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Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:16 am
by bossbob
So, did you make it to San Bernardino? Feel free to stop by, I'm not too far away. I'm free on Sunday.

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:19 am
by Lorna c
bossbob wrote: Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:16 am So, did you make it to San Bernardino? Feel free to stop by, I'm not too far away. I'm free on Sunday.
yep and back home already .. didn't want to drive home during the day , so I left at 10pm . my brother fly's out 8:30 am today so he's gone now too . .. next time . I'm always going down

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:21 am
by Lorna c
all that construction between here and there .. wow . I'll stay up here .. I love the central coast .! best kept secret.

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:30 am
by Lorna c
redroadster wrote: Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:28 pm Ever see the movie ...Breakdown

Watch out ,
watched the trailer .. I like Kurt Russell .

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:57 am
by MrGuts
Way to power through Lorna. I enjoy reading your adventures.

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:51 pm
by Linda
So what was it?
Oh I see, just lost the bolt. Lucky !
Glad you got it fixed!.
Linda

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:28 am
by Lorna c
oh that's not half of it .. then the water was sprayed out -all gone .. hot now and pull off for cool down . haha so I carry water now .. then on the way back , I have the old lever on one carb and a new on the other because it broke where you adjust it .. so ..I'm driving back and all the gauges look good and I'm smelling Fuel and I'm tasting Fuel and it's not going away and it's getting worse and it stinks and I'm getting a headache.. so I figured okay what could be causing that sticking float needle valve thing probably so I pull over and my lever thingy where you adjusted is broken on that one now and it's kind of laying to the side and it's just staying open and dumping fuel through the vent thing.. so was I see what that's all about I said now what do I do so at first I tried tape yeah but it worked for a little bit and then I grabbed a zip tie ...perfect.. I was two exits away from my house and it was flooding itself out so bad I couldn't restart it so I had to figure something else out and that's where I did the zip tie actually gave it the right clearance I think too cuz it ran great.. AND THATS WHY I WANTED TO PUT THE MOTOR TOGETHER .. YOU CAN'T PAY FOR THAT COMFORT OF KNOWING YOU CAN FIX WHAT EVER HAPPENS TO IT.. ! with a little help from y'all sometimes and my other friends who've patiently taught me through my messups , that's what I wanted . that confidence . . when the car sumboes , my stomach doesn't sink .. .. I hated that feeling when driving on a trip . new car, old car , at the mercy of everyone but yourself .. and that usually costs allot . . . so thank you .. more than you know ow .

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:46 am
by Lorna c
here's my Jerry rig . still on today ..haha .I have the part to the car ..I just haven't opened it. it seems ,haha, good as is tho .. way better than Gorilla Tape..

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:48 am
by Lorna c
oh and total delay , about 35mins . besides the oil plug nut thing . that took a store . oh and the kid at the counter , told me they don't have anything like that .. I said , I know I've made mental note I've seen one B4 so I walked around the walls and found it ... he said , oh look .. haha

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:13 am
by redroadster
I think a spark plug 14 mm thread fits it , and would work in a pinch

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 11:02 am
by Lorna c
redroadster wrote: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:13 am I think a spark plug 14 mm thread fits it , and would work in a pinch
wow, I could have used you a couple days ago !

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:35 am
by jarhead
Now that's one for the roadtrip WIKI. sparkplug for oil pan plug and zip tie fix for carb float bowl.

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:57 am
by FergO2k
A wine cork can be made to fit too.....

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:51 pm
by Lorna c
jarhead wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:35 am Now that's one for the roadtrip WIKI. sparkplug for oil pan plug and zip tie fix for carb float bowl.
hahahaha . if it'll work ,... better than tape .

Re: stranded alone help please ..

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:53 pm
by Lorna c
FergO2k wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:57 am A wine cork can be made to fit too.....
that I thought of but still didn't have handy driving .. haha I wonder if u can get a DUI from that .. haha