Break/Fix with the family in the bronco..

[brian72]

this is something my wife wrote on her blog...

Now some of you reading this will not understand this at all and then others will be able to relate and feel my pain laugh with me at the same time. Today was a beautiful spring day so we, of course, decided to drive our ’72 Bronco to the baseball fields. It was the perfect day to ride with the wind in your hair.


We were just about home and all of the sudden which is not abnormal for anything ‘all of the sudden’ to happen the cable to the gas pedal breaks in half. Yes! The gas pedal was flat on the floorboard. It was perfect timing, if there is such a thing when your gas pedal wire suddenly breaks in half, we cruised right in to a parking lot under some beautiful shade trees.


Being married to my wonderful husband for 13 years (14 years in May), I have learned to stay quiet. As opposed to getting irritated when he doesn’t call AAA right away! I really do stay quiet and find it only encourages my hubby and our relationship. ; ) My job? Helping when asked and keeping the boys busy with reviewing skip counting, history songs and praise songs. Oh, did I mention it was 12:15pm (Yea, we hadn’t eaten yet).


Well, for 45 minutes Brian worked on the pedal and worked on the pedal……


I am always very impressed with Brian and his ability to continue trying to figure things out when he doesn’t know exactly what to do. I am sure I could do the same. (I do not have that character trait and am still working on it.) I admire him greatly for that trait.


After 45 minutes Brian tells me to call AAA so I do. While I am on the phone with them I notice him working a tad faster. I get off the phone with them and 2 minutes later he tells me to call them back and cancel. He fixed it! Mind you the gas pedal is still on the floorboard!!

Again, I have learned to say O.K. So what did he do? He improvised his own hand throttle. What!?! Yeah, again, quiet mouth and encouraging wife. (That me!) I canceled AAA and off we went. LOL! My husband drove us home in our ’72 Bronco.


The best part about this story!?! Our boys witnessed their dad figure out how to fix the Bronco with a calm spirit and best of all how do keep trying when it doesn’t work the first time. What an awesome family experience! Love you honey! Oh, and here is a picture of our drive home. ; )

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[johnmlebel]

you dont need a choke in the summer anyway.

 

[mustangtoby]

Sounds like a good time! One of the best things about these rigs is the fact that you can ususally jerry rig them well enough to get home! Good job!

 

[EagertoLearn]

wow what a great story, my girlfriend never says anthing like that. Hang onto her she is definitely a keeper but you already know that after 14 years

 

[sprdv1]

Very Nice.. Too funny

 

[FRANKO289]

nicely done !!! your wife and my better half got to meet and hang out !!!

 

[Skiddy]

there for a minute i thought she was going to walk home and pack your stuff;D
very cool story

 

[gnsteam]

Reminds me of a time when my shift linkage broke on my 75 automatic. The wife was with me and being very patient%)(at that time see wasn't to fond of my EB obsession). Anyway the fix to get us on the road again was for here to hold onto the brake while I climbed underneath to put it into gear. Fortunately I didn't have much life insurance at the time, who nows what could have happend;D

 

[Smokeater11]

Jeesh Brian where you been hiding these days?? You used to be on here all the time and now you post like 3 times a year.......

Good work on the McGyver job!! Sounds like you impressed your wife and didn't have to load the Bronco on a flatbed. Have you figured out why the cable broke yet??

 

[fwilder]

Sounds like my mom and dad back in about 80. We (Mom, Dad, Sister, and I) were in the 67 bug when the throttle cable broke. Pretty sure the scene was different. Sis and I fighting, Mom and Dad fighting, dog slobbering, a shock and awe display of verbal artillery. In the end we drove the 1 1/2 mostly down hill trip back home with mom at the wheel, brakes, and clutch and dad laying on the rear bumper controlling the throttle. Classy. %)

 

[Chief Master Sergeant]

Keep her! Great story man. Not too many wives would have been that patient.

 

[MI-Bronco]

great story...
awesome woman..

b/c isn't that what life is about - adaptability?

so # 4 plug wire?

 

[Justafordguy]

That's an awesome story. I've had to do that sort of thing to get home so many times it's not even funny. Even though these old trucks are trouble sometimes just makes me love them more.

Also you better keep that wife of yours, they aren't all that understanding.

 

[72-Madisyn]

right on! have my own story of my 72 clutch rod breaking while driving with the wife to go to 'our' weekend away. fixed it and all but yours is great because you also tought the kids a valuable lesson....you can always make an old ford get you home. may take awhile but it gets you there. Great post!

 

[markperry]

Yeah my wife would be bitching the whole way home about how much money we were going to spend too fix it! ( you spend too much on your Bronco...bla, bla, bla )

 

[malonejy]

Great story and sounds like you have an awesome family.

 

[rsharpnm]

Kudos! Awesome story and an awesome family!

 

[brian72]

Jeesh Brian where you been hiding these days?? You used to be on here all the time and now you post like 3 times a year.......

Good work on the McGyver job!! Sounds like you impressed your wife and didn't have to load the Bronco on a flatbed. Have you figured out why the cable broke yet??

Just to be able to check at work, but folks complaining about me being on..petty stuff. By the time I get home, forget about getting on. Plus, I haven't really had too many questions.

Cable was hitting a bolt that holds the gas pedal the firewall....must have rubbed it right through..

 

[Smokeater11]

Well don't be such a stranger and put Holopawlooza on the calendar now so you can avoid any conflicts this year. Nov 5th-7th The 5th is a get there if you can day, the main event is the 6th and the 7th is a play it by ear day. Look for a thread sometime in June.