What might cause this.

[MustangEater82]

Optispark is basically a fancy distributor.

I am leaning towards sticking throttle. Fwiw I have owned 5 Canadians, 3 were 4th gens. From what I know of the system it would have to be a mechanical issue.

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[bobman]

Really ?
Ever had a throttle go wide open as you come around a curve ?

Ever had one go wide open as you approach stopped traffic ?

Knowing what you should do in an emergency, and doing what you should do in an emergency are two completely different things.

If it were my car, it'd be parked up until I knew what the problem was.

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

Relly is not a big deal, just push in the clutch. However it could blow the engine. I am not about to start randomly replacing things that are in almost certainty not the problem.

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by MustangEater82

Optispark is basically a fancy distributor.

I am leaning towards sticking throttle. Fwiw I have owned 5 Canadians, 3 were 4th gens. From what I know of the system it would have to be a mechanical issue.

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What is Fwiw? I see that all the time. Forget what I wrote?

I would just forget it but stay extra alert and see if it happens again, but I am near replacing this car (If I ever figure out what I want to replace it - keep going back and forth currently G-8 or a CTS-V) and giving the camaro to my son, so I need to figure out what it was and make sure it is not going to happen again. He is an execellent driver, but he IS 16.

[MustangEater82]

For what its worth.


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[Gimme3steps]

Originally Posted by bobman

Really ?
Ever had a throttle go wide open as you come around a curve ?

Ever had one go wide open as you approach stopped traffic ?

Knowing what you should do in an emergency, and doing what you should do in an emergency are two completely different things.

If it were my car, it'd be parked up until I knew what the problem was.

Excellent advice. No way would I put a 16 year old in this car without knowing for sure what the problem is and knowing it was fixed. I wouldn't even drive it myself.

Years ago I had a throttle stick wide open going into turn one on a 1/4 mile asphalt oval in a sportsman car. Stepped on the clutch and reached for the kill switch at about the same time it hit. Since it had solid motor mounts, it broke the block, transmission and the biggest piece of bellhousing was about fist-sized. I bent the brake pedal with my right foot.

After the ambulance ride to the ER and finding out three hours later I didn't break my neck and right ankle, I went back to get my car. It was then I found out the shaft on the carb over-centered and the return spring couldn't overcome it. It was still stuck wide open even after the hit.

All of this happened in a car with a full cage, a 5 point harness and wearing a full face helmet. Hate to think if it had been in a street car.