07 Apr 12 08:43, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:



 RW>> 8^)  Stuff like that never happens on your day off or when you're
 RW>> working around the garage.

 MH> At least it wasn't pouring down road or anything.

                                     rain

I hate it when that happens. 8^) I can't count the number of times I've
changed a flat tire in the rain (not mine). The really frustrating thing
to have to do in the rain is unlock a (key in the ignition) vehicle and
it's the toughest one you've had to do in your roadside service career...

Especially if you're trying to read an unlocking procedure from a manual
and you have to wear glasses to correct poor vision.

 MH> It actually was nice outside and the location where she broke down
 MH> was very scenic. Right next to a bridge that is a popular fishing and
 MH> bike trail next to Loch Raven reservoir.

I guess that wouldn't be such a bad place to be...

 RW>> I've never seen it happen before. That internal line is either
 RW>> wrapped in a coil or waving back and forth. There had to be some
 RW>> stress on it, or there was some kind of corrosion going on. I would
 RW>> have asked for it back and taken a hot knife to the lower tank and
 RW>> found out why it happened.

 MH> What is strange, is I never saw a single leak (externally) before
 MH> this happened.  All the problems must have been internal.

Sounds like it.

 RW>> Buy a spray can of engine cleaner and spray that where you need to.
 RW>> Follow
 RW>> the instructions, then use a spray nozzle or pressure washer to
 RW>> clean it up.

 MH> They actually cleaned it up pretty good.  There is still some stuff
 MH> behind the headlights and a few other places.  Much cleaner than when
 MH> I first saw it after the failure.

 RW>> Oh yeah. Wait for it to cool, drive it a few blocks, then shut it
 RW>> down and wait for it to cool again.

 MH> We were out in the middle of nowhere.  It would have taken forever to
 MH> just get a neighborhood.  I'm glad Pep Boys doesn't charge much for
 MH> towing. Only $19.99 to tow it from where it was all the way to the
 MH> county we live in (about 24 miles from where it broke down).

That's cheap alright. I had a 1975 Olds Cutlass back in the mid-80s that
broke down on the SD I-15 freeway. I had AAA tow it to my house, which was
about 4 miles past their limit of 10 miles. I had to pay them an extra $1
per/mile to my house. Best part was that one tow with AAA was equal to
their yearly membership dues if you weren't a member.


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