On Thu, 14 Sep 1995, Sharon Zurflieh wrote:
> Somebody please help me! My car ('79 MGB) had no problems whatsoever for
> eighteen
> months. Then recently my fuel pump died, so my husband replaced it with
> an electric
> one. Then the smog pump seized, so he removed it. Immediately
> afterwards all the accessories (radio, lights, tachometer, etc.) died, so
> my husband removed the voltage regulator. Now the car is experiencing
> intermittent blackouts, which wouldn't be
> so bad except I have to reprogram my radio every time it happens. It
> happens every
> time I put the key in the ignition, and sometimes when I'm driving.
> Also, almost
> every time I stop the car the engine races until I tap on the gas pedal.
Sharon,
I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I remember reading a novel, I think
the title was "Recall" but that could be wrong, about a man who insured
his wife heavily and bought her a Pinto. It was rear-ended, burst into
flames, and he collected the insurance. He remarried, and bought his new
wife a Gremlin...
This may be a variation on the theme. Has your husband increased your
insurance lately?
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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