[DeTomaso] Fix it while I take your car... (NPC)

[thells]

I had a similar issue on September 14, 2001. I was stuck in NJ trying to get home to California after 9/11, and fortunately had a brand new Grand Marquis from Hertz with 1100 miles to do it in. 

I decided to drive from NJ back home, and it was raining steadily as I started out that Friday. I got about 5 miles into the trip when I went through a large puddle (ironically on River Street in Hackensack) and the dash suddenly lit up like a Christmas tree and the temp gauge started climbing.

I pulled over and saw it had thrown the serpentine belt, Hertz quickly sent a flatbed and as we drove back the way I had came towards their shop I saw the belt lying in the road just past the puddle. They gave me another new Grand Marquis and I was finally on my way. Fortunately this one made it the 3100 miles home in 4 days with no further issues.

What is it with serpentine belts and puddles?

Dan


>-----Original Message-----
>>From: detomasoregistry at gmail.com
>>Sent: Oct 13, 2009 7:25 PM
>>To: List <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>Subject: [DeTomaso] Fix it while I take your car... (NPC)
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>>We are having a decent first-of-the-season rain storm here in Nor Cal.  (Evacuations in
>>the mountains etc.)
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>>The wife has been out doing errands driving all over town.
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>>She pokes her head in my office, to report, "Something went wrong with my car."
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>>Fix it, while I take your car to the movies.
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>>(Well thank you dear!)
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>>I ask what happened.  She replies that she was driving along (she is a lead-foot, with
>>many tickets as proof),
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>>saw a huge 'puddle' and drove right thru it, when suddenly the steering became hard to
>>turn, and the dash
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>>lights came on with several warnings.
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>>But she had errands to finish.  When she got home, and described to me the symptoms,
>>(battery warning on dash
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>>among others) I suspected that she threw the 'fan' belt.  15 seconds of standing in the
>>torrential rain confirmed my
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>>suspicions.
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>>Well as a modern car, this is a serpentine belt including everything, the power steering,
>>alternator, etc.
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>>Lovely.  
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>>If my small garage was not full of "Man Stuff" I would fix it while she is chowing down
>>$12 popcorn at the movies.
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>>Just a little pissed.
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>>Chuck
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