Had a few pucker moments with our old square body Burbs....one time on the way from Houston to central Oklahoma for a swap meet. We're heading up I-45, it's just after sunrise, we're towing our old utility trailer. Seriously loaded, Burb and trailer. Dad was driving, I'm sitting behind him, half asleep. All of a sudden "BAM" sounds like a gun went off near my head. He kept it straight, got us onto the shoulder. Had a blowout on the right rear. Trim ring came off, never found it. Changed the tire and got back on the road.....
Another trip to the DFW area, different Burb, fuel pump goes out while we're hooking it up 45. Of course the old carburetor engine, you can get the pump at any parts store and change it in half hour. Cafe across the interstate, so the folks go over there. The local wrecker driver is there, he calls the parts house and gets them to stay open cause he's bringing us to get the pump. Gotta love small towns! Of course this was 30 years ago too....
Same Burb, different trip, water pump goes out, coming home from Dallas. Walked to the local cafe, different town, they knew the local mechanic. He comes and goes us in, does the job while we wait with his wife and kids (shop next door to house).
We had gone over the truck/Burb before making the trip, as we always did. But sometimes parts just fail without much warning.