>
> Tim Moses suggested:
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion on how to run an MG using the idle speed and
>choke.
> >
> > My suggestion is SHOELACES.
> >
> > I had a Renault something or other (but not Le Car) several years ago and
> > was heading home on an interstate when the same thing happened. I just took
> > the shoelaces out of my tennis shoes and tied one end to the attachment for
> > the accelerator cable. Then i pulled it through the little air vent by the
> > windshield and into the air vent of the drivers door. Tied it off when I
> > reached cruising speed (~60 mph) and cruised on home.
> >
> > Maybe we should keep a spare cable on hand???
>
> That reminds me of the pantyhose trick. If your fan belt ever breaks out in
> the middle of nowhere, you're set if you're wearing pantyhose. Just tie one
> leg of the pantyhose (after removing them) around the pulleys and cut off any
> excess. This will last long enough to get you to somewhere that has new fan
> belts. At least that's what I've been told.
>
> Denise Thorpe, wearing spare fan belts at this very moment
> thorpe@kegs.saic.com
Actually, just taking off the emergency fan belt would probably be enough to
get someone to stop and help you. :=)
Jim S.
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