This is not a myth and does happen. I have seen it occur very frequently on some cars, but very rarely on most (like my own). Before you install, I would play around with your throttle spool to see if anything happens to your cable while your doing that. Even if it doesn't I would recommend extending the channels for the main throttle cable with some thin sheets of aluminum (think pop can) that will keep it aligned with the spool when opened up. Jim Reeve MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club DMC6960 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote: > I am not worried about this i guess because out of all of the deloreans > with cruise control i have never heard of this happening before. This > sounds like the last post about cars being dumped into the sea on the > DML, just a rumor. > > I will instal my cruise control and keep all of you posted after the > installation about this cable falling off rumor. > > Mark V > > > > On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 11:19 AM, dsontos@xxxx wrote: > > > This issue has been hashed over several times in the past but here it > > is again. > > > > The DeLorean has a horizontal throttle spool in the engine > > compartment. Thats the part where the throttle cable from the > > passenger compartment attaches to the injection manifold. When the > > cruise module pulls on the throttle spool the throttle cable will go > > slack thereby posing a potential to fall off the track and jam the > > throttle in the open position. > > > > To properly install a cruise control in a DeLorean it would have to be > > installed somewhere in the passenger compartment and setup to pull > > directly on the throttle cable itself at the gas pedal. > > > > This is my point of view, so decide for yourself what you want to do. > > > > Dave Sontos > > vin 02573 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/