In a way, I am glad that I am not the only one. I feel cursed sometime !!
Yer just saying that to make me feel better. LOL!
Always an Adventure. At least situational awareness, and good sense saved the day. Saved that motor for sure, good job bubbafat! Gets real, real quick out on the road at times.
I am reminded of my Mechanic FILaw. "It's a mechanical device, it's going to eventually break." Hmm. Must be why he owned a Shop.
My favorite. An I'll fated passing attempt upon which a kickdown downshift went awry. Went all the way down into into low, Ruh Row... and revved up waaay too high too quick, which resulted in loss of oil pressure, lotsa knocking, and no power. No, I wasn't stopping. Wife and Kid. (Laughing his ass off, little Jokester!) In the middle of the Mojave Desert. 110 degrees, 5 miles outside of Palmdale,Ca. on Hwy 395.
Which brings us to situational awareness. Safety. Preparation. Luck never hurts. Humor helps. Help and Friends are indispensable.
Fast Forward: It finally died in Palmdale after I loaded it up onto the UHaul trailer, just before closing. Whew... I also had to rent a 1 ton truck to pull it. Made it home safe. Put a 4.3 ATK motor back into the little Blazer, and Brandon learned how to drive in it. Laughing his ass off!
I have AAA now. With a 200 mile tow. including a trailer!
Wife wakes up after the Semi I passed, passed me. "Why are we going so slow? WHAT is all that that noise?!?"
"Look at the Oil Pressure..."
"What did YOU do to the car?!?" ( 2 syllable WHATs!!) (Also, see FIL statement above for my reply!)
"Well, Aren't you going to stop?!?"
"Oh Hell no... The motor's Toast. and, It's 110 degrees outside."