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Christine has to move this weekend...

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So as I've said a few times over the last month we're moving. Now it's crunch time. The movers come on Wednesday. Sadly my car isn't moving - it's DOA.

I could get it started with a few hours work by switching it back to taking the pickup for timing from the distributor, but it hasn't been on a trip longer than 2 miles since it got injected. Time is of course an issue. I have a lot to do and not much time to do it in.

So what do you think. Invest the time to get it running and try to drive her to her new home, or take the easy way out and flatbed her?
 
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How much do you enjoy being broken down on the
side of the road, is the determining question.

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its getting flatbedded.
i spent all yesterday installing baseboards, and i can barely move let alone face fixing the car today...
 

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"Discretion is the better part of valor"!!!

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