Blackbear
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It started as a simple road trip 21 miles back to the hunting camp. Went through pretty much a solid PM check, brakes, new belts, tire check hubs, coolant reload, drain and clean petrol tank, and of course all filters changed, this was due to the engine cutting out as I drove it in, stopped three times going up and down hills and if you know central south Kentucky no shoulder virtually no bail outs, etc. it took a couple shots of the "never spray can" because I was determined to get it to the garage.
Ok fast forward, now we are returning from the garage my M989 delivered, to the garage a few weeks earlier I was prepared to drive that whistler home with the M989 in tow, Having picked up huge advice from fellow SS, I had glad hands attached correctly plenty of brakes,
I can do this this right?
see pic.
So lets continue, remember that engine cutting out, I believed the filter changing and cleaning tank was the issue because it was nasty etc therefore as the engine fired up to head out, no worries. But that was not the problem.
As I proceeded up and down fairly sizable hills I coasted down and the whistler engaged as we climbed, could actually continue in forth gear, three just seems to have a shorter range.
Anyway about ten miles out coming up the second hill, sputter. dead, no power, here comes the fun part, My face went from waving at all the folks passing by and honking with a huge smile and salutes, to a bit of adrenalin, the road flattened out ahead no time, no time,
no whare to turn off I will clog this road for hours, what to do, oh a fifty yard pull off ahead for mail box runs because oh yes of the blind corners on this road, it's about 50 yards long,
oh great a telephone pole, and it's on the other side of the road, it took a nano second to decide no poles today, a ditch after the pole, but how deep oh losing speed can I really clear the road now, Here goes nothing! Bounce, Bounce, no more speed, but that M989 had a few horse power too and push push off the road safety.
Well it appears I had a bit of vapor lock? I guess I need an injection pump right?
Could have ended up a lot worse, Just Thank God every day for these small miracles.
Ok fast forward, now we are returning from the garage my M989 delivered, to the garage a few weeks earlier I was prepared to drive that whistler home with the M989 in tow, Having picked up huge advice from fellow SS, I had glad hands attached correctly plenty of brakes,
I can do this this right?
see pic.
So lets continue, remember that engine cutting out, I believed the filter changing and cleaning tank was the issue because it was nasty etc therefore as the engine fired up to head out, no worries. But that was not the problem.
As I proceeded up and down fairly sizable hills I coasted down and the whistler engaged as we climbed, could actually continue in forth gear, three just seems to have a shorter range.
Anyway about ten miles out coming up the second hill, sputter. dead, no power, here comes the fun part, My face went from waving at all the folks passing by and honking with a huge smile and salutes, to a bit of adrenalin, the road flattened out ahead no time, no time,
no whare to turn off I will clog this road for hours, what to do, oh a fifty yard pull off ahead for mail box runs because oh yes of the blind corners on this road, it's about 50 yards long,
oh great a telephone pole, and it's on the other side of the road, it took a nano second to decide no poles today, a ditch after the pole, but how deep oh losing speed can I really clear the road now, Here goes nothing! Bounce, Bounce, no more speed, but that M989 had a few horse power too and push push off the road safety.
Well it appears I had a bit of vapor lock? I guess I need an injection pump right?
Could have ended up a lot worse, Just Thank God every day for these small miracles.
