[VulcanRider]

Originally Posted by Felix The Assassin WHY MEN SHOULDN'T WRITE ADVICE COLUMNS... Dear Walter, > > I hope you can help me here. The other day, I set off for work leaving > my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't driven more > than a mile down the road when the engine conked out and the car > shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. > When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in our bedroom with > the neighbors 'daughter. I'm 32, my husband is 34, and the neighbors' > daughter is 22. We have been married for ten years. > > When I confronted him, he broke down and admitted that they had been > having an affair for the past six months. I told him to stop or I'd > leave him. He was let go from his job six months ago and he says he > has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very > much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become > increasingly distant. He won't go to counseling and I'm afraid I can't > get through to him anymore. > > Can you please help? > > Sincerely, > Hazel > > ************************************************** **************** > > Dear Hazel: > > A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a > variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is no > debris in the fuel line. If it's clear, check the vacuum pipes and > hoses on the intake manifold and also check all grounding wires. If > none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel > pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the injectors. > > I hope this helps, > > WALTER

Took me a second, but I agree that was pretty lousy advice. She's probably just out of gas...