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Originally Posted by kchemers
Broke down outside of Dallas half way to
Tulsa, needed a tow called Mercedes wanted $400 to tow me to Tulsa, had a local guy jump the battery was able to limp to a nearby AutoZone and put a rebuilt alternator in and drove home to Chicago. Couldnt believe an AutoZone in Muskogee, Oklahoma would have an alternator for a 89 300TE. Couldnt believe that Muskogee would have an AutoZone, so much for roadside assisstance
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That reminds me of my old ('85?) 190E that blew a radiator hose on I-20 on a 100-degree day in the middle of Mississippi. Coolant was blowing over the front of the hood. It was a Sunday, and I had my wife and 6-month-old daughter in the car, and there is NOTHING along that interstate for most of the state. God was happy with me then, though, because just as the temp needle started to rise, the sign for the first Jackson exit came up. I was able to coast down the ramp, where an OPEN Autozone awaited. Of course, they didn't have the correct hose, but my, "Look, I'm not leaving until I get another hose on that car." prompted the clerk to let me comparison shop with the old part in hand. I bought an X-acto knife, trimmed a hose to fit, refilled with God-knows-what coolant, and brought flustered wife and baby back home safe & sound.