100 mph

[Tom Cloud]

>> recently, while off-roading in my '95 Suburban  ;-)
>> I observed that it cut off quite nicely at 100 mph.
>> It was rather a surprising feeling, to have the behemoth
>> just shut down and then cut back on, so I had to do it
>> again, and -- sure enough -- that's what it does.  At
>> precisely 100 mph.  I understand there's those that

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>Wow, that's really odd.  It almost sounds dangerous.  I myself drove

It could have been real dangerous -- but I was just going
down a hill and wanted to see if it would do it -- handles
very nicely, but the engine shutting down for 4-5 seconds
is alarming !!!

>cross country this past december and hit spped probably between 100 -
>115 miles per hour on some of the long stretches (in my 1987 Buick Park
>Avenue) and never had the engine cut out.  Something like that at that
>speed would probably make me turn white with fear.  Did you call GM
>about this

No, and the SO takes it in tomorrow for its last warranty
look-over (it's right at 36k).  I'm told by my speed freak
buddies at the local speed shops that that is normal -- in
fact mandated by Big Brother.  Sounds like a liability
lawsuit looking for a place to happen to me.  I was told
that it can be easily removed by taking it to someone that
can program the PROM .... but, heck, I can do that .... if
someone will just help out with where it is ???

Tom Cloud <cloud at peaches.ph.utexas.edu>