Bloody F-ing Hell....

[collwen]

I got the car home last night. While it was idling, the engine was doing this surging thing, but seemed to even out by the time I turned it off.

In fact, it started this morning, but stalled when I got to a stop light. I was on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie (just north of the IBM Poughkeepsie campus- at the lights by the Price Chopper and shopping plazas).

The bleeping car won't start again. At least this time it tries to turn over.

Marnen came and we switched cars. I am so lucky that he has a job where he can take the train if I'm having car problems.

He did find one thing that would get the car to start- call AAA for a tow and then the car will start.

So it is back at the garage, with 2 voice-mails telling them to FIX it. To look at the car/engine even if it starts for them. Because it should NOT be doing this.

The keys happened to fall on the envelope that contains the payment from getting the starter replaced.

Comments

[ioldanach.livejournal.com]

A stalling engine can't possibly be related to the starter.

[tomatoe333.livejournal.com]

...unless the mechanic who changed the starter happened to knock loose a vacuum line or two...

[ioldanach.livejournal.com]

So the question is... was it stalling before?

[collwen.livejournal.com]

Yes... it was stalling before. That's what I brought it in for the first place.

Remember the night I was with you guys at the Mexican place?

[ioldanach.livejournal.com]

wasn't sure if marnen had just stopped somewhere to eat and it wouldn't start again. I forgot.