Yeah, those Jags can break down anytime ;-) Use the Bugeye next time!
Peter C
At 02:36 PM 9/30/98 +0000, Rick/Carolyn wrote:
>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.
>
>--
>52 MGTD,Sparky 74 MGB, B-tris 76 XJ12 Coupe, Jacque
>60 Bugeye, Puddles 58 MGA Coupe, Ruby
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>
Peter Caldwell
1 very rough Innocenti
(the Sprite with an accent)
among other LBCs and 4WDBCs
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