Saturday, March 14, 2009

Blessing in Disguise - Towed on Highway

Previously i mentioned about something that happened just minutes after i own The Dog. This is the story.

So with a quick visit to the ATM, transferred USD700 to the previous owner, The Dog is mine. I was so excited and couldn't wait to get her back home, get the VIN papers made on my behalf and send her to the body shop.

30 minutes of being a new owner of a Daihatsu Charmant, i had to go via highway to reach home. 1 km after the toll booth, The Dog started coughing ... What the ... ?! I just filled up the tank a few minutes ago so it's impossible i am running out of gas. Coughing continued and ended with a stall.. I pulled up and tried cranking the engine. It would start but then stalled again. Three failed attempts, my dad was already pulling up behind me (i drove The Dog and dad and mom drove the car we rode before). He went out of the car and asked me why i stopped. He noticed right away that i was having trouble starting the car. My mom took a picture of me from dad's car..
It was strange. It was driving nicely when i took it out for a test but now it won't start at all! Gas is there, ignition coil was sparking. Only one thing left to check, fuel delivery.. After much fiddling, we found out the carb was not squirting any gas at all.. Damn ... Covering the carb intake did get the engine to start but then stalled again. Definitely not enough fuel was delivered to the carb. That explained the price i paid for her ...

20 minutes of cranking, the battery gave up.. An emergency tow patrol had already pulled up in front of us, offering us a tow. There was no choice, we had to get it towed. Actually the emergency tow was free of charge but it'll only take you to the nearest highway exit. We decided to tow the car to the body workshop and pay for the extra charge, a mere 15 bucks.. Haha so it was a blessing in disguise after all. Maybe The Dog couldn't wait to get herself resprayed so i think that's her way of speeding things up a bit. Had The Dog ran well all the way home, maybe she would still be waiting until i got all the papers out to drive her legally to the body shop.

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