Posted by TParker (IP: 4.33.1.93) on November 05, 1999 at 11:40:25:
In Reply to: go figure.... posted by Paulie on November 05, 1999 at 11:06:37:
Sounds like she was Dieseling, she might have had something stuck in the fuel line, or she ingested something wrong. Then you let her rest and it cleared it's self. I would check the fuel filter and make sure you don't get the same thing again.
: The other day when I finally got Alice started you'd have thought the world (or at least the engine) was coming to an end! That lovely warning sound of piston slap was louder, she was shaking like a wet dog and for about 15 minutes of run time she sounded as bad as she ever had...
: Imediatly I start really rattling the cages of the people in charge of my back pay (where her new engine money is coming from) and start finailising the grand plans (and back up in case I need her towed) to get all the work done...
: Yesterday morning, I absolutely need to at least attempt to get out (armed with a AAA card I thought I could risk it). A few minutes of begging and pleading before I try to start her and.... *Vroomm rumble rumble* just as nice as you please...
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: Sigh... the MMD might have a heart after all... :)