Hi all,
You ever had one of them days when everything goes wrong? Well, it was
my turn yesterday. I'm still recovering and may take a week before I am
back to normal.
It started with what I thought was a hung brake. I was smelling rubber
liner on the way home. I checked the brake drums and disc for heat they
were stone cold after driving them for 2 hours. So I just passed it off
as a truck with his on.
On my way to work Yesterday I smelled it again, and about a 3 miles from
work the Lucas god of darkness struck. The car just quit, I was in the
middle lane doing 65 and nothing. Trouble indicated no gas in the fuel
filter. Nuts, so I walked up to the nearest station they don't take
plastic, Huh. Now I'm late for work. Called the SO to come and get
me. Of course I found a teller on the way back to the car, so I bought
gas in a can. Went back to fill the tank, which BTW has a hole in the
pick-up tube so I can't get below 1/2 tank. Still no gas in the
filter. I'm tring to hear the pump, but with the semi's entering the
freeway five feet from my head I couldn't hear a thing.
Lift the bonnet to find a blown main fuse, oops. No spare in the car.
I jumpered the wires to find I smoke tested the inside of the car.
Quickly rectified by pulling the jumper, too late. Looking for a flash
lite because it is dark now, none to be found. By brail, I found the
suspect wire all burned and crinkled. Cut the wire hoping it would
start after I jumpered again. Yipee it's alive, but I still had to wait
for the wife.
Got to work and found the on/off switch for the dash lights came apart
and shorted to ground. Next I found the wiper motor with a bad
windings. It was all burned up.
On top of that, I was going home this morning, Nite shift worker, and I
hit a bump. Now I'm missing my front badge on the bonnet. I guess I
should be thankful it didn't come through the windshield and crack it
when it came off.
It not just a car it an adventure.
Rick
BTW check your dash light switches under the speedo so this won't happen
to you.
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