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   The Real Bev to Ashton Crusher   
   Re: Cadillac runaway acceleration   
   10 May 15 19:02:09   
   
   From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 05/10/2015 12:50 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:   
   > On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:52:35 -0700, The Real Bev   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 04/19/2015 06:18 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   >>> On 04/19/2015 09:17 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> The other thing to try is to shift into neutral to see if the   
   >>>> acceleration stops.   
   >>>   
   >>> That should say: "... to see if the engine RPM goes up or drops to idle"   
   >>   
   >>Yup, that's what I'm going to do.  Now that I have an actual plan it   
   >>will probably never happen again.  Fine with me!   
   >   
   >   
   > So did you ever get a mechanic to look at the car and see if the   
   > cruise cable was completely removed?   
      
   Not yet.  Cataract and serious dental work has priority right now.   
      
   Did I mention here that when it started to accelerate while my foot was   
   on the brake I shifted into neutral and tapped the gas pedal?  Worked   
   like a charm.  That makes the problem much less serious.   
      
      
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