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qstott · 06-02-2022, 06:07 PM

I had a starter lock up in a parking lot. No amount of rocking, tapping or jiggling would help. I keep an original set of tools in a trunk. Simply loosened the started jiggled it and bolted it back on. All the while answering questions about what kind of car, what year, and hearing “ my grandfather had one stories”.

Another time my wife and I had pulled out from a parking lot and i had forgotten to cut the gas on. Just as I was shifting into second, it died. While pushing in the clutch, I turned the gas on. Instead of pressing the starter button I just popped the clutch to crank it while rolling. All was well until I stopped a few feet away at a sign. The stick was in neutral , but the transmission was in second. I pulled into a dollar general lot and stopped. When my wife asked what was I going to do, I said I was going to fix it. She said she was going shopping and asked if I needed anything. Paper towels, I said.
When she came back I had the top plate off. The gear stick had slipped out of sync with the shift forks. I positioned every thing correctly , bolted it all together, wiped my hands and we drove home.

I bought the car from a guy that owned it about 20 years. He drove it a lot and said it had never failed to get him home. He did make s9me roadside repairs, but he never had it towed.

06-02-2022, 06:07 PM	#37
qstott Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wilson NC Posts: 113	Re: What roadside repairs have you made to keep your A going I had a starter lock up in a parking lot. No amount of rocking, tapping or jiggling would help. I keep an original set of tools in a trunk. Simply loosened the started jiggled it and bolted it back on. All the while answering questions about what kind of car, what year, and hearing “ my grandfather had one stories”. Another time my wife and I had pulled out from a parking lot and i had forgotten to cut the gas on. Just as I was shifting into second, it died. While pushing in the clutch, I turned the gas on. Instead of pressing the starter button I just popped the clutch to crank it while rolling. All was well until I stopped a few feet away at a sign. The stick was in neutral , but the transmission was in second. I pulled into a dollar general lot and stopped. When my wife asked what was I going to do, I said I was going to fix it. She said she was going shopping and asked if I needed anything. Paper towels, I said. When she came back I had the top plate off. The gear stick had slipped out of sync with the shift forks. I positioned every thing correctly , bolted it all together, wiped my hands and we drove home. I bought the car from a guy that owned it about 20 years. He drove it a lot and said it had never failed to get him home. He did make s9me roadside repairs, but he never had it towed.