Revs sticking after light rear end shunt

[mike. buckley]

SO got shunted yesterday, only a few miles an hour, bust a couple of
clips on the bumpers, smashed the number plate, and unfortunately
lightly creased the boot floor (Ka). Since the ding the revs have
intermittently been sticking, most noticeable when you change gear and
the revs stay up, if you leave the clutch in then eventually they come
down to close to idle. Could it be related? - anything in the petrol
tank area that could have been bashed? Can't see anything and as
expected everything under the bonnet looks hunky dory.
W reg, 28k

Thanks

--
Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38

[Chris Street]

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:54:28 +0100, mike. buckley wrote:

> SO got shunted yesterday, only a few miles an hour, bust a couple of
> clips on the bumpers, smashed the number plate, and unfortunately
> lightly creased the boot floor (Ka). Since the ding the revs have
> intermittently been sticking, most noticeable when you change gear and
> the revs stay up, if you leave the clutch in then eventually they come
> down to close to idle. Could it be related? - anything in the petrol
> tank area that could have been bashed? Can't see anything and as
> expected everything under the bonnet looks hunky dory.
> W reg, 28k
>
> Thanks

Is the exhaust folded or bent? could the shock have hit the exhaust hard
enough to crak a manifold joint, or smash the honeycomb in the cat? Just a
thought.

[mike. buckley]

In message <1xwe00ky2pda9$.1c4kh2en4w8pd$.dlg@40tude.net>, Chris Street
<venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> writes
>On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:54:28 +0100, mike. buckley wrote:
>
>> SO got shunted yesterday, only a few miles an hour, bust a couple of
>> clips on the bumpers, smashed the number plate, and unfortunately
>> lightly creased the boot floor (Ka). Since the ding the revs have
>> intermittently been sticking, most noticeable when you change gear and
>> the revs stay up, if you leave the clutch in then eventually they come
>> down to close to idle. Could it be related? - anything in the petrol
>> tank area that could have been bashed? Can't see anything and as
>> expected everything under the bonnet looks hunky dory.
>> W reg, 28k
>>
>> Thanks
>
>Is the exhaust folded or bent? could the shock have hit the exhaust hard
>enough to crak a manifold joint, or smash the honeycomb in the cat? Just a
>thought.

The exhaust is untouched. Looking like an insurance job now as got an
estimate for 1k for the bodywork.

thanks

--
Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38