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Pva_Glue
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LOL! Troy would you like to tell the story or should I?

well here is little bit of teaser...

Skyzzer33 rings me around 19:45 PM

he told me if I have $5 for petrol?

I ask where the hell are you?

troy says his car is stuck on ramp near the applecross due to blown fuel line...

well it's not laughing matter... but I thought it was prety funny...

Photoes will be up soon! heheh...

at least I help you unlike other ppl we tried to contact!!! BASTARD!

cheers

Joe

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what do u mean not as bad as running out of fuel??

i think its worse i had 1/4 of a tank left and it dissappeared in 40km.

and ir 18:45 and the fuel lines split from the join with the fuel filter which was newly installed this morning when i got the car serviced.

man i still smell like petrol.

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Originally posted by Pva_Glue

at least I help you unlike other ppl we tried to contact!!! BASTARD!

Easy there, I would have come down with a jerry can of fuel if asked :D

I'll try and keep fuel hose on tap for future emergencies ;)

1/4 tank in 40km is harsh.

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Yeh my old skyline did that a couple of times. U'd be driving down the freeway and watch the fuel guage visibly dropping:eek:

The key is to have a swiss army knife then just cut off the split end and push it back on. The only problem with this tecnique is that after the third time u run out of hose to cut:D

Just plain running out of fuel is embarrasing cause its something that can be easily avoided.

So Skyzer did u get a new hose or just patch the one u got? u could always blame the mechanic:D

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well heres the pic

it was patched to get me from canning hwy to perth.

then my broom broom stayed at work while joe and i went to mandurah to tear the mechanic a new one.

they fixed for free and gave me $15 for the petrol i lost yesterday.

heres the pic of an exploded R33 fuel line.

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Dam that's harsh.:eek:

Woulda taken one hell of a patch up to get that thing up and running again.

What did u use a blowtorch:lol:

Well at least the mech was nice about it. I guess **** like that just happens sometimes.:D

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So troy, was the mechanic brent at the place in mandurah we were talking about ?

If it is , I will give him heaps at the Harvey rally on the weekend !!

BTW , is the front mount in yet ??

Ken

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