All cars made nowadays will push freely from DRIVE to NEUTRAL, but you have to press in a release button to make it shift to R, P, 1, 2. Lack of engine turning would cause the power steering to fail. I think this would be the biggest concern. However, after the engine blows, it won't be spinning very fast either. I was a little disenchanted recently driving a rental INTREPID. I was trying to rev to get a rise out of some silly mustang. The intrepid would not rev over about 3k in neutral. Jim On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:51:12 -0000 "content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > A stuck throttle could indeed max out RPM's in neutral as you slowly > stopped car. > > In all the excitement could also miss stopping at "N" and slide the > selector to "R" or "P". That would be bad. > > Re: Steering wheel locks -- on my Lincolns, the AMC, and truck, > turning key cylinder all the way to removal position also causes > pins > to project into steering wheel and lock it. Is an unlocked position > before accessory only, but again in the excitement could easily turn > key too far. Haven't removed DeLo steering wheel yet to see if it > uses > same locking mechanism. > > Re: Accelerator/gas pedal -- even on carbureted cars does not > directly > control fuel delivery. Controls throttle plate(s) just like PRV. > Engine vacuum meters its own fuel. Why not call it a "throttle > pedal"? > > Don't sweat knowledge Re: cars vs women. Cars make infinitely more > sense. > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cda64e5/M=264130.4271588.5470964.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1070681478/A=1896499/R=0/*http://www.ice.com/cus tomer/splash.jsp?page=frship_03&sourceID=yahoii_88> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=264130.4271588.5470964.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1896499/rand=722501025> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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