Ojibwe starting (or not starting)

Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2006 11:47 AM by admin
(This is really just a test to see how many times I can use the word start in an article Smile [:)]...)

OK, we started out great - fastest 2WD overall on day one. 

But the trouble all started before the start when we could not start the Mustang - a cranky starter AND a cranky float bowl problem on the carburetor.  No problem before then, but as we were ready to leave for the parc expose, the engine would not start.  Mark and the team did some very quick surgery on the carb, and we then boogied to the raceway for park expose. Then, it would not crank over so we could roll into the ATC, and we needed a push-start.  OK, so we ran the day's stages, only needing a push at the start a few times, but the car ran well and we did well.

But, the next day, the crew replaced the starter (with a brand-new-just-bought-from-NAPA part) but it broke upon installing it, and they bought a new starter (2nd try).  We got to the park expose at the Tech College, and it seemed cranky again, but we rolled away and got to the start of stage 9, checked in at the ATC, and then rolled up to the SS, and then the engine quit.  And then the clutch cable broke.  And then the starter quit again (brand-new starter, remember!)  The stage crew tried a push start (thanks, Alex!), but with no starter and leaving it in gear, it took 5 or 6 folks before the Mustang would move!  Still not starting, we got a push back and parked it (DNF), and later our crew picked us up; we got headed back later under power by starting in gear while on the tow-rope.

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