I can't help it. lol

 

I had a 300hp v8 ute that broke its return spring on the throttle and went wot on me going around a bend. At the end of the bend was a carpark so I turned in hard and threw it into a spin until I could grab a lower gear and stall it out. Problem was a cop was following me and booked me for dangerous driving and because I was too scared to restart it to prove it was runnaway he wouldn't let me off.

 

I have a question, has any one ever thought about putting a shut off valve in the oil feed line to the turbo. Most runaways occur when the seals in the turbo go bad. What if I add a shut off valve just in case. It would take about 20 to 30 seconds to pop the hood and cut off the oil to the turbo so you could possibly save the engine.

 

Look what happened yesterday! My girlfriends Mom called me at 3:30 and informed me she had been in an accident. She was ok and no damage to nothing but her car, well state property too. She crossed 2 lanes of traffic hit the center cable barrier, slung shot across 3 lanes and stopped in the embankment. No flips, rolls or tumbles. Not a scratch. WHEW!

Just FYI, this was not a Toyota issue. She has an '05 Camary, this has been her 5th accident in 2 years. One wasn't her fault. She called me instead of my girlfriend or her son. I don't know why, but she did. Luckily I had a cinder block in the bed of the truck. She couldn't get into my truck....

But all is well. BTW, the is the truck I cut off the muffler. OHP told me it sounded cool after Mom told me it was too loud....

The guy that was behind her said she was damn lucky. I have to agree. She really shouldn't be driving anymore. Her kids are afraid to take away her driving privileges. But they are going to. She is 73 y/o. We will see what happens.

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Thats BS, it sounds like your cops are as bad as ours.

You plead not guilty and get out of it?

 

The first dump truck I owned was a gas rig 427 with a 5 and 4 tranny. The return spring broke one morning, but I could raise the gas pedal with my foot, I couldn't take off work to fix it so I had to drive it and shift the twin sticks the rest of the day with my foot under the pedal operating it backwards. lol This was in austin city traffic, my leg and foot was a tired puppy that evening.

 

thats wild man. she's lucky she didnt get hurt

 

was she in the that ar how thatone happen

 

Yep she was in it. She did get lucky no one hit her as she crossed the lanes twice.

I really hope that the truck is ok. I did not mean to hi-jack the thread. Someone mentioned Toyota and I just got back from the accident. Let us know what you find out on the truck. I have one that sits for long periods of time too. I get nervous when it is time to start it up. I don't want to deal with a run away.

 

so a bad stock fuel lift pump can cause runaway ???? 93 f250 7.3 f350 7.3 ,90

 

guys,you dont have to worry much.
yes,a stock lift pump can rupture and fill the base with diesel.
this is kinda rare,tho one of the reasons/precautions why some of us run the e-pumps instead.
thing is,he knew the base had fuel in it.he should have drained it and changed the oil before starting it.
he wont do it again lol.

star close your eyes lol,
its true,if he had switched from the stock lift pump to an electric pump,this runaway would have never occurred in the first place.
(with the base blocked off,and e-pump,there is nothing to rupture,and fuel goes no where near the engines base.so fuel would have never got into the oil/base to begin with.)
although its rare.notice he says the pump was under 1 yr old?
plus,rare or not.some of us figure,all it takes is one runaway lol.
im gunna hear about these comments now.im ducking lol.
ok star,lay it on lol.

 

But, with all the electronic technology we have...don't you feel a lack of control?
Standard transmission is a good example.
If the truck doesn't start, you have several options.
You can pop-start the truck on a hill.
You can pull-start it by towing it with another car to start it.
If the engine starts to act up, put it in high gear and stall it.
If your igniton switch won't shut it off, you can stall it.
And...how many times has a standard tranny failed compared to an automatic? I think Dave has 440k miles or somewhere around there on his T19 4 speed, with only a bushing being replaced! A whopping $3 part.
I worry about that extra "luxury" of a hydraulic slave cylinder FAILING! My first IDI was bought from a farmer who converted the truck over to a mechanical linkage. When spring comes, I'm doing that to eliminate possible issues. The reason we all own old mechanical IDI's is for lack of "Points of Failure".

This may not relate to everyone, but I have a need of feeling in control. Mechanical componets make me breathe easier. The more luxuries you have, the more you have to worry about.

 

i guess.i completely understand and agree with the benefits of the manuals trans example.
that's all i run for years in trucks.
and yup.it was nice a couple times to park on a hill when my starter went out,and be able to "rock" it out of a sticky situation as well.
but i got so tired of shifting. loving the auto in a truck.

used for work.the rig will pay for many many auto trans over and over.so im not really concerned when she blows.i do hope i have the same luck and can hit 150-200k with this first one tho.if so,im happy.
they're pretty easy to replace.and no clutch to worry about.

a pumps job,is to just supply the engine with fuel.
by running electric,you can keep total control of it if you want.
it's VERY basic.
1 ground.think of this as the electrics exhaust basically ok.
1 hot.think of this as the electrics intake see?
now,just run a line from the + battery into the cab to a switch.
you have complete control as to when the pump,pumps fuel.
intake/exhaust/on a manually controlled switch =very simple.
(tho,it's not exactly rocket science to run a relay off the FSS either,and just hit the key.but a manual switch puts you in full control.simple on/off.)
"electric" doesn't have to mean "complicated".

 

lol You ain't in control when the alternator one of THE most common parts to go out.
I can and have turn my lights out and come home with a very nearly comepletly dead battery. lol

 

oh man.thats it star i thought you'd have something better than that lol.
well ok,if your running dead batteries,you deserve the breakdown lol.

edit.oh oh,if the alternator goes out on ya.well ok.yup.ya got a point there.