| How to stop
runaways DO NOT USE YOUR HAND on the
flywheel!!!!
Some guys flip the car over and stick the
toe of their shoe on the flywheel! I have seen
it work, but 50% of the time the engine lets go
before you can stop it!
The method I like is as follows:
Try and hold the car down hard so the wheels
can't spin (this may waste the clutch shoes but
it is cheaper than an engine). Yank the body if
you can't get to the air cleaner, then yank the
air cleaner and put your finger on the carb
intake. It is kind of like handling a wild
animal but it is a good method. Do not just push
your finger down on the foam air cleaner, that
will suck all the dirt out of the filter and
into the engine!
Holding a rag on the exhaust works too (if
you happen to have one handy), but, be sure
there is several layers of rag. It will take
more than a few seconds to choke it and it will
be HOT HOT HOT!
Please be careful
Do any of these at your own risk! |