More like what did it do to ME!!
It embarrassed me in front of a large group of people. 🙁
The whole family loaded up to go cut down our traditional Christmas Tree. All couldn't have been better. Beautiful weather, festive mood, the whole works.....
We cut our tree and had it successfully strapped to the roof rack. Then my brother decided he also wanted to purchase a "balled" tree from another barn at the tree farm. So we loaded up and drove over there, his family in his truck and us in the wagon.
We park there and took care of business.
We go to leave and the Wagon is totally dead. I get no action on the key. Radio works and the like but no crank. I thought I accidentally bumped the kill switch when I climbed in or out as that happens on occasion.
No dice.
I jumpered the wires to bypass the kill switch still with no luck.
I crawled underneath and tried tapping on the starter with a lug wrench which was no easy feat given the long tube headers in the way.
Still no go.
By now with the hood up and having the only "interesting" vehicle in the lot, it began to draw a crowd. All the wannabe experts offering advice from "Do you need a jump?" to "are you gonna call Triple A?" to"This is cool, what year is it?"
Any other time I would have been thrilled to bench race for a while. But the Mrs. was getting a bit steamed over the situation which compounded the fact that she really hates this car to begin with anyway.
I then removed half of the floor shifter boot (B&M aftermarket cable shifter with built in neutral safety switch) and manually moved the switch while Junior twisted the key and it roared to life. The fooking thing even drew a small round of applause from the onlookers. I think it was more sympathy applause than anything else.
I don't know why the adjustment drifted. And it's been fine since. I've left the boot loose in case it happens again soon before I can really get in there and tweak it.
It embarrassed me in front of a large group of people. 🙁
The whole family loaded up to go cut down our traditional Christmas Tree. All couldn't have been better. Beautiful weather, festive mood, the whole works.....
We cut our tree and had it successfully strapped to the roof rack. Then my brother decided he also wanted to purchase a "balled" tree from another barn at the tree farm. So we loaded up and drove over there, his family in his truck and us in the wagon.
We park there and took care of business.
We go to leave and the Wagon is totally dead. I get no action on the key. Radio works and the like but no crank. I thought I accidentally bumped the kill switch when I climbed in or out as that happens on occasion.
No dice.
I jumpered the wires to bypass the kill switch still with no luck.
I crawled underneath and tried tapping on the starter with a lug wrench which was no easy feat given the long tube headers in the way.
Still no go.
By now with the hood up and having the only "interesting" vehicle in the lot, it began to draw a crowd. All the wannabe experts offering advice from "Do you need a jump?" to "are you gonna call Triple A?" to"This is cool, what year is it?"
Any other time I would have been thrilled to bench race for a while. But the Mrs. was getting a bit steamed over the situation which compounded the fact that she really hates this car to begin with anyway.
I then removed half of the floor shifter boot (B&M aftermarket cable shifter with built in neutral safety switch) and manually moved the switch while Junior twisted the key and it roared to life. The fooking thing even drew a small round of applause from the onlookers. I think it was more sympathy applause than anything else.
I don't know why the adjustment drifted. And it's been fine since. I've left the boot loose in case it happens again soon before I can really get in there and tweak it.
