That 440+6 engine was a frightening beast. I remember breaking a throttle return spring coming out of the East Haven, CT toll booths back in the 1980's. The throttle stuck wide open on all six barrels. The car traveled a quarter mile in second gear before I was able to shut it down. I had to turn the key back one click to kill the ignition while holding on for dear life, (trying not to lock the steering column in my near panic state) while still in gear and accelerating. The backfire through the exhaust shattered one of the toll booth windows from that distance. They called the state troopers who found me on the side of the road, they finally believed me when they saw the pieces of the broken spring laying on the intake. They even loaned me some rubber bands to create a makeshift replacement spring.
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08-01-2020, 04:55 PM
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