[s-cars] need a chuckle?

[Steve Powers]

at least on the //S, you could've twisted your horn around backwards
and honked it to the next gas station.  who knows, perhaps a sustained
blast would've taken you back up the hill?

<g>

sp

On 5/1/06, pkrasusky at ups.com <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:
>
> For laughs, here's a snapshot for ya of a typical day in the life in my
> shoes:
>
> I headed over to my mom's yesterday and gave the TR3 another crack at
> starting for the season after no luck during round 1.  Not even a burp
> after 1/2 hr. of off and on trying to jump, finally gave up and figured
> I'd leave.  Not without one 'last time' push of the underhood starter
> button (so sad I get soooo much use out of that thing!).  My thumb
> barely touched the thing and the motor didn't even turn over just
> started to run.
>
> SUCCESS!
>
> Thing was revving like a champ, so I opted for test drive.  Move der
> //S, jump in TR3, test lights. Kills car.  My battery is very toast and
> I'd not given enough idle time to handle the load.  I figure it's warmed
> up now so it'll pop start it down my mom's long steep hill. Get to
> bottom of hill into the flats - dead - no start.  D'oh! I've BTDT before
> just like this, walk home, get //S, jump, bring TR3 back, walk back
> down, get //S, ya know, normal stuff right?
>
> Yeah.  Hook up jumpers, hear strange //S noise.
>
> Is that my fuel pump failing?  It's LOUD.  Oh, wait, yeah, just
> remembered my gas light came on earlier, this means running OUT of gas
> NOW.  Remove cables spin //S around, sputter to end of mom's road.
> Must_make_gas_station_.
>
> Pull out - stall.  Right in middle of road main busy road.  Get out
> while it's barely rolling and start jogging it.  If I can just clear the
> slight flat/swell, I can coast ~ 2 miles to station @ bottom of hill
> down.  Good thing mom lives highest point in town!  People passing by,
> laughing.  Believe it or not I made it to Sunoco, running a red light
> and all (tough to artfully negotiate while coasting!).  Has to be likely
> the 3rd time I've successfully made that 'trip' now!
>
> Back to the TR3, jump, leave //S there and take it for 15 mile blissful
> spring dusk run.  Running like a TOP.  Can't wait to do shocks, oh and
> buy a new f'n battery.
>
> Figured I'd share if you needed to help your mechanical / luck
> self-esteem.
>
> -Paul alwayz something K.
>
>
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