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Hello All, My wife and I just returned to Zagreb from a day trip to the Adriatic islands of Krk and Cres. We camped out on Cres (pron. TsRes with a trilled "r") and swam under a clear blue sky in the Adriatic Sea. In fact, just outside the village of Krk on the island of Krk, we met along the road a young couple from around Dortmund who were towing a nicely restored, 1982 camper-trailer made in the DDR (wedding present) with their 1974 Type I. We parked next to each other and jawed during the 25-minute ferry ride to the island of Cres. Since we were all heading to camping "somewhere," we joined forces and headed for Martinesciva where we pitched camp together and went out for a fresh fish dinner (Mr. VISSER: Please note that the fish was covered with olive oil, fresh basil and fresh garlic and then grilled -- excellent!). They were there for one week, we for one night. This morning, we packed up, said long goodbyes and headed back over the narrow, serpentine roads back to Zagreb (four hours in all). Now to the EARRING and real T3 content... On the way back and not far out of Rijeka, while passing uphill an old guy in a Zastava with Vukovar plates, the year-old, NOS accelerator cable broke and the accelerator pedal went straight to the floor. Needless to say, I was very surprised and quite upset that a NOS part broke so soon. We pulled over and set to work. Luckily, the cable broke where it usually does -- near the gas pedal. There was still some cable sticking out from the tube the guides the cable through the tunnel so I grabbed the Leatherman, bent a loop into the wire and started looking for a piece of wire somewhere in the car to attached the looped accelerator cable to the accelerator pedal. Nothing in the car. Suddenly, my wife asked if "this much" wire would be enough as she removed a loopy wire earring. It was perfect -- 2"/6cm long! I cut the earring and attached one end to the gas pedal and the other end to the loop on the accelerator cable. We were back on the road ten minutes after we had to pull over. Three lessons here: 1) Best to carry some type of wire in the car for fixing such minor problems; 2) Don't put full confidence in NOS parts that move since they may have become brittle over time (is that even possible?); and 3) Don't let little setbacks ruin what otherwise would be an excellent trip! Take care, John '65 1500s Variant '72 1302 LS Cabrio "Blanche" -- IF she ever gets here from Cairo!