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5150 · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 10:21 pm Post subject: Fuel pump fell off!

So, it was a hot day on Saturday and I went to pay a visit to someone in hospital.. 20 minute drive and some open road, so naturally on a nice day like this i'm being a bit naughty with the speed limits

After the visit I'm walking back to the car when i notice something looks wrong at the back, something hanging down under the car... damned fuel pump had only broken free from it's bracket and was now hanging by the flexi pipes and wires! Worse still one end of the pipe was lying on the driveshaft! christ knows how many miles it had been like that for, thankfully obviously not many since the pipe wasn't damaged from rubbing on the shaft.

Now i had a problem though - i needed to secure the thing for the drive home and had exactly one small lenght of thin wire and a short length of electricians tape.. was enough to tie the pump into place (bracket on the body was still in place) and i drove home real slow on tenderhooks praying it would stay in place! Had visions of it coming off, the pipe coming away and petrol spewing everywhere, add the hot day to that and my mind had all these images of flames lapping around the car! Got home fine though and there's no leaks evident. phew!
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red924 · Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 281 Location: London, England

close call man!
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IanJ · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 11:17 pm Post subject:

and the moral of the story is......

Always carry some cable ties!

I have a little tool pouch with a socket set, screw drivers, electrical tape, cables ties and amalgamating tape (for water pipes). Thankfully not had a need YET, but other folks have benefited.

Ian
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5150 · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 11:57 pm Post subject:

Annoyingly, I normally have ties, but I'd used all the last lot up when we put the new motor in, tidying cables etc.. stupidly never replaced them.

Man I am so glad I walked upto the car from the rear though, 15 mile drive home coulda led to disaster if i hadn't

I've never drove with one hand on the wheel and the other on the fire extinguisher before!
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Graphite? Grey Metallic '85 (late model) 944 2.5

There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.

numbbers · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:09 am Post subject:

5150, you could have been a flaming asshole, literally. No offence intended.
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5150 · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 4:34 pm Post subject:

lmfao, no offence taken... I'm certainly an asshole! lol.
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Graphite? Grey Metallic '85 (late model) 944 2.5

There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.

red924 · Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 281 Location: London, England

i drive around with no tools what so ever!

My BMW has a tool kit in the boot( the all come with it) very very usefull, might get something similair for the 924 after the week ive had

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5150 · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject:

Any £1 shops around your way? There's a few up this way and they all sell a decent range of cheap tools, a fiver spent in there will set you up with a set of spanners, screwdrivers, wd-40 and other bits and bobs - perfect for throwing into a little bag in the boot.

Of course if you're a goofball like me then you end up taking them out to do something in the house and forget to put them back again

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http://www.cardomain.com/id/5150_uk

Graphite? Grey Metallic '85 (late model) 944 2.5

There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.

red924 · Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 281 Location: London, England

My last tool kit went AWOL still aint found it!
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Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

In case on emergancy you can use your shoe laces or take some plastic shopping bags and braid them into a length of rope.

Dont ask.
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IanJ · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 7:56 pm Post subject:

Roger.....you must definately have been in the boy scouts!

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red924 · Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 281 Location: London, England

BP = Be Prepared!

Scouts moto.

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Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

Yep
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1981 924 NA

Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but you
still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.