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Post by mannequinman on Dec 13, 2011 7:20:33 GMT -8
Tell us yer stories of when and where ya broke down and how ya got back on the road again..
While I was travelin from Tempe,Az. on my way back home to Riverside, my alternator lite came on at Chirraco Summit on the 10 fwy.
I had jus filled up with gas and started the car when the lite came on. I pulled over to the side of the road ,near where the trucks park, and opened the deck lid to find the hot wire to the brushes was freyed.
I cut the old connector off and replaced it with a new one.. but the lite still came on..
I broke out my trusty "road kit" and found the new set of brushes I had jus purchased before I left on this trip and installed them...back on the road in 1/2 hr...
A guy in the restaraunt next door came out and told me bout his 66 VW he had years ago and offered the use of his computer and internet if I needed it.. VW people are the BEST !
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Post by FRK on Dec 18, 2011 18:43:22 GMT -8
That's a great story Robert!
I few years ago before I restored my vert, actually it was the day before the first VW Vintage Teffen. I think it was in '07 at the Speedwell Ralley. I was participating on the Ralley cruise and I was about to take the 91fwy when at that stop light my breaks didn't work and I was pumping and pumping them but I wasn't stopping. I used the e-break to stop just before I hit the car in front of me. I continue into the fwy driving Kind a slow and got off at GreenRiver exit. I turned left because there's a gas station there. I parked and started to check under the vert to see if I can find anything wrong with the breaks. At the rear passenger side I notice that the hard breadline looks like it was touching the shock. I crawled under and sure enough, the line was touching the shock and maybe it was like that for so long that the line was filing away till it file a hole and of course the breake fluid was coming out through it every time I hit the breaks. The good thing was that the end of the cruise was at WW and it was about a mile away from where I was so what I did was drive to WW and parked there. Everyone was already there, I was the last one to arrived. I ask One of the guys from WW if I can buy a break line and he told me that they weren't open for business. Tony, the main guy was just behind me and heard me and asked me what happen. I told him the situation and he grabbed a break line, break fluid and even the tool to form the line and gave them to me. When I asked him how much I owe him he said "nothing" he was just glad that nothing worst happend to me and gave me a beer and told me to go and change the line and if I need another beer to come and back. I then went back to my vert and change the line using my Hazet tools from my round tool kit and problem solved!!
Like you say Robert, " VW people are the BEST!"
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Post by mannequinman on Dec 18, 2011 19:05:20 GMT -8
I've said THAT from day 1 ! Tony from WW is a real STAND UP guy !
Them tool boxes are the BEST damn travel kit ! I have a repro one on my spare tire ! I use it all the time ! The tools are cheap, but they WORK !
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Post by FRK on Dec 18, 2011 19:25:32 GMT -8
Tony is always bee good to me. He is a really good guy!!
I use my real Hazet tool kit all the time. I have it on my spare tire not just for show but to use it when I need it.
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Post by mannequinman on Dec 18, 2011 19:35:51 GMT -8
I also have another TWO tool boxes in the trunk...sum wire, connectors, extra lites( all around !),nuts,bolts,screws,washers,nails,cotter pins,lok tite,elec tape,duct tape,sharpie and cardboard to make sign,... the list goes on and on...
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Post by FRK on Dec 18, 2011 20:46:59 GMT -8
Need to create my kit for next year season.
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Post by mannequinman on Dec 19, 2011 6:50:14 GMT -8
I jus kep addin to the "kit" every year...I need the soft brake lines and a dizzy this year.
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Post by sals bug light 57 on Dec 19, 2011 7:24:38 GMT -8
I like this topic Robert ! but if I tell you all the times I HAD broke down only on I-55 I will get Copperltonel just for typing on here !  |
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Post by mannequinman on Dec 19, 2011 10:34:43 GMT -8
Yer killin me !!! Muahahahahahaha !!
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Post by FRK on Dec 19, 2011 18:34:30 GMT -8
only on I-55 Sal? WOW!!!
You got to take a detour then!!
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Post by mannequinman on Dec 19, 2011 20:29:21 GMT -8
That hwy is POSSESSED !!
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Post by FRK on Dec 19, 2011 23:07:23 GMT -8
Against Sal!! |
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Post by mannequinman on Dec 20, 2011 16:25:35 GMT -8
Oh yeah... in a BIG way ! I need to send him a wig and sum different clothes... maybe then he won't be reconized.
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Post by FRK on Dec 20, 2011 19:00:25 GMT -8
Yeah, You should do that! And when Sal come to So-Cal again he better not go on the 55fwy!! |
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Post by mannequinman on Dec 20, 2011 22:35:10 GMT -8
I'll hafta remember to keep HIM off the 55 in MY Ruby !
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