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Posted by: balljoint Nov 9 2005, 05:54 PM

50 km drive home on the highway, keeping lots of distance, averaging 70 mph with traffic, cold and dark 6 degrees C, what's that 40's Fahrenheit?

Heat worked like a champ, I was warm all the way home.

Engine was strong (stock 1.8).

Tachometer was steady except when shifting she was a bit bouncy.

Nice, nice drive home.

Until I stalled her halfway up the driveway and she wouldn't re-start.




Lights on key turn, no starter.

Went to the mailbox. Brought the mail into the house. Went back to the car.

Elapsed time 7 minutes.

Started right up.




Nothing I haven't heard of before.

Cross your fingers for tomorrow morning on the way back to work.

In the meantime.....

Posted by: Hammy Nov 9 2005, 06:15 PM

Awesome
...
I had that same start problem about 6 months ago... I think I deduced it to a broken plastic key/ignition switch and some wire on my starter relay setup was real loose.

Posted by: Mark Henry Nov 9 2005, 06:39 PM

Posted by: balljoint Nov 9 2005, 06:45 PM

For real. I've taken it out twice from the warehouse at work to do bank runs. It hurt everytime I got in my truck to drive home at the end of the day 'cuz I wanted to take her.

I have a friggin' mile wide grin on my face.

She started up fine a minute ago to roll into the garage to sleep.

Posted by: balljoint Nov 10 2005, 10:02 AM

UPDATE:

Made it back to work!

Couple of stops on the way in including refueling and I had no problems.

It even snowed this morning.

As soon as they send out the salt trucks she has to go to bed, but until then.....

Posted by: watsonrx13 Nov 10 2005, 12:03 PM

Oooohhhhhh Yeeeeeaaaaaa