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Old 08-13-2009   #24
secondchance
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: McLean, VA
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Default Re: Here's the big question Wife or car?

Don't mean to snatch the thread but 4 years ago my water pump and radiator was leaking so I figured I would replace the pump and the radiator. After about 6 hours radiator was in place and I was torquing down my water pump bolts. All of a sudden I felt my left side go weak. So I sit on the curb (I live in a condo so the work was being performed at the car wash area) and smoke 2 cigarettes thinking I pulled my muscle. No. I realized I was having a mild heart attack. I thought about calling 911 on my cell phone but that meant deserting the car out in the open w/ a few bolts strewn about with the hood open - NO WAY!
I gathered all my strength and torqued down all bolts, slipped on the accessory drive belt, reconnected accordion and drove the car to my spot in below grade parking and literally crawled to elevator and to my unit.
During 4 days of recuperation I had my leak free ZR-1 to go back to.
And you ask choice between my wife and ZR1?
I am perfectly fine and healthy today.
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