chapelfarmer
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The throttle of my BN2 jammed open the other day - rather terrifying!
By the time I'd switched off and found somewhere to pull over, it had returned to normal and I've tried but failed to get it to do it again (car stationary / engine off!!).
Looking at the linkage the only place where I can see a possibility of jamming is down beside the starter motor where the first link is (photo attached, looking down from above; you can see the vertical linkage shaft running down and the connection at the bottom). Looking at this it seems to me:
a) that this is a very tight squeeze and could definitely foul with a bit of bad luck.
b) that there is no conceivable way of getting to it (it's jammed tight between the bodywork and the starter motor).
c) that this part of my engine bay could do with a clean!
Does anyone else have experience of this and / or a suggestion for a cure?
I plan also to take apart the other linkages and lubricate them: Does anyone have views about which grease to use?
Thanks for any thoughts on this.
John
By the time I'd switched off and found somewhere to pull over, it had returned to normal and I've tried but failed to get it to do it again (car stationary / engine off!!).
Looking at the linkage the only place where I can see a possibility of jamming is down beside the starter motor where the first link is (photo attached, looking down from above; you can see the vertical linkage shaft running down and the connection at the bottom). Looking at this it seems to me:
a) that this is a very tight squeeze and could definitely foul with a bit of bad luck.
b) that there is no conceivable way of getting to it (it's jammed tight between the bodywork and the starter motor).
c) that this part of my engine bay could do with a clean!
Does anyone else have experience of this and / or a suggestion for a cure?
I plan also to take apart the other linkages and lubricate them: Does anyone have views about which grease to use?
Thanks for any thoughts on this.
John
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