What would you have done?

37 chief · May 15, 2009

On the way to a mowing job today, I had my tractor on my trailer. I stopped for some diesel, and noticed my truck fuel pump leaking gas. I was about 10 miles from home and about 5 miles to my mowing job. Choices: A- stop driving the truck, and have someone bring a new pump. B- Keep driving, and check it next week to see if it is still leaking. C. Drive on to the mowing job, and pick up a new pump on the way home, and change it when you get home. Well I picked C, as it had probably been leaking for some time. I thought I was using a lot of gas. stan

Uncle Ernie · May 15, 2009

I am a "C" kind of guy myself!

Kirt R · May 15, 2009

C for sure, good call, hope you got the job done.

Old Timer in Ohio · May 15, 2009

Hey there:
I "C" you solved your problem,
without help from any of us!!!
Bob
God Bless

rbel · May 15, 2009

I'm gonna call Al and tell him you are exeeding your carbon foot print

Nancy Howell · May 15, 2009

For me, it would depend on how bad the leak was. It wasn't that bad or U would have Cn sooner.

Cas · May 15, 2009

I noticed my old Dodge had a leaky fuel line
while plowing snow. Similar situation, so
for your problem "C" is obviously the right
thing to do

RodinNS · May 15, 2009

Unless it was spraying on the exhaust I'd have done the same thing...

Rod

Michael Soldan · May 15, 2009

Y'all forgot "D"
Call and order pump
Park unit, unload tractor,drive tractor to job, complete job drive tractor back and onto trailer..while all this was happening, pump arrives, install pump, drive unit home.
Ask Momma "What's fer supper" and have a cold beer!
Stan, who knows..I likely would have done what you did,I drove my old Dodge home one day while it was squirting gas around..'bout 8 miles,always skeered of fahr...and I don't carry a fire extinguisher in the truck

TomH in PA · May 15, 2009

D - Duct tape over the leak and forget about it

ScottyHOMeY · May 15, 2009

Back a few years ago I had a porcupine gnaw through some wiring and an armored fuel line up under the cab of my pickup. All I knew about it at first was that my emissions light was on. But when I went through a half tank of gas in nine miles, welll . . . In that case there was no choice as it was blowin' right down onto the exhaust. Parked it, called the rollback and got a lift home.

dhermesc · May 15, 2009

I would have done C.

My Dad in law would have done E.

E. Drive on to the mowing job, and think about buying a new pump and decide its cheaper to let it leak until the truck quits. When it quits curse your luck for having old equipment.

Thing is, he'd get by for 4 or 5 years and the truck would die of other causes before the leaky fuel pump did it in.

Walterdavies · May 15, 2009

Permatex and an old rag. did that on my 1937 Plmouth when i broke a fuel line up in the mountains when i was just a kid
Walt

wkfarmall · May 15, 2009

(quoted from post at 22:27:01 05/14/09) On the way to a mowing job today, I had my tractor on my trailer. I stopped for some diesel, and noticed my truck fuel pump leaking gas. I was about 10 miles from home and about 5 miles to my mowing job. Choices: A- stop driving the truck, and have someone bring a new pump. B- Keep driving, and check it next week to see if it is still leaking. C. Drive on to the mowing job, and pick up a new pump on the way home, and change it when you get home. Well I picked C, as it had probably been leaking for some time. I thought I was using a lot of gas. stan

I would have unloaded the tractor and drove it to the mowing job and then worried about the truck later.

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