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Diesel runaway - do you have action plan / take precautions?

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Feb 16th, 2015, 01:19

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c_lee

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Originally Posted by miksu

I thought all modern diesels have a throttle body which is effectively an air cut off valve.

Yes - I read something similar about runaway on a more modern TDI forum earlier today.

But mine is not really a modern TDI and it doesn't have an air cut off valve, just a fuel cut off valve.

Colin

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