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From: Georgie on 23 Feb 2010 18:11
The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
If by some miracle you don't, the engine is blown. Do you think
Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
predict all you'll get is a Tojo grin.



From: Michael on 23 Feb 2010 18:22
On Feb 23, 3:11 pm, Georgie <remai...(a)reece.net.au> wrote:
> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
> If by some miracle you don't, the engine is blown. Do you think
> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
> predict all you'll get is a Tojo grin.


Live to drive another day... collect the insurance money and buy a
gently-used older model. The '96 is pretty darned good.

Michael
From: charlesgrozny on 23 Feb 2010 19:16

"Michael" <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Feb 23, 3:11 pm, Georgie <remai...(a)reece.net.au> wrote:
> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
> If by some miracle you don't, the engine is blown. Do you think
> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
> predict all you'll get is a Tojo grin.


Live to drive another day... collect the insurance money and buy a
gently-used older model. The '96 is pretty darned good.

Michael

The first rule of ANY incident is, what can you do to survive? Cars are
replaceable, people are harder to replace. (Although with some of the IQ's
I see around here, I can think of a couple that despirately need replacing.)

Sure I might ruin an engine, but I survived. (Besides, my reaction would
probably be

1. Kick it into neutral
2. Hit the foot brake and move to the side of the road.
3. Shut off the enigine. It's not going to take that long before I've shut
it off. Besides, most 'runaway' engines end up self-limiting the upper
RPM's. I've not had one yet to rev all the way past redline unless I was
pushing the accellerator that hard.

Charles Grozny


From: Mike Hunter on 23 Feb 2010 19:32
All cars today have rev limiters

"charlesgrozny" <n5hsr(a)sprynet.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael" <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:a45b17e7-b769-42f4-9cb8-31384657d49d(a)u5g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> On Feb 23, 3:11 pm, Georgie <remai...(a)reece.net.au> wrote:
>> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
>> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
>> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
>> If by some miracle you don't, the engine is blown. Do you think
>> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
>> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
>> predict all you'll get is a Tojo grin.
>
>
> Live to drive another day... collect the insurance money and buy a
> gently-used older model. The '96 is pretty darned good.
>
> Michael
>
> The first rule of ANY incident is, what can you do to survive? Cars are
> replaceable, people are harder to replace. (Although with some of the
> IQ's I see around here, I can think of a couple that despirately need
> replacing.)
>
> Sure I might ruin an engine, but I survived. (Besides, my reaction would
> probably be
>
> 1. Kick it into neutral
> 2. Hit the foot brake and move to the side of the road.
> 3. Shut off the enigine. It's not going to take that long before I've
> shut it off. Besides, most 'runaway' engines end up self-limiting the
> upper RPM's. I've not had one yet to rev all the way past redline unless
> I was pushing the accellerator that hard.
>
> Charles Grozny
>


From: JoeSpareBedroom on 23 Feb 2010 20:15
"Georgie" <remailer(a)reece.net.au> wrote in message
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> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
> If by some miracle you don't, the engine is blown. Do you think
> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
> predict all you'll get is a Tojo grin.


Amusingly, you just tried to trash the only method that makes sense,
according to everyone but you.


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