Northwest 914 Meet Retreat, A travelogue.................. |
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Northwest 914 Meet Retreat, A travelogue.................. |
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Aug 2 2003, 08:24 PM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
Great day at Jamie"s and Parts Obsolete. Cruising north on I-5 following Craig Laughlin and Kevin Powers. Lots of traffic. I get boxed in and they get ahead of me but still in sight. Hear a noise, hear it again, generator light ignites.......fan belt. Forgot cell phone at home....gotta catch the guys....boxed in ....oil temp and cyl. temp beginning to climb........better stop....in luck, I can see the Wilsonville rest stop. Pay phone, call Craig's cell...."HELP....come back and get me". "On my way" he says. Ten minutes later he pulls in to the rest stop and hands me his cell phone. I say "what for?" He says "call your wife, I just broke my fan belt!". I say you're shi..en me, he says "no". I call. Wife arrives at rest stop 30 minutes later, laughing loudly, brings camera.......
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Aug 3 2003, 11:48 AM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
Thanks to all who have chosen not to point out my stupidity (Craig's too). After a good night's sleep, I have come to my senses. Must have owned too many 911's/912's/356's over the years. It must have been in my imagination that the gauges began to climb when my alt. belt broke? Fan is lost with broken belt on the tail draggers listed above, not a type 4! I could have driven home on the battery without a problem. Dumb, real dumb. I gave my wife all those belly laughs, which will echo for weeks, for no reason!
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