What did you do today that kept you away from your GMC?
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Paul, I'm still baffled how you can work full time, raise a passel of kids, keep your wife happy, help others with their projects and still have "hobbies." Till I was about fifty I had the body of a God, more energy than the youngsters I worked with, more general knowledge than anyone I knew, more knowledge on how to fix things than anyone else I knew, and I STILL couldn't accomplish all that you do. Carry on my friend, you're another hero of mine that I'll probably never meet. Keep the home fires burning though. We've never been to the Pacific Northwest and we are by no means done with our coach.
Paul is something else. I had a good start resurrecting a friends Karmann ghia. But stalled out when my daughter came back to live at home for a semester just before thanksgiving. It has been cold, so the garage space has been used to keep the kids cars warm. Have not found time to get much done. I am hoping for a more productive February now. I have been helping procure parts for another friend’s gmc project.
The ghia had an engine fire. So replacing wiring harness. And doing all brakes and bearings…. And have an engine to install.
It is not a perfect car, but plan is to make it a good driver and out some miles on it.
The ghia had an engine fire. So replacing wiring harness. And doing all brakes and bearings…. And have an engine to install.
It is not a perfect car, but plan is to make it a good driver and out some miles on it.
Y'all are too kind. Today I put a new coolant reservoir in the wife's TDI Q7. Also helped a bit with an 80's Volvo 240. Nothing much. I also sold the boat that went with the old Glenbrook. Feels good to simplify! Now I can get on marketplace...
Put a new starter in my 91' Honda Civic SI. Wish I had my 3/8 drive right angle motorized impact. (we live in Wisconsin, but presently in Florida) That one lower bolt....it took me about 1/2hr to get it out. 1 and two clicks at a time with my stub ratchet. The new starter, while it did not look like the old one, was smaller, so that bolt was a little easier to access with fingers for the install. That should have been a 45 minute job. Two hrs later and a few naughty words, I finally put the battery terminals on and started the engine. Whewwww.
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Only a few...? I would've had a steady stream of swearing!
Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
- Mark Twain
Larry, why is it that mechanical success is often reduced to two fingers, juggling both a washer and a nut, at full arms reach around multiple obstacles, often covered with multiple layers of dirt, oil and old grease? It's not fair. Sometimes it just makes me want to be an A&P airplane mechanic where the shop is heated, you're not crawling on your belly like a reptile, and your tools stay relatively clean.
On a more positive note, there is actual research that proves that swearing can improve performance and attitude in difficult situations. Just say'in.
On a more positive note, there is actual research that proves that swearing can improve performance and attitude in difficult situations. Just say'in.
