At the time?
She was damn impressed with my McGuyver skills. Hacking into the radio power
lines, and with my swiss army knife and some electrical tape, I rewired the
melted fuel pump line and replaced its fuse. No radio, but the sprite was\is
running good.
now? shes asleep on my couch...
Toby
1971 Toyota Land Cruiser. "Dont mess with the bus"
1969 Austin Healey Sprite "the little red cute car"
>Well what happened to the blonde??
>
>At this exact moment in time 10/23/99 4:33,
>toby.1969ah.1971lc@worldnet.att.net made the profound statement:
>
>>Returning from Tennis with a blonde in the passenger seat, my fuel pump
>>circuit decided to short out and before the fuse blew... the fuel pump
>>electric line melted and caught fire leaving a nice scar under my new
>>carpet... no phyisical harm done... but there on the side of the road
could
>>have proved a disaster situation.... with the blonde.
>> I pulled out my tools and jimmed a fix and we were off again. (dont
read
>>into that sentence).
>>
>> Anyway, my sprites electical system went hay wire and it seems almost
>>every electrical system was effected. I decided today to go fill up the
tank
>>to see if that would help my woes. The gas station dude complimented the
>>Sprite and we talked for a few minutes... Out of the fuel station, My tach
>>(previously dead) bounces back into life (literally) and starts working...
>>my instruments as well started reading... Who knows what the hell
happened,
>>but everything works great now. I might to a little investigating but not
>>too much.
>>
>>BTW I have decided to do a taredown of the whole car in November...
>>hopefully finishing by January. (ya right) With a new job, money isnt an
>>issue for once. I plan to do most of the major work myself, but I'm going
to
>>leave the paint job for the pros, and the engine rebuild to the machine
>>shop. (i'm doing the taredown myself, thats the best part!) Wish me
luck...
>>
>>Toby
>>1971 FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser
>>1969 Austin Healey Sprite!
>
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>Larry Macy
>78 Midget
>
>Keep your top down and your chin up
>
>Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
>System Administrator/Manager
>Neuropsychiatry Section
>Department of Psychiatry
>University of Pennsylvania
>3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
>Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
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