bigmike58
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Jose MacGyver Sanchez (only in Baja)
This is soooo Baja!!!
A close up of the milk jug (new fuel tank) with custon hold down rope, fuel line perfectly duct taped down the windshield and routed to the
carburetor....
Shouldn\'t one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check or Sec.8 housing?
........... I had to pass one to earn it for them!
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Paulina
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We call that "Mexicaneering".
What ever works!
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bkbend
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I've seen that before -- with a glass jar. It was only temporary though, the passenger had his arm out the window holding it on the roof.
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capt. mike
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why do they have to do this??
fuel line broken? gas tank leaks? i don't get it.
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Mula
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This is a frequent sight in the small fishing villages.
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bigmike58
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
why do they have to do this??
fuel line broken? gas tank leaks? i don't get it. |
broken fuel pump... in the chevy's you are lookin at 500 bux for the pump and it's inside the fuel tank.. I'm not sure what this ford ranger uses but
he is bypassing the pump and using gravity to feed the carb... this wont work if you have fuel injection.
pretty ingenuous fix..
Shouldn\'t one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check or Sec.8 housing?
........... I had to pass one to earn it for them!
\"I\'ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go?\"
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vgabndo
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Cap'n...I'm going to guess bad fuel pumps. A leak is cheap to fix.
We don't see that in the states (yet), but as we drift downward, have you noticed how many more cars there on the road these days with un-repaired
body and glass damage. I think they are like me. My insurance is useless for small things because I couldn't justify 'affording' the deductible
except in the case of a catastrophic loss. So gravity will do until a fuel pump is in the budget.
I was typing as '58' posted.
Here's a fix I found for a similar problem: Dodge Diesel ABS pump running constantly. (you lose ABS, cruise control, speedometer, and all the data in
the rear view mirror when you unplug it to shut it off.) You can still drive the truck. The stealership wants $400. because they built a
non-resettable breaker into the control module. I found them used at junk yards in the $160. range. Then I found an outfit on the east coast who
rebuilds them like new on a one day turn around for under $60. http://www.myairbags.com/abs.php
Ram owners, bookmark that page!
[Edited on 9-8-2012 by vgabndo]
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