Pythias
Jedi Knight
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So, after successfully driving 4500 miles the next trip for "the red thing" is the annual pilgramage to Bellevue (a suburb of Seattle) All British Field Meet. I try to go early to avoid the notoriously bad I-5 traffic entering Seattle, so i arrived about 11:30 and went to one of my favorite burger places in Seattle.. .... All is well...... Driving to my buddy's place on Westlake Blvd, the car starts missing and sputters to a STOP. Knowing this is NOT the road to be disabled ON, i rolled up onto the sidewalk. I don't carry a cell phone, but i was able to borrow one from some guy getting into a car at a business across the roadway and get thru to AAA. (never travel without it!) While waiting i check some stuff..hmmmmm no thuda-thuda-thuda from the fuel pump... .. hmmm undo the fitting at the gas filter... NO GAS.... .. Ok... easy fix, but i don't carry a jack either.... (AAA, don't leave home without it)..after about an hour the tow truck comes and takes me to a repair station .. this if friday at 1:30.. will i be able to talk them into installing a fuel pump TODAY so i don't miss the show on saturday?...... Yes, they're gonna work on it.. while the mechanic checks the wiring the shop forman calls napa and gets a new fuel pump on the way.. (i've told him ANY fuel pump will do, as i have a FACET one on there now and a fuel pressure regulator.. if he can't get the 2-4 lb pressure one the 4-7 lb one will work just dandy.... .. just about the time (another hour) the fuel pump arrives from napa, the mechanic (i'm not allowed in the shop) finds a bad wiring connection under the car... the butt splice has come apart!... ..Yippeeee..... i'm only off the road for hours total, i still get to my friends place on time and make it to the ABFM on Saturday and a faultless drive home today, Sunday..... .. ..
Maybe i should crawl under and look at all the splices in the wiring to the pump..?...... .. Naw... everthing is working fine ......... for now....!
Maybe i should crawl under and look at all the splices in the wiring to the pump..?...... .. Naw... everthing is working fine ......... for now....!