It's been a crazy week... Typical Friday the 13th...With a Cherry on top...

[1 Wild R/T]

Bring your sister & your niece, not a winery, an Apple Cider Orchard.. Those that indulge tell me it's good stuff.... I enjoy the food, the scenery & the drive....
Should be rolling in around 12:30

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Those two were the early part of the day.... Later this happened...
If your gonna drive them, no matter how well maintained things can happen.... Started smelling fuel.... Turns out the fuel pump was leaking from the vent hole & fuel was spraying out near a hot exhaust manifold.... Not gonna chance a fire & to hot to work on, so took the ride of shame...

 

[HawkRod]

Yep, been there, done that.

I at least got a color coordinated tow truck

 

[RemCharger]

Those two were the early part of the day.... Later this happened...
If your gonna drive them, no matter how well maintained things can happen.... Started smelling fuel.... Turns out the fuel pump was leaking from the vent hole & fuel was spraying out near a hot exhaust manifold.... Not gonna chance a fire & to hot to work on, so took the ride of shame...

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Let the good wisdom prevail!
One time I was in the pits at the track and a fellow racer lady with a cuda pulls up and says the start line people told her she has fuel leak. I popped the hood and the fuel line was pissing a direct stream on the exh manifold!!!! My eyebrows just about jumped off my forehead as there's a cloud of vaporized gas blowing off the 400 degree iron!!

 

[Budnicks]

Those two were the early part of the day.... Later this happened...
If your gonna drive them, no matter how well maintained things can happen.... Started smelling fuel.... Turns out the fuel pump was leaking from the vent hole & fuel was spraying out near a hot exhaust manifold.... Not gonna chance a fire & to hot to work on, so took the ride of shame...

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sorry to see that...

I didn't make it 'of course',
I went the complete other direction 'upcountry to the lake'
had a good time with the 2 girls, were not really interested in seeing cars
floated around a bit, drank a few beers, let the dogs runs,
she brought her 2 dogs, shepherds & my lab, had a great day,
should have taken my fishing poll
don't know why I didn't

It was a nice day, not too hot, nice calm breeze, mostly clear sunny skies,
70*-75*-ish degrees

 

[1 Wild R/T]

sorry to see that...

I didn't make it 'of course',
I went the complete other direction 'upcountry to the lake'
had a good time with the 2 girls, were not really interested in seeing cars
floated around a bit, drank a few beers, let the dogs runs,
she brought her 2 dogs, shepherds & my lab, had a great day,
should have taken my fishing poll
don't know why I didn't

It was a nice day, not too hot, nice calm breeze, mostly clear sunny skies,
70*-75*-ish degrees

Sounds like you had fun & that's the whole point... Get out & do something.... 70's in mid June is a blessing, gotta take advantage of it...

Bringing the car home on a slide back doesn't bother me, I see it as part of the adventure... I was out driving or it never would have broke..

 

[Kern Dog]

I've had to be towed before.

 

[ckessel]

I sense a theme going on here...

 

[RemCharger]

I only tow stuff now. It's just so easy.

 

[HawkRod]

I sense a theme going on here...

I am in this hobby because I love driving these old cars. I try to carry with me key spare parts that might be needed, are hard to get and most likely to fail. That way, hopefully I can fix stuff on the side of the road. But sometimes, a tow might be needed. I think too many people are afraid of ever doing that, so they just stay at home. It's a shame, because driving out and about with these cars is so much fun.

 

[68BabyBlue]

I am in this hobby because I love driving these old cars. I try to carry with me key spare parts that might be needed, are hard to get and most likely to fail. That way, hopefully I can fix stuff on the side of the road. But sometimes, a tow might be needed. I think too many people are afraid of ever doing that, so they just stay at home. It's a shame, because driving out and about with these cars is so much fun.

One reason I've been a lifelong fan of highly original, stock Mopars, is that I remember their reliability back when they were just cars, and I drove them as daily transportation. My old Valiants, first GTX, and my Imperials never needed a road call, though I did fix some stuff on the side of the road. One thing I've noticed with my recent restored cars is problems arising from substandard replacement parts. I have the current one back to nearly complete OEM now, and it served me well on two road trips to Carlisle.

About ten years ago, I parked Baby Blue next to a guy with a really nice restored GTX on the Carlisle show field. He was amazed when I told him I'd driven my car from State College, and did it every year. He said his car was on a roll back on a steady basis when he drove it locally. Problem was after market electrical parts.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Waaay back in the day, I had to be flat towed twice with my Hemi Charger & once with a work van. Nothing lately though.

 

[HawkRod]

One reason I've been a lifelong fan of highly original, stock Mopars, is that I remember their reliability back when they were just cars, and I drove them as daily transportation. My old Valiants, first GTX, and my Imperials never needed a road call, though I did fix some stuff on the side of the road. One thing I've noticed with my recent restored cars is problems arising from substandard replacement parts. I have the current one back to nearly complete OEM now, and it served me well on two road trips to Carlisle.

About ten years ago, I parked Baby Blue next to a guy with a really nice restored GTX on the Carlisle show field. He was amazed when I told him I'd driven my car from State College, and did it every year. He said his car was on a roll back on a steady basis when he drove it locally. Problem was after market electrical parts.

I agree that these cars are highly reliable. With all the trips I have done, that tow (shown in the post above) was the only time I ever had to get towed. I have done some road fixes, especially to my 73 since it sat for awhile before I drove it across country.