last week I had some jobs to do after work, so Im using my old ***

Jeep stocked to the roof with supplies, ladder, compressor, etc..



I get kind of fed up with the lack of comfort of the jeep, so I make a call to

my guy to arrange buying a pick up, I was figuring a Dodge 1500 or a

Ford F-150 figuring it was time to think about retiring the old jeep.



I notice the gas gauge moving a bit too fast, sure enough I had a

fuel leak. It never fails- everytime I think about getting rid of it

it does something to me in retaliation.



Turned out to be the gas line was rotted and I had a hole in it,

a new fuel line later with a minimal of expense and time involved

convinces me that it costs me nothing and makes me alot of

money every year.



so now Im keeping it- your cars ever do this to you?

 

Yeah my stupid daytona did that in one way or another..



I was going to sell it then it blew brake lines. RX7 isn't finished, I didn't have garage space or time to finish the entire lines and proportioning valve, I had a shop do it.



Total came to $450, I decided I better keep it for another winter since I just put new brake lines on it (which is another thing I replaced that won't fail anytime soon).



I don't have time to "learn" a new vehicle (it's individual parts that have failed, are ready to fail, or have just been replaced with new), so I figure might as well keep it another year and toss a clutch and new tires at it during summer.

 

Yeah, my Blazer that my parents gave me did that. It had a very minimal gas leak. But that was the only thing that was wrong with it. Now the 1984 Ford F-150 is another story. That thing even has trouble starting during this time of the season. It is really hesitant and idles really rough.



Oh yeah, the blazer has been sitting in the same spot for about 4 months now. In the "main" driveway. Therefore I have to work on the 7 or the Ford near the end of the driveway. I then have to walk 20 feet just to get a tool.



Is the gas leak noticeable on the undercarriage? How fast does it go down?

 

I fixed the leak, i put a new fuel line in



they ran my line right thru the frame rail, I ran it on the inside

of the rail. Costs next to nothing for me to do, put a new line

from the tank to the hard line as well, glad they gave me a nice

inspection hatch to access the top of the tank with so I didnt

have to drop the gas tank down, gotta love those mechanical

fuel pumps too!