Which 505 is it?
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "Bill " <bdoyle@...> wrote:
>
> Saturday, I am just getting on expressway. All of a sudden, no
power. Whoa! I coasted to
> side of the road, out of the way of traffic. I then tried a restart-
like wants to start, but
> dies after catching. Hmmm.
>
> Instinctively, I checked the ign/inj relays, making sure they're
ok. Check and no-go.
> Cursory looks around the engine bay. Wires and such. Maybe some
jiggling will help--
> yeah right.
>
> Arms in the air and hope slim, I decide I need a hook. As in
towtruck. Did you ever
> notice that people don't stop nowadays? Well, okay, I am a chump
without a cellphone. I
> found a white bath towel that I was using as a rag in the trunk,
and I started waving that. It
> worked like a charm, where the next car pulled over and he had a
phone to call the tow
> truck. He left.
>
> So I am waiting. And waiting.
>
> I tried a restart after a while sitting there, and it started and
ran just a little bit longer
> before dying again. So I am thinking- the problem is temperature
related. Hmm.. I start
> looking again. Lo and behold, the connector to the NTC sensor has
worked itself free.
> Viola! I snapped that puppy back, hit the key, and off I went. To
the nearest phone, which
> was at the next exit. I then immediately called and cancelled the
tow truck.
>
> What a sweet sound it was to have the engine idling without
dying. I can't tell how good it
> felt to accelerate away from that bloody spot.
>
> I don't think that there's a nicer feeling than finding something
simple under the hood
> when you are stuck. Nope, can't be.
>
> -Bill
>
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Received on Mon May 22 08:56:41 2006
