[Mgs] Cruise control!!!

[Peter Chast]

Stuck Throttle plate - generally linkage related, could be choke.
Stuck damper piston in bore. - either bent damper/oil level or foreign  
objects.



On Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:13:54 -0400, gordies garage <mg_garage at comcast.net>  
wrote:

> Mostly familiar with HS4, but do you have a choke cam that could be  
> stuck?
>
> Gordie
>
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> From: "Monte Jane Morris" <montejane at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 10:05 PM
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> Subject: [Mgs] Cruise control!!!
>
>> Damnedest thing happened to me yesterday. 20 miles into a drive, I  
>> noticed
>> that I wasn't decelerating when letting off the accelerator going down
>> hills. I was "idling" at 3000 rpm (60 mph) like I had cruise control.
>> Coming into a town, I had to use neutral, the handbrake, and turn the
>> ignition switch on and off to get into a parking lot. Checked the  
>> throttle
>> cable and it seemed OK; a small amount of play and still cinched OK (the
>> cinch cable nut had NOT slipped) at the carb end and the accelerator  
>> pedal
>> on the other. The throttle spindle was rotated to where it should be at
>> idle, but still idling at 3000 rpm.
>>
>> I drove it back home 30 miles (the last 5 on gravel with many 90 degree
>> turns, yipps!) with creative use of the ignition, neutral, and handbrake
>> once again. Coasted into the garage bay.
>>
>> This is the first time this has ever happened to me in 3 MGBs over many
>> years of driving. I'm sure the main cause was that I was bragging to a
>> friend ONLY THE DAY BEFORE,  that it had become a very dependable car  
>> after
>> getting rid of the electronic ignition many years ago:).
>>
>> Suggestions as to where I start to look?
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