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MikeyMan · 03-31-2012, 04:33 AM

Another one in the 74 Malibu -

About 25 years ago, I leave a friends' house way out in the country at 4am. A few miles down the road the alt/gen light comes on. A few more miles, the temp light comes on. I figure I lost the belt. It's late, the middle of nowhere, in winter, screw it I'm pushing on! Make another 20 miles and get pulled over by the cops. I get out pleading to let me go, my car is dying and I'm only 5 miles from home. No dice, so I shut the car off. I find the belt intact hanging on the water pump. So I start wrenching while the cop is writing. He hands me a speeding ticket, and I say I might need a jump. He says tough, and leaves me! I tightened up the belt and it fired right up and drove it home.

03-31-2012, 04:33 AM	#37
MikeyMan Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.W. Chicago, IL. Posts: 317	Re: Craziest thing you've done to "just get home" Another one in the 74 Malibu - About 25 years ago, I leave a friends' house way out in the country at 4am. A few miles down the road the alt/gen light comes on. A few more miles, the temp light comes on. I figure I lost the belt. It's late, the middle of nowhere, in winter, screw it I'm pushing on! Make another 20 miles and get pulled over by the cops. I get out pleading to let me go, my car is dying and I'm only 5 miles from home. No dice, so I shut the car off. I find the belt intact hanging on the water pump. So I start wrenching while the cop is writing. He hands me a speeding ticket, and I say I might need a jump. He says tough, and leaves me! I tightened up the belt and it fired right up and drove it home.