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gassed up
off for drive
half way into my usual loop, car sound funny then died
I looked at gas. half tank left.
and I know i filled up and enough to do whole loop
checked fuel pressure gauge
ZERO
well fk
maybe fuel gauge is no good
walked to gas station bc no cell
then I saw a not yet open new country store. I went in to see if I can get cell signal
chit chat with owner he saw my luftgekhult shirt and said he went too. he has 914/6 as well. very pristine one too. he said he can give me a ride to town. we hop in his truck headed to his home to get gas tank. then shows me his 914/6 and a long hood project and a viper green 73s with 2.8.
added gas
fired up
drove to gas station.
added 7 gal
he gave me 2
so I was 9 gallon empty so I had three gallon still.
not adding up
then I drove off
all good
then same thing happens
dies
now I know I have full tank and gauge shows full too. I chk fuel pressure gauge zero. ah.... fuel pump is dead I bet
call tow
but befriended a air cooled guy in middle of no where
How to turn a 6 hour drive into a 10 hour drive. 498 miles.
I was the Ritz in HMB for a few days. “Work” stuff I guess. It was fun pulling in in my slightly loud RS and all the golfers giving me stink eye. Love it.
Finished up, and decided to take the long way home. Nice PCH drive to Monterey, then a little shot down 101, then 58 over to the wasteland of Taft, then 33 up over the hill to 101. And now I’m getting a sandwich as the traffic is crap and i’ll Just browse rennlist vs. get a leg workout in the RS.
Back roads wide open. Car good. It continues to depreciate well. Car getting VERY close to that 50k mark. :-) totally worthless.
07-10-2019, 03:39 AM
