What was your best DIY road side repair?
Here is mine. While traveling at night my alternator belt blew. I was able to get off the highway and into a parking lot. I don't have a toad and there was nothing around me that I could walk to....
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Way back in the 70's. Recently broken up with a girlfriend, driving across town to visit my best friend. 2 blocks from his place I heard a popping and pinging from under the hood: V-belt! The alternator light came on and I lost power steering. I knew that I'd also lost the water pump.
I coasted up to his place and stopped on the street right in front of his house. Jumped out of the car, looked around, and there in the drive-way is my ex-gf's car. Looked at the house: in full view through the big picture window in the living-room is my best friend and my ex all wrapped up on the couch!
Luckily I was prepared. For car trouble, anyway. As quietly as I could I got the tool box out of the trunk and the spare V-belt I always carried, and that was the fastest and quietest belt replacement I'd ever done.
I got the hood closed, engine started, and as I was very carefully driving away I glanced at the house again. They were still doing whatever they were doing and hadn't noticed me performing a kamikaze car repair just outside the window.
I lost touch with my 'friend' after that, haven't seen or heard from him in over 40 years.
I coasted up to his place and stopped on the street right in front of his house. Jumped out of the car, looked around, and there in the drive-way is my ex-gf's car. Looked at the house: in full view through the big picture window in the living-room is my best friend and my ex all wrapped up on the couch!
Luckily I was prepared. For car trouble, anyway. As quietly as I could I got the tool box out of the trunk and the spare V-belt I always carried, and that was the fastest and quietest belt replacement I'd ever done.
I got the hood closed, engine started, and as I was very carefully driving away I glanced at the house again. They were still doing whatever they were doing and hadn't noticed me performing a kamikaze car repair just outside the window.
I lost touch with my 'friend' after that, haven't seen or heard from him in over 40 years.
