big oil leak
October 19th, 2004 @ 10.04 pm
After a month of running well, I tried to fix a slight oil drip, but I think I failed to tighten a hose clamp enough which resulted in 2.5 quarts of oil being dumped onto Rt. 40 at 11:45 Sunday nite. I put the hose back on (I carry lots of tools), but found I had no oil. So I drove a half mile w/o oil to a gas station, called home and mom brought oil. After not tightening the hose clamp enough it came off almost immediately after leaving the gas station and dumped out all the oil again. When I got a green light I pushed the car across Rt. 40 into the next gas station, and fixed it again. Then we drove home, very gingerly. Another problem getting worse is the brakes. They’re not staying pumped up, so I guess there’s a leak I need to hunt out and fix. Other than those two problems, the car’s been running great and has been a blast to drive once again!