned up and took me home. He didn't even look under the bonet.
Maybe a letter to the AA is needed.
Cheers.
Dav
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