true or false

[porfiriozg]

i was coming back from 11mile and my main bearing broke fan and all, only made it back thanks to a temporary fan belt made of paracord, then got pulled over just past woodland park, and was escorted back to the springs by an officer

[GilpinGuy]

i was coming back from 11mile and my main bearing broke fan and all, only made it back thanks to a temporary fan belt made of paracord, then got pulled over just past woodland park, and was escorted back to the springs by an officer

False. Bearing wouldn't break a fan, or all.

[Great-Kazoo]

A main bearing would seize the engine. Unless it was the idler bearing. Either way the LE would have called in a tow if you didn't have communication device with you.
False(ish)

[birddog]

yup, false. If it was a main bearing that thing would have been towed home.

[Irving]

Police escort from Woodland Park to the Springs? False!

[trlcavscout]

False, the cop would have beaten you then arrested you for driving unsafe vehicle.

Idler bearing seized causing the serpentine belt to break or main bearing?

[BPTactical]

But if it was the muffler bearing he would be ok.

[TFOGGER]

But if it was the muffler bearing he would be ok.

But the cop would cite him for low blinker fluid.

[sniper7]

false, we know you only keep the cheap paracord and that stuff would have either melted or broke.

and a cop would never escort anyone any more unless you were pregnant but now they if you are already stopped they have to call an ambulance.

[porfiriozg]

turn's out fan clutch assembly broke off and paracord only seemed to work ran off the battery from lake George to the springs, and by escort the officer fallowed behind me from green mountain fall's rd to manitou and it was at 11 last night i'll put pics up when i can

[sniper7]

turn's out fan clutch assembly broke off and paracord only seemed to work ran off the battery from lake George to the springs, and by escort the officer fallowed behind me from green mountain fall's rd to manitou and it was at 11 last night i'll put pics up when i can

so was it the alternator? or I am missing something why i had to run on battery power?

[porfiriozg]

pics, and also both belts broke

http://i.imgur.com/jAH6V.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/uMo1n.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SETEJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/E9afv.jpg

[cofi]

yikes that was your water pump pulley also lucky you made it home without trashing the engine

[lpgasman]

Happened to me once, I used a pair of panty hose. It was a cold night.:)
I was driving a 1963 bug and the radiator over flowed, bad thermostat.:)

[cofi]

ummm 63 bug was air cooled last time i checked

[porfiriozg]

yikes that was your water pump pulley also lucky you made it home without trashing the engine

its a 94 toyota pick up the water pump is internal and run's off the timing belt

[lpgasman]

ummm 63 bug was air cooled last time i checked

Or is it?

[hammer03]

yikes that was your water pump pulley also lucky you made it home without trashing the engine

Very much agreed. Might want to get that checked...



And your radiator overflowed on a type 1 beetle? [Coffee]

[hollohas]

Happened to me once, I used a pair of panty hose. It was a cold night.:)
I was driving a 1963 bug and the radiator over flowed, bad thermostat.:)

We're going to need you to elaborate on your 63 bug with a radiator...

[lpgasman]

We're going to need you to elaborate on your 63 bug with a radiator...

I used to work at checker auto parts, years ago, and we used to call other auto parts stores and ask for a radiator for a 63 vw bug. We would get put on hold for 10min, then the guy would get on the phone and apologise that they didn't have one. Just being a smart ass.

[hollohas]

I used to work at checker auto parts, years ago, and we used to call other auto parts stores and ask for a radiator for a 63 vw bug. We would get put on hold for 10min, then the guy would get on the phone and apologise that they didn't have one. Just being a smart ass.

That's freaking funny. 10 mins? Those guys weren't the sharpest were they...

[lpgasman]

That's freaking funny. 10 mins? Those guys weren't the sharpest were they...

Ya not to bright, do you remember champion auto parts? We would call them, or other checkers. Once in a while we would get Hung up on, those were the smart ones,

[Irving]

My Beetle spit out the #3 spark plug a few times on me. Okay, maybe it was just once.

[Ianski]

so next time some one asks me why i'm wearing a "weird Bracelet" i'll explain that paracord is useful for everything,... including doing jobs that my mechanics should be doing at my check ups ;)