Throttle question

[bhw33191]

Ok so we've been bombed with snow the past 2 days and yesterday i had to go out but i got stuck. So i was basically sitting there gunning it when it stalled. Is my car smart enough to turn itself off when its getting too much gas for a certain amount of time? I know newer cars do this too. Or maybe it just has to do with it be carbed and it just bogged down? I just want to make sure it stalled for one of the above and not because i broke something.

[Blue Bowtie]

There is no fuel cutoff programming on a carbureted engine. If you free-rev it, it will try to comply until something lets go.

I think there may be a problem with your traction control computer.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by bhw33191

Ok so we've been bombed with snow the past 2 days and yesterday i had to go out but i got stuck. So i was basically sitting there gunning it when it stalled. Is my car smart enough to turn itself off when its getting too much gas for a certain amount of time? I know newer cars do this too. Or maybe it just has to do with it be carbed and it just bogged down? I just want to make sure it stalled for one of the above and not because i broke something.

this is common for this to occur the engine stalling when stuck in snow I used to have this problem myself...

to overcome this when I had the One wheel drive was to increase the rear air shocks to 80psi and then put 400lbs of sand in the trunk...this got me to work as it was my job to be there when the snow hits the fan...

I was one of those employees that was required to be at work when the roads where shut down..

easy on the throttle ...when the wheels spin you create and ice patch..

[bhw33191]

Originally Posted by j cAT

this is common for this to occur the engine stalling when stuck in snow I used to have this problem myself...

to overcome this when I had the One wheel drive was to increase the rear air shocks to 80psi and then put 400lbs of sand in the trunk...this got me to work as it was my job to be there when the snow hits the fan...

I was one of those employees that was required to be at work when the roads where shut down..

easy on the throttle ...when the wheels spin you create and ice patch..

Good to know...this is actually my first time driving in snow like this.

[Blue Bowtie]

I can't even remember how many AWD, traction control, ABS, automatic snot wiper, heated seat, 15 cupholder utility vehicles I've driven past with my one-wheel-drive half-truck. I put 100 lbs. of softener salt in the rear of the bed (since I can use it for multiple purposes) and take it easy on the controls. Typical winter around here is a minimum of about a foot or two of standing snow, which means it's always drifting onto the roads.



The packed roads are always a challenge, but these drivers in their "invincible" vehicles are even more of a challenge. It seems that Honda Passports and Toyota/Lexus SUVs get all the best parking places in the ditches, but I've even seen Outbacks and Rubicons challenging them for their parking spots. I have a lot less trouble with my Right Wheel Drive go-kart.