rant Dammy this POS!!

[JLDickmon]

so I'm leaving work tonight, sitting in the left turn lane on So. Westnedge...
all of a sudden, *poof!* truck isn't running...

freekin great...

I wait for a break in traffic, hop out & pull the lower panel cover... look at the #30 fuse..
"...shot dowwwwwwwnnnnn in a blaze of Gloryyyyyyy..."

so I fumble through the door panel and find my spares.. pop another one in and hit the key.. *POP* it goes...

I open the hood, crawl in the engine bay (remember, it's 6:45pm on the busiest road in town, it's dark, and traffic is heavy) and using the pocket scewdriver & LED flashlight I normally leave on my desk (a sign?) pop off the connector for the fuel bowl heater...

put in a 25A fuse (hey, it's all I've got)

and hit the key.....





TAAAA DAAAAA!!!!

A "wait to start" light!

fire the truck up, shut the door and wait for the light to change hoping it's NOT the IDM frying out again....


Then I called Dennis.. he's online ordering a spare fuel bowl heater...

anyone got a spare?








just thought I'd share that with y'all...

 

[jestersv]

so what was your E.T. for all this sounds like you could have a shot at a nascar pit crew. Good thing you know whats going on and you didn't have to sit and wait for a tow.

 

[CKyle494]

Did you get the heater from International? It is a BIG honken' piece of metal for the fuel bowl heater and only about 26.00 bucks......alot cheaper (about 100.00 buckscheaper) in cost than a thin piece of wire from FMC.

 

[CKyle494]

Try this number on for size and check out the difference in the SIZE it DOES matter..........(International PN 1831196C92) and check out WIKI here: TikiWiki : 94-97 PSD Fuel Heater Upgrade

 

[JLDickmon]

so what was your E.T. for all this sounds like you could have a shot at a nascar pit crew. Good thing you know whats going on and you didn't have to sit and wait for a tow.

I didn't time it, but I'm going to say 2 1/2 light cycles...

 

[wpfd571]

are you in k-zoo? im up that way quite a bit

 

[Zookie400]

put in a 25a fuse (hey, it's all i've got)

and hit the key.....

Taaaa daaaaa!!!!

victory!!!

 

[JLDickmon]

are you in k-zoo? im up that way quite a bit

yep.
Work in Portage, live out between Cornstalk & Garbageburg

 

[Guinness]

Cornstalk & Garbageburg

Seriously?

 

[dpantazis]

yep.
Work in Portage, live out between Cornstalk & Garbageburg

Seriously?

No, he is not kidding. I get over that way to fish the tailouts of Sesspool Creek when its not froze over.