thought I saw it all . . . .

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thought I saw it all . . . .

Post by Amskeptic » Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:27 pm

. . . but clearly I hadn't seen it all.

Today I saw it all.

A shopping cart cruising down the highway:
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. . . until I discovered upon closer inspection that it was actually being trailered:
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If you are going to drive a shopping cart on the highway, you can't beat a nice Type 4 engine:
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I am slightly crippled in Portland with this !&*%$#*@%!!$!! Facet fuel pump failing on me. How long ago did I almost get killed on I-5 at Lake Shasta when my decade-old pump gave it up?

This Facet piece of crap is barely not yet a year old. I hate crap. It died on the bridge between Vancouver and Portland at 4:30PM in the left lane. With a dead engine I had to do a very insane three lane swerve + exit ramp with no braking to hoard momentum. I hauled into the Oregon DOT yard and discovered that my Pennslvania rain rewiring was FINE! but the pump is crap. NAPA in the early morning before khargis call.
I am getting a pricy rotary Carter pump. To hell with plastic Facet.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Post by Mr Blotto » Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:33 pm

Did you roll down your window and yell at him to seal his engine compartment? :joker:

I have actually seen a bigger version of that at a parade - I think it was powered by a Chevy 350.
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Post by chitwnvw » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:54 pm

I have a ten year old facet...but then I have a 100k GEX also. To think I thought of myself as unlucky.

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Post by covelo » Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:25 pm

chitwnvw wrote:I have a ten year old facet...but then I have a 100k GEX also. To think I thought of myself as unlucky.
There's a spare facet waiting for you in Santa Clara if you want it.
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Post by Amskeptic » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:31 am

covelo wrote:
chitwnvw wrote:I have a ten year old facet...but then I have a 100k GEX also. To think I thought of myself as unlucky.
There's a spare facet waiting for you in Santa Clara if you want it.
Thanks, but not me. I am going Carter rotary. No more solenoid-actuated rubber diaphragms. NAPA Guy and I agreed that Facet quality has dropped. Turns out that the leak I had with the provided filter was not an unknown issue.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Post by justgimmecoffee » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:25 am

that's crazy.

Thats not the stock coil for that model. not at all.

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Post by Maz804 » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:25 am

That's great! =D>
The shopping cart that is...

I remember reading about that Lake Shasta incident too, and soon after my pump died as well. Call it Serendipity?

:blackeye:

I bought a Carter pump and never looked back. Of course I sold the bus, but still talk to the new owner every now and then. Still runnin' like a top!

Last night I was stranded in Milwaukie, just south of Portland, due to a sudden valve cover gasket leak... I'll explain what happened at the Lab on Monday.
Anyway, my brother and I are in his bus on the search for new VCG's, driving around in the hot summer day, with not a worry in the world about the time, and pulled into Discount Import Parts only the find the doors LOCKED! DAMMIT! I continue shaking the door, like I didn't know it was locked the first time... and a nice older gentleman walks out and tells me "We're Closed, Computers are down so I can't sell you anything. Come back tomorrow."
In desperation I tell him "Oh kind sir, my bus is stranded and all I need are 2 valve cover gaskets... Could you please? I have cash!"
To which he replied "Come on in, I always take care of my people."
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This is one of the MANY reasons I LOVE PORTLAND!

See you Monday?
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Post by whc03grady » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:21 pm

Amskeptic wrote:
covelo wrote:
chitwnvw wrote:I have a ten year old facet...but then I have a 100k GEX also. To think I thought of myself as unlucky.
There's a spare facet waiting for you in Santa Clara if you want it.
Thanks, but not me. I am going Carter rotary. No more solenoid-actuated rubber diaphragms. NAPA Guy and I agreed that Facet quality has dropped. Turns out that the leak I had with the provided filter was not an unknown issue.
Colin
Why not go with the mechanical fuel pump that came with the bus in the first place?
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Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
Read about their adventures:
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Post by justgimmecoffee » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:56 pm

Discount Import's got good people.

thanks for sharing that.

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Post by chitwnvw » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:12 pm

whc03grady wrote: Why not go with the mechanical fuel pump that came with the bus in the first place?
I think he has a funky case that doesn't have the mount for the mechanical pump?

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Post by Amskeptic » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:35 pm

chitwnvw wrote:
whc03grady wrote: Why not go with the mechanical fuel pump that came with the bus in the first place?
I think he has a funky case that doesn't have the mount for the mechanical pump?
MAF804, I love Portland too! It is 94* and sunny! Always!

You are correct, chitwnvw, I cannot use the mechanical pump because my case has not been drilled out for it.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Post by tristessa » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:41 am

Never had a rotary Carter pump die on me, and I've been using them for years. Never had a Facet pump fail .. but I've never used one either. :drunken:
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Post by mojo » Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:17 pm

Oh my...a "big wheel" shopping cart.

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