So my Wife had to work late on Memorial Day.
I'm at home watching game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals and the phone rings....
She's calling to say that the car simply quit on her about 20 miles from home. It POURING down rain. I asked her if there were any warnings or sounds that might help me know what the problem was. She says that the check engine light came on first and that she figured she'd just get it home for me to look at. But then the battery light came on and the car just stopped running.
I figure the serpentine belt broke, the alternator isn't turning now, and the car died as a result. There was no way I was going to get a belt on a holiday night at 10 pm and drive out there to replace it in the rain!!!
Being AAA members, I called to get the car towed to a friend's repair shop and went there to pick her up. Of course.....somehow, someway this is all my fault and I heard nothing but hell for the remainder of the night and the next morning.
She had to be back at work Tuesday at 2 PM and we are fresh out of vehicles (since the truck is still not fixed, her Jaguar has been in the shop now for 2 Months, and she won't drive my manual shift MINI Cooper). I decided to just rent her a car for a day while we replaced the belt (or alternator if needed). Needless to say, the only rental place nearby has no cars to rent so it looks like I have to drive her to work and pick her up afterwards. Miraculously, the rental place calls and says they had a cancellation just in the nick of time.
Meanwhile, I go down to the shop to begin work on the car. Looking underneath the hood, the belt's OK...must be the alternator then. We put a jump-box in place of the alternator so we can start the car and move it inside to remove the alternator. But it refuses to start now, acting like it isn't getting any fuel. So now we're thinking fuel pump or a clogged filter. Then my friend happens to notice that the gas gauge is on "E".
Dammit if she didn't simply ran the thing out of gas!!!! :angry:
I'm at home watching game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals and the phone rings....
She's calling to say that the car simply quit on her about 20 miles from home. It POURING down rain. I asked her if there were any warnings or sounds that might help me know what the problem was. She says that the check engine light came on first and that she figured she'd just get it home for me to look at. But then the battery light came on and the car just stopped running.
I figure the serpentine belt broke, the alternator isn't turning now, and the car died as a result. There was no way I was going to get a belt on a holiday night at 10 pm and drive out there to replace it in the rain!!!
Being AAA members, I called to get the car towed to a friend's repair shop and went there to pick her up. Of course.....somehow, someway this is all my fault and I heard nothing but hell for the remainder of the night and the next morning.
She had to be back at work Tuesday at 2 PM and we are fresh out of vehicles (since the truck is still not fixed, her Jaguar has been in the shop now for 2 Months, and she won't drive my manual shift MINI Cooper). I decided to just rent her a car for a day while we replaced the belt (or alternator if needed). Needless to say, the only rental place nearby has no cars to rent so it looks like I have to drive her to work and pick her up afterwards. Miraculously, the rental place calls and says they had a cancellation just in the nick of time.
Meanwhile, I go down to the shop to begin work on the car. Looking underneath the hood, the belt's OK...must be the alternator then. We put a jump-box in place of the alternator so we can start the car and move it inside to remove the alternator. But it refuses to start now, acting like it isn't getting any fuel. So now we're thinking fuel pump or a clogged filter. Then my friend happens to notice that the gas gauge is on "E".
Dammit if she didn't simply ran the thing out of gas!!!! :angry:
