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----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Smith <smith007@mindspring.com>
To: Andy Dixon <amdixon@erols.com>; jmwagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>;
Triumph Newsgroup <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Triumph Break Downs
>
> I too have enjoyed all the break down sorys.
> Phil Smith
> TR6
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andy Dixon <amdixon@erols.com>
> To: jmwagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>; Triumph Newsgroup
> <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 6:14 PM
> Subject: RE: Triumph Break Downs
>
>
> >
> > Justin,
> > Now that's a story!!!!
> > Andy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of jmwagner
> > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 5:39 PM
> > To: Triumph Newsgroup
> > Subject: Triumph Break Downs
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't know if I shared this one before... but in the late 80's I was
> > driving my Triumph TR 7 from Dallas, Texas to Sarasota, Florida...
> >
> > My 7 had always been an extremely reliable car... unlike my prior 4A
> > (though, in time, I sold the TR 7, and my current driver 4A is also
> > extremely reliable)...
> >
> > It was a straight through drive... no stops planned except for
> > gasoline...
> >
> > Suddenly... the car sputtered to a stop... I had to pull it over in the
> > first spot I could find...
> >
> > Imagine this...
> >
> > It died along the Gulf coast... in Biloxi, Mississippi, mid-day... blue
> > skies... 'bout 80 degrees... the highway there ran along the beach...
> > with cars packed along the road... but where my car died... there was
> > ONE spot available... AND... unlike some other spaces... there was no
> > parking limitations... (time, loading, etc.)... I was able to coast
> > right into this one perfect spot...
> >
> > I got out... and looked to the gulf... beautiful water... sand...
> > umbrellas... people....
> >
> > I looked at the TR 7... and quickly found my fuel pump had failed...
> > It was a one piece after market pump that had replaced the original pump
> > that had an intregal spacer (that was generally carefree and always
> > reused)...
> >
> > I looked across the highway... and there, directly across the street,
> > was a car parts place..
> >
> > I walked across the highway... and asked if the guy carried TRiumph
> > parts... He said no... I figured not...I frowned... but then he said,
> > "but they do a couple blocks up there..." pointing to the northwest...
> >
> > I walked a couple blocks... and there was, indeed, a British parts
> > store!... I went in... asked if he happened to have a TR 7 fuel
> > pump.... HE DID!!!!
> >
> > I started to walk away... then realized his pump was factory.... so I
> > would need the intregal spacer that people normally didn't need, because
> > it was reuseable...but stupid me, had thrown away when I bought the
> > after market pump... I asked if he had the spacer...
> >
> > He shrugged... "no, that's a special order item, people don't usually
> > need that..." I knew that was what he was going to say... I frowned...
> >
> > I started to walk away... when he said.... "hey, wait...."
> >
> > He looked at his special order holding shelf... and said, "Hey, this guy
> > special ordered one a few weeks ago, but never picked it up!" (There it
> > was, clearly on the hold shelf with a receipt still sticking out from it
> > like the other parts he had on hold.)
> >
> > He said, "Well, if the guy didn't need it by now, I'm sure he can wait a
> > little longer..."
> >
> > He sold me the spacer.... I walked back to my car... installed the new
> > pump... Started the car... looked at my watch, and realized the whole
> > breakdown had only cost me about 45 minutes. I turned the car off....
> >
> > grabbed a towel... and laid down on the beach for a while....
> >
> > One has got to stop and smell the roses once in a while... and it was
> > odd to find Lucas, Prince of Darkness, reminding me of that
> >
> > --Justin
> >
> >
> >
>
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