I had one brake on the Thing and turned the idle screw up to about 2500 rpm and dove it home. I was in town about 10 at night and the most I had to do was 35mph which I could do easy in forth at 2500 rpm.
Neil wrote:
Been there and done that! My Fiat X19 busted the cable...I took the top off, ran a cord from the carb to me in the drivers seat...got me home, but wuz HELL in Dallas traffic. --- On Mon, 8/24/09, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 9:30 PM One of the mechs at Kenny Hill in Austin told me that they had a little old lady customer come in one day with her accelerator cable broken. She had taken a piece of clothes line and run it down the side of the car and into the engine compartment and drove the car from her house to Kenny Hill to get it repaired by pulling on the clothes line through the window with one hand for throttle control while driving with the other hand. --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 9:08 PM I saw a guy 'makeshift' an accelerator cable out of a wire from an electric fence....it was funny watchin' him get shocked. --- On Mon, 8/24/09, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 3:37 PM Carry a couple of spares and stay out of Muskogee. --- On Mon, 8/24/09, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 1:29 PM Carry a extra throttle cable.I broke one two years in a row in Muskogee OK. I figuredi'deither carry a spare or change routes to EurekaSprings.Ithink Dan broke one somewhere and it helped him out.Paul Smith2009 Zone Tour 1999-2009 ,10 years of TruckingH.B.BT.C.B Transporters at the Point 6 October 9,10,and11,2009"Love all,trust a few,Do wrong to none" --- On Mon, 8/24/09, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 9:15 AM Look for some originals at the next swap meet. --- On Mon, 8/24/09, MikeHayes<mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 8:22 AM The new ones I've been gettingare spot welded to the center hub partwith 3 welds and they break those welds.sammie smith wrote:Reasonably so. Check it occasionally and itwillusually give you fair> > warning before catastrophic failure. Ihavenever had one crater onme on the road. Have usually noticeddeterioration before failure.--- On *Sun, 8/23/09, atx /<atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>/*wrote:From: atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re:Generatorpulley?To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Date: Sunday, August23,2009,10:47 PMThanks for thelists, apulleywasn't on mine. It will be now.Also, I rememberDanhaving agood list.So it's an easyenoughfix, and worth carrying a spare, but isfailure of thispartcommon?Jeff sent via iPhone On Aug23,2009, at 9:26 PM,list.Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx<http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: Wow such a small:-) I'm sure there is somethingIforgot.I carry thatand....points cap rotor condenser 1 setplugs1 long plug wire 1 enginegasket kit1 set of wheelbearingsnuts, bolts, washersandcotter pinsa well used butgooddistributernew fuel pump clutch cable throttle cable old but good coil bulbs, fuses extrawirehigh temp silicon jb weld duck tape zip tie's Flash light> small floor jack4 way lug wrench couple of fuelfilterscouple feetof fuel line5 quart jug of oil brake fluid Toolbox Alma Jo Barrerawrote:There is anunspokenemergency kit that should be carried withyouat all times. 1. fireextinguisher2. belt 3. pulley ( yes Ihavehadonejust shatter)4. shims 5. woodruff key 6. fireextinguisher(again)7. acceleratorcable8. clutch cable9. flares10. cold beer Other Vokies canprobablyaddto the list, I am a fairly newbieand still don'tknowallthe ins and outs.I was told that assoonas thebelt brakes or pulley goes out topull over..no ands,if orbutsaboutit.So I have just made thatmy rule of thumb. Alma jo__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com