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DannL · 09-15-2019, 09:27 AM

After months of hard work I thought I had things tuned up perty good. Then yesterday came along. Went to Wallymart and filled the car with groceries. I felt so confident nothing would happen, I bought everything on the wife's shopping list. Even the eggs. Drove around the parking lot to get to the "easy" exit, stopped at the stop sign and waited about a minute for a break in traffic. Then the engine simply died. No sputtering. No coughing. Taken by surprise by the event I uttered that famous line . . . "Oh Crap!". Started the engine and 5 seconds later it died again. The combination of words that followed would have made Shakespeare proud of me. After the second start everything appeared normal and l continued on my way. Of course the smile that once adorned my mug was gone. So, has anything like this happened to you?

09-15-2019, 09:27 AM	#1
DannL Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 184	Ever have your engine die at a stop light? After months of hard work I thought I had things tuned up perty good. Then yesterday came along. Went to Wallymart and filled the car with groceries. I felt so confident nothing would happen, I bought everything on the wife's shopping list. Even the eggs. Drove around the parking lot to get to the "easy" exit, stopped at the stop sign and waited about a minute for a break in traffic. Then the engine simply died. No sputtering. No coughing. Taken by surprise by the event I uttered that famous line . . . "Oh Crap!". Started the engine and 5 seconds later it died again. The combination of words that followed would have made Shakespeare proud of me. After the second start everything appeared normal and l continued on my way. Of course the smile that once adorned my mug was gone. So, has anything like this happened to you?