Just when I said, WOW my mini is running great
Created by: 6464s
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Aug 15, 2022 12:29PM | Dan Moffet | |
Aug 15, 2022 08:33AM | 6464s | |
Aug 15, 2022 03:17AM | 6464s | Edited: Aug 15, 2022 03:19AM |
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Originally Posted by 6464s
I'm tooling down the road in happy bliss and said to myself "wow, this mini is running great".
Reminds me of the time I was with my Dad as he drove down a recently abandoned railway bed ('38 Dodge if you want to know). It was narrow with nowhere to turn. I made the mistake of asking "Dad, what if we get a flat tire?" No sooner than the words were out of my mouth..... the telltale hiss of a tire giving up its life-breath. we had a spare!
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"Hang on a minute lads....I've got a great idea."
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Found the culprit. My fault, a bad crimp to an important part that runs the engine. I'll look later to see where it leads. I now have a good crimper.
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In the early afternoon, I'm driving to help a friend install a screen door. The roads were clear and beautiful clear skies. I'm tooling down the road in happy bliss and said to myself "wow, this mini is running great". Get to the house, work all day to do the screen door and frame. After clean up and some dinner, I head home. It's now dark, pitch black. I'm more than half way home and the mini starts to sputter or misfire just as I approach a traffic light. Light turns red and stalls. I'm first in line. Couldn't get it started and traffic has now built up behind me. I'm praying that no one smacks into me from behind. A guy helps me push to safety. I get it started and it dies further down the road. I was able to get it restarted and I was able to drive the rest of way home without incident.
Now today, I will look for the cause other than my joyous thought.
Now today, I will look for the cause other than my joyous thought.