Almost perfect ending to holiday weekend - fuel pump snake rears it&#3

[grogman45459]

So I've got the ole Yukon XL packed full of stuff along with with our five kids in tow, on our way home from Chicago, after a great family Thanksgiving day weekend. Then the truck dies on 65 South(1p.m.), close to Lafayette Indiana. Fortunate for us, we were following my in-laws home so they circled their car back around and picked up three of my youngest kids(that's all they could fit). So then I crawl under her, whack the gas tank with my open hand as my son turns the key. She starts for a few, stumbles and dies. We try a couple of more times with the same result.

 

So we called the local tow wrecker - waited about 45 minutes for that and then we arrive at the local Firestone. After this and that we're having a new fuel pump put on. At 5 o'clock and $750 later, we're on the road home again.

 

All in all, no complaints. At 131K on her i knew it was a matter of time. As a side note, the mechanic was pleased and somewhat surprised that it had an Airtex stock pump installed not a Delphi one. He mentioned not having to change the wiring, since he replaced it with the same pump. Since I'm the original owner, told them that's what it came with.

[uh6tdrvr]

Sucks but isnt that how it always happens. Don't ever seem to have problems when you are driving down the street.

[grogman45459]

Amen - the ole timer at Firestone said "if we could pick when and where our trucks broke down...............our trucks would never break down"