I feel you man.
I was planning on attending a car show in Petaluma yesterday.
Went flying with my Dad to a small air show in Livermore, planned to spend an hour there and be back by noon, but we accidentally parked with a bunch of other Ercoupes (seemed like the place to park, with all the other like planes), little to realize we became part of the airshow, and weren't allowed to leave til after 4PM. Now that sucked, I missed the car show, I really wanted to show off my baby.
The ride home was crazy too, windy and bumpy as it gets, fun day all in all though.
Waiting 5 or 6 hours to leave sucked.
also just went through an 0-ring ordeal, after installing it, I then took the fuel rail back apart to put a Viton O-ring in, just to be safe, so I did it twice.
...Next time Go Aeroquip -10 AN Hoses and Fittings. NO 'O' Rings.
But then, you have to know Exactly how to assemble the Fittings Correctly.
There is Only ONE Correct way to do it, and it takes training and practice.
And I look at Your Blessings! Fate kept you Off the Road! You didn't break-down on the side of the road, With Nothing Open on the Weekend! You weren't HIT! And you weren't involved in an Accident! And the Cat wasn't Stripped or Stolen because you had to leave it, to locate parts! Do you have AAA? And would you have had your cell phone with you?
NO HARM was done! Just Disappointment! As They say...'It's Not the End of the World, Just an Inconvenience'.
In Your Excitement, Good Thinking you Looked Under the Car, and Didn't just Fire It Up , and 'Take-Off'!!
But then, you have to know Exactly how to assemble the Fittings Correctly.
There is Only ONE Correct way to do it, and it takes training and practice.
And I look at Your Blessings! Fate kept you Off the Road! You didn't break-down on the side of the road, With Nothing Open on the Weekend! You weren't HIT! And you weren't involved in an Accident! And the Cat wasn't Stripped or Stolen because you had to leave it, to locate parts! Do you have AAA? And would you have had your cell phone with you?
NO HARM was done! Just Disappointment! As They say...'It's Not the End of the World, Just an Inconvenience'.
In Your Excitement, Good Thinking you Looked Under the Car, and Didn't just Fire It Up , and 'Take-Off'!!
By the way, Chris- be VERY careful with driving those 180s. I found the sound to be SO seductive, I was always going 20 mph faster into corners than was best just because the sound was so nice- especially around 6000 rpms! I consistently stayed in the throttle too long just to hear the music. Pretty sure the brake pad life and fuel mileage suffered horribly because of those wonderful pipes!
Hey Chris! We wondered what happened. Glad it's nothing more serious. We'll definitely see you there next year!