She Bought It "As Is"!

Stella bought a small pickup, with a window sticker, "As Is!"

The next day she was driving to town and it died, so she pulled off the road, called the wrecker to tow it to my shop.

When I turned the ignition to start, the engine cranked up and sang just as smooth as the Blue Bell cow.

She wanted me to tell her what was wrong.

This happened about every two or three days: each time the wrecker dropped it off, it would crank up and run; and she would ask, "What's wrong? You're the mechanic."

I told her to call me the next time instead of the wrecker.

Sure enough, two days later I get a call, "Come crank my truck!"

When I got there I checked to make sure we were getting fire to the distributor.

Then I checked to make sure we were getting fuel...no fuel.

The fuel gauge showed half full.

I removed the fuel filter; there was no fuel in it.

I had her crank the engine a couple of times and then fuel started flowing through the line.

The filter was new. The fuel lines were new. Evidently the previous owner had had the same problem.

On a hunch, I decided to replace the fuel pump.

That must have been the problem because it never died on her again until she turned the ignition switch off.

About the author:
Tommy has been in auto repair since 1970. He publishes Bad Car Again for people who want to learn about their favorite vehicle, and about things that do happen at some repair shops. Join the ezine: mailto:badcaragain@txucom.net?subject=ezineA1 Visit the site: http://www.badcaragain.com
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