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From: George Orwell on 30 Sep 2009 19:23 The proper engineering of throttle linkage is push-pull with spring assist.= All of today's cars rely on spring assist only. If there is a hang-up, excess friction, spring weakening, or spring disengagement, the throttle valve will hang open. This is extremely dangerous and and accident will likely occur before the driver figures out what action to take. Push-pull works like this. The gas pedal (accelerator pedal, throttle pedal) links to the throttle body via cable or rod linkage to positively open the trottle valve with tip-toe pressure. A spring closes the throttle when gas pedal force is released. So far, this is how the present configuration works. However, in a push-pull system, the pedal is on a rocker-fulcrum and a second cable or rod system is connected to the opposite end of the gas pedal to positively close the throttle with heel pressure. Thus, if the return spring fails, the driver has the instant ability to return the throttle valve to safe idle, bring the car to a stop and have the defect serrviced. Below is the official Toyota "solution" for the emergency situation. >Toyota Seeks Solution to Floor-Mat Issue >By Christopher Jensen >Toyota said its =93consumer safety advisory=94 issued on Tuesday about flo= or >mats possibly jamming the accelerator pedal would not result in the >world=92s largest redesign of floor mats. Instead, the automaker was looki= ng >for a way to make sure the driver could overcome a stuck accelerator. > >=93This is not a floor mat recall,=94 said Brian Lyons, a Toyota spokesman=
From: Mike Hunter on 30 Sep 2009 19:35 When was the last time you bought a new car, back in the eighties? Today's throttles are electronic fly by wire! LOL "George Orwell" <nobody(a)mixmaster.it> wrote in message news:cdeb8a80f98d70ea54b5a7a39295fe46(a)mixmaster.it... > The proper engineering of throttle linkage is push-pull with spring > assist.= > > All of today's cars rely on spring assist only. If there is a hang-up, > excess friction, spring weakening, or spring disengagement, the throttle > valve will hang open. This is extremely dangerous and and accident will > likely occur before the driver figures out what action to take. > > Push-pull works like this. The gas pedal (accelerator pedal, throttle > pedal) links to the throttle body via cable or rod linkage to positively > open the trottle valve with tip-toe pressure. A spring closes the throttle > when gas pedal force is released. So far, this is how the present > configuration works. However, in a push-pull system, the pedal is on a > rocker-fulcrum and a second cable or rod system is connected to the > opposite end of the gas pedal to positively close the throttle with heel > pressure. Thus, if the return spring fails, the driver has the instant > ability to return the throttle valve to safe idle, bring the car to a stop > and have the defect serrviced. > > Below is the official Toyota "solution" for the emergency situation. > >>Toyota Seeks Solution to Floor-Mat Issue >>By Christopher Jensen >>Toyota said its =93consumer safety advisory=94 issued on Tuesday about >>flo= > or >>mats possibly jamming the accelerator pedal would not result in the >>world=92s largest redesign of floor mats. Instead, the automaker was >>looki= > ng >>for a way to make sure the driver could overcome a stuck accelerator. >> >>=93This is not a floor mat recall,=94 said Brian Lyons, a Toyota >>spokesman= >
From: ED on 30 Sep 2009 23:31
Your info is seriously out-dated. This may be of some help to you: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/drive-by-wire.htm/printable "George Orwell" <nobody(a)mixmaster.it> wrote in message news:cdeb8a80f98d70ea54b5a7a39295fe46(a)mixmaster.it... > The proper engineering of throttle linkage is push-pull with spring > assist.= > > All of today's cars rely on spring assist only. If there is a hang-up, > excess friction, spring weakening, or spring disengagement, the throttle > valve will hang open. This is extremely dangerous and and accident will > likely occur before the driver figures out what action to take. > > Push-pull works like this. The gas pedal (accelerator pedal, throttle > pedal) links to the throttle body via cable or rod linkage to positively > open the trottle valve with tip-toe pressure. A spring closes the throttle > when gas pedal force is released. So far, this is how the present > configuration works. However, in a push-pull system, the pedal is on a > rocker-fulcrum and a second cable or rod system is connected to the > opposite end of the gas pedal to positively close the throttle with heel > pressure. Thus, if the return spring fails, the driver has the instant > ability to return the throttle valve to safe idle, bring the car to a stop > and have the defect serrviced. > > Below is the official Toyota "solution" for the emergency situation. > >>Toyota Seeks Solution to Floor-Mat Issue >>By Christopher Jensen >>Toyota said its =93consumer safety advisory=94 issued on Tuesday about >>flo= > or >>mats possibly jamming the accelerator pedal would not result in the >>world=92s largest redesign of floor mats. Instead, the automaker was >>looki= > ng >>for a way to make sure the driver could overcome a stuck accelerator. >> >>=93This is not a floor mat recall,=94 said Brian Lyons, a Toyota >>spokesman= > |