whats the most unheard of problem to happen to you?

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whats the most unheard of problem to happen to you?

Reply #15 – December 12, 2012, 06:50:35 AM

I once found out about a fuel leak with an inop sending unit too. Of course after I just filled the 22gal tank, I was driving out to see my dad (45 miles away), after driving 10 miles the car sputtered and died. Turns out the 3" section of rubber fuel line to the carb blew a hole in it and puked all the gas on the engine, it was raining out so I never noticed any smoke. I cut a section long enough from the 10" or so rubber line from the tank to the metal hardline and replaced it on the side of the road. Then had to wait for my dad to bring gas..

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Reply #16 – December 12, 2012, 11:56:10 AM

Finished gassing up car after long hibernation and tune up. Was driving around all day, pulled into an Arby's to get some food come out and is dead as a door nail. Battery decided at 8 years to strand me, had been charging and starting fine all day. Just seemed odd they drove it all day and had been fine to just die then.

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Reply #17 – December 12, 2012, 02:44:44 PM

Quote from: daminc;404116

my car rotted out sitting in my garage.....

LOL

Quote from: EricCoolCats;404113

5 AODs in one summer. That was fun not.

Holy , that is insane

Quote from: vinnietbird;404112

i was re-installing my sun visors, and a screw went through the harness above the headliner wiping out a LOT of my car's interior harness, tail light harness, sequential tail light kit, and burned a hole in my fuse panel the size of a golf ball. I HATE electrical stuff.

I remember that episode. What a time finding that one.

I have a "stupid me" kinda story. 17 years old, done changing the oil in the 85 Cougar. Easing it off the ramps in my dads shop. For some reason I thought I could put my foot in with the door open of the car and just "ease" it off the ramps. My footing kinda slipped and it shot backwards and caught the car door against the building door opening and bent my car door forward, before I could get the car stopped. , it all happened so fast..... and it was all over, and I stood there wondering what the hell I had just done and what was I thinking. LOL

I felt like a total ass.

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Reply #18 – December 12, 2012, 09:10:36 PM

1st. I went out with a girlfriend one night about 60 miles from home and apparently my alternator was not charging and battery went dead. Did not find out until after we go and try to start car to come home around midnight. Parents had to bring me a battery from my moms T-bird, I was in a 79 mustang.

2nd. I stop to get gas and after filling up I go to start the car and starter solenoid sticks and car keeps trying to turn over. I go to pop hood to tap on solenoid and the hood release cable brakes. The lady inside said not to use any tools to get hood open, I said ok, when the car catches fire and blows the pumps, don't blame me, she just about hit me with the tool bag they had. Pull the cable and open hood, tap the solenoid and it stopped.

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Reply #19 – December 12, 2012, 11:24:42 PM

Had a bad car jack. While jacking up the bird to put on my "new" turbines, jack bent and car practically fell on me, so i laid there holding it up, till my dad came with another jack.

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Reply #20 – December 13, 2012, 09:09:34 AM

Quote from: FirstBird;404468

Had a bad car jack. While jacking up the bird to put on my "new" turbines, jack bent and car practically fell on me, so i laid there holding it up, till my dad came with another jack.

Had this happen too, with the py jack that came with the car. of course it didn't give out until I had the flat tire off the car, left a nice dent in the asphalt

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Reply #21 – December 13, 2012, 02:03:46 PM

Not in the Tbird(s), but in the vert Stang I have been tinkering on...put a new fuel pump in last week. Ran for a bit, died, wouldn't start gain. No pressure, no pump noise. Dropped the tank, and the bottom hose clamp had turned and was touching both the red wire's connector AND the bracket. D'oh.

Fixed that...and then again a bit later, it died and wouldn't start.

Got pissed off, said "hell with you" and pushed it back in the shed. This morning, I dropped the tank...AGAIN, and found that the ground wire had worked it's way loose, and had bent the spade connector. I re-routed the wires, and slapped on a brand new 190 lb pump, buttoned it all back together, she purrs like a kitten. Or maybe it runs like a horse...but yeah, that's my latest crazy Fox fawkaroo.

The Sport has just kicked my ass every chance I had to work on it. Partly my fault, and somewhat cirspoogestance.

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Reply #22 – December 13, 2012, 06:39:20 PM

had the fuel line just above the pump crack inside the tank of my 87 TC ... that made the car run lean and melt a nice hole in 2 of my pistons.... that was fun.

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Reply #23 – December 14, 2012, 03:21:18 AM

Had my heater core blow up in my 82 cougar and sent plastic flying in to my budds head. He hot 6 stiches

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Reply #24 – December 15, 2012, 12:24:23 AM

Quote from: Hank;404527

Had my heater core blow up in my 82 cougar and sent plastic flying in to my budds head. He hot 6 stiches

How in God's name did your heater core blow up?!?!!

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Reply #25 – December 15, 2012, 09:12:15 AM

Quote from: Sinista Chicken;404585

How in God's name did your heater core blow up?!?!!

I was wondering the same thing???

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Reply #26 – December 15, 2012, 10:57:57 AM

Quote from: Sinista Chicken;404585

How in God's name did your heater core blow up?!?!!

Gas in the coolant

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Reply #27 – December 15, 2012, 05:26:47 PM

One time a friend and I were sitting in a junk yard mustang, pulling the interior. We were working on the dash. My friend was drinking a can of Mt. Dew. We were about to pull the dash, so he reaches out and sets the can on the roof. We pull the dash and sit back inside. He reaches up, grabs the can and takes a swig. He screamed YEEEOW! and spit out a bee that had stung him inside the mouth. Never let your pop can out of your sight, especially at a junk yard!

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Reply #28 – December 15, 2012, 10:15:26 PM

blew a head gasket and over presured the cooling system and that was the weak link

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Reply #29 – December 16, 2012, 06:04:40 PM

very once in a while when i would go near WOT in my TC it would stay revved up to 3000 rpm. sometimes it would stay like that for 15mins. i would keep driving and only let it out of gear if at a traffic light. as soon as i would shut the car off it wouldn't restart. sometimes after 15mins it would restart one time took all night.
i thought i had pip/tfi issues.
one night i let a friend take it out around 1am to get battery for a xbox controller so we all could play. as he is out im telling Nate about the high idle and no restart issue. sure enough i hear the car revved up when he pulls up. wouldn't restart at all. next morning still nothing.
as being a TC'r for along time i keep a spare dizzy in the car. at his house i swap the dist. still nothing. finally it started. this went on for months.
One day it dawned on my TPS was going to 5volts. so eec command full IAC open. the no start was the TPS sending 5volts to ecc at start and command flood out mode. once i figured it out i let it go another few months. let my other friend take it for a few days while his truck was in the shop. it did it to him 3 times. he got pissed off and replaced the TPS for me in return for using the car.