Date:         Wed, 1 Apr 2020 16:54:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Update Re: Engine died,
              March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
Comments: To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
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I had a stall at freeway speed. Not fun. Felt lucky to have it happen
on a straight stretch of I5. A stall or break down on a FS road might
not be so bad if one has supplies, nice weather, winch to pull van off
the road. LOL.

The irony with my freeway stall was that it was likely due to an
install error by me of the fuel pump relay. It developed a hair line
crack in one internal part that was likely due to it being mounted
without use of a proper relay block. But, I prefer to blame the stall
on the other relay that had developed a cold solder joint.

;)

Neil.

On 4/1/20, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, A forest service road far from anything might be a good place to
> break down for some, who have a ton of spare parts, a portable shop, and so
> on.  AAA won't go off of named, numbered roads, and won't venture on to
> some of those.  If you can reach them, since cell service doesn't reach
> them, more often than not.
>
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 3:14 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Even a forest service road far from anything can be a good place to break
>> down. Try breaking down on an interstate bridge or tunnel and on some
>> section of highway with no available shoulder to get out of harm's way.
>> Even newer vehicles break down and rarely is it convienient.
>>
>> Dennis


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Neil n

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