kick down cable

[thunderbirdsgo3]

hi all,just wondering if its safe to drive the car as my kick down cable got damaged in a little fire i had under the bonnet.

Its a na-t the oil feed lineto the turbo cracked and spread oil all over the bulk head and exhaust then ignited,i managed to put it out without too much damage but the cable was fried.

Would it be safe to drive?

[Ric]

Kick down cable?

 

i thought the kick down trigger was a button under the accelerator pedal?

 

Or are you confusing it with the throttle cable?

[Ian C]

hi all,just wondering if its safe to drive the car as my kick down cable got damaged in a little fire i had under the bonnet.

Its a na-t the oil feed lineto the turbo cracked and spread oil all over the bulk head and exhaust then ignited,i managed to put it out without too much damage but the cable was fried.

Would it be safe to drive?

 

How, I might ask, the hell would we know?! Bit of a daft question - it could be melted, frayed, split, warped, perfectly OK with a light dusting of carbon, anything in between. If you can't tell from looking at and manipulating it, I doubt we can tell from the word "fried". Come on sport, replace the cable and don't risk driving it until you have.

 

Did your brake pipes get fried as well? They are on the bulkhead in places...

[Guest SupraGTE]

supra does not have a kick down cable, it is your cruise control or throttle wire

 

if it is safe or not depends on you driving style , and if it gets stuck put in N and drive to the side off road turn car off ...... dont call 911