The Ford Barn

McMimmcs · 05-24-2020, 08:26 PM

Yesterday I had the extreme pleasure of participating in a drive by birthday parade honouring a 100 year old lady. Got my 29 Cabriolet all ready for the 20 mile trip. The drive by, wave and honk was of course necessary due to the virus regulations which would not allow the traditional large scale gathering. The event was a significant success. Afterwards I started on my journey homeward bound. As the journey came to a close I pulled into my farm driveway and the car immediately stopped. I knew gas tank was full so I thought possibly the problem was vapor lock or gas cap vent malfunction. After pushing the car into the barn we let car be until next morning. Next mornings attempted start was unsuccessful so we opened the hood. Much to our surprise our problem was very obvious. The oil can from the firewall had come loose and fell onto the fuse assembly located near starter and caused fuse to blow. New fuse was an easy fix. I am sure this may have happened before but never to me. Breakdown was soon forgotten and smiles returned to faces of all concerned.

05-24-2020, 08:26 PM	#1
McMimmcs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan Posts: 2,296	My smile for the day! Yesterday I had the extreme pleasure of participating in a drive by birthday parade honouring a 100 year old lady. Got my 29 Cabriolet all ready for the 20 mile trip. The drive by, wave and honk was of course necessary due to the virus regulations which would not allow the traditional large scale gathering. The event was a significant success. Afterwards I started on my journey homeward bound. As the journey came to a close I pulled into my farm driveway and the car immediately stopped. I knew gas tank was full so I thought possibly the problem was vapor lock or gas cap vent malfunction. After pushing the car into the barn we let car be until next morning. Next mornings attempted start was unsuccessful so we opened the hood. Much to our surprise our problem was very obvious. The oil can from the firewall had come loose and fell onto the fuse assembly located near starter and caused fuse to blow. New fuse was an easy fix. I am sure this may have happened before but never to me. Breakdown was soon forgotten and smiles returned to faces of all concerned.