quote Originally posted by buddycraigg: AAA. but (beating my chest) i once replaced Polly's starter, in a parking lot of a gas station, in the snow, while my leg was in a cast and i was on crutches. top that

Had a 4cyl mustang that ate starters ( until i got a good brand, but i was poor at the time and they had a lifetime warranty ). Changed it in a parking lot at work more then once.. Got real good at it, could change one in under 10 mins without jacking the car up.

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I usually call Jane, and tell her to get over here and fix it, since she is always the last one who drove it.
It hasn't worked yet, but I keep calling her........

quote Originally posted by User00013170: Perhaps we should setup the 'NFRS' ( National Fiero Rescue Service ) with some sort of central hotline to call. 1-800-dea-dcar Heh.

H.E.F.E.R.S.

Hawkesbury Express Emergency Roadside Service

my area i live in in called the hawksebury districts

quote Originally posted by proff: if i was over there in the USA near your area i would be happy to help you

Thanks Proff. Thats so sweet. Where were you 23 yrs ago?

Jane

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quote Originally posted by calamityjane: Thanks Proff. Thats so sweet. Where were you 23 yrs ago? Jane

here in Australia

quote Originally posted by jstricker: Got you beat. John Stricker

Sorry, John. Leg in a cast and in snow is hard to top. BC still has you beat.

I just went through this in the last 24 hours.

I was going to take my GT through emission testing yesterday, so I was out on the highway getting the engine and cat good and hot. All of a sudden the car died. I managed to coast a fair bit to a relatively safe spot to pull over. Car wouldn’t start. Suspected the ignition module. Of course I didn’t have so much as a screwdriver in the car.

After waiting about 20 minutes for the car to cool down, it started again and I decided to take an exit off the highway. The car seemed to be running okay, so I thought what the heck, I’ll take it through the emission testing station in the area I was in. Half a mile from the testing station, and 100 feet after I had crossed multiple railroad tracks , the GT died again, this time permanently.

Great. My dead GT was now parked in the middle of nowhere beside railroad tracks in a rather iffy neighborhood.

So to take us back to the topic of this thread - Who did I call? ...... My girlfriend. No, not to bail me out, but to look up on her computer the best way for me to get home by bus.

I returned in my other car to fix the GT today, armed with tools and parts. Yes, I was taking a chance leaving the GT there all night. Yes, it was okay. And yes, it was a failed ignition module.

However, there was no snow on the ground, my leg wasn’t in a cast, and I didn’t have to drop a gas tank with 30 gallons of fuel in it.

Nevertheless, I’m still pleased that eventually I got the GT home under it’s own power.

quote Originally posted by Patrick: Great. My dead GT was now parked in the middle of nowhere beside railroad tracks in a rather iffy neighborhood.

Just thought I'd post a picture taken with the cell phone of where my GT spent the night.

I had just crossed those well used railroad tracks to the left of the shot when the ignition module packed it in for good.

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AAA.
48 bucks a year and it covers all mentioned already.
Had to call them last week..........{sigh}