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Re: Poor Gas Mileage

Why don't they make the trottles electronic, and let's get away from the
problems with cable?

;-)


John H. Outlan CPA
407-924-2727
321-415-0234 (Fax)
03RTBlk




  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Bruno Valeri
  To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 12:23 PM
  Subject: Re: Poor Gas Mileage


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: <ABSDoug2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:29 AM
  Subject: RE: Poor Gas Mileage


  >         Call me a conformist, but BMW suggests cable
  replacement
  > on a regular schedule (24K?) I waited a bit longer than that,
  and
  > the cable indeed started to fray. At the time I only had a car,
  > so I doubt it was and corrosion issue.

  Curious. What makes the throttle cables fray?
  The cables on the 929 are like new at 45k miles.


  Bruno
  Montreal, Canada
  CBR 929
  http://pages.infinit.net/mcrides

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