charlie8575 Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 You have more problems with car breakdowns than any other person I've ever known! Don't remind me.... Word from the mechanc. The starter didn't fail (nice change,) it was the flywheel. It keeps stopping at the spot where there's a missing tooth and the starter can't engage it. The worst part: Almost seven hours labor??? On a rear-wheel drive car with no Y-pipe? I really wish I had better balance so I could ride a bike. One of those adult tricycles is really starting to look good right now... Charlie Larkin
DynoMight Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Don't remind me.... Word from the mechanc. The starter didn't fail (nice change,) it was the flywheel. It keeps stopping at the spot where there's a missing tooth and the starter can't engage it. The worst part: Almost seven hours labor??? On a rear-wheel drive car with no Y-pipe? I really wish I had better balance so I could ride a bike. One of those adult tricycles is really starting to look good right now... Charlie Larkin Well you either have to drop the tranny or take the whole kit and kabootal out. Fly wheels are sandwiched between the block and tranny, It's kind of hard to get to..
Harry P. Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Well, as hard to believe as this is, it happened again earlier this afternoon. Clueless wonder pulling out right in front of me. The details: I'm driving down a typical suburban street in my town... doing maybe 40 MPH or so... probably even less. Up ahead I see a white car pulled off on the side of the road, actually up on the shoulder. I don't know why, but I instantly got a feeling this car was going to be trouble. And I was right. This genius pulled out into the street (to his left and into oncoming traffic... me) when I was maybe 50-75 feet from him. He literally pulled out right in front of me and made a U-turn. Needless to say I leaned on the horn at the same time as I slammed on the brakes. He passed across the road in front of me maybe 10-15 feet from my car at the most. It all happened so fast that I don't even remember the make of car or if the driver was male or female. Un-freaking-believable!
High octane Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 C'mon Harry, this isn't the 60's anymore so what do you expect? You live in a "highly" populated area with many morons behind the wheel of their vehicles. Many do not have drivers licenses, insurance, responsibility, or even a clue that they're supposed to have ALL of the above. You either have to deal with those facts, or take a taxi all the time.
Harry P. Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 C'mon Harry, this isn't the 60's anymore so what do you expect? You live in a "highly" populated area with many morons behind the wheel of their vehicles. Many do not have drivers licenses, insurance, responsibility, or even a clue that they're supposed to have ALL of the above. It's amazing how often this type of thing happens to me. And I can't be the only one. You're right... the number of moron drivers around here is scary.
Harry P. Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 I can tell you one thing... if I had been driving my Impala, with 1960s drum brakes, I would have plowed right into that guy.
Harry P. Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 You live in a "highly" populated area.. Yeah, heavily populated by morons!
cobraman Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 That moron probably thought you did something wrong.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 That moron probably thought you did something wrong. That is exactly what I was going to say. I get so cheesed when the other person does something wrong, then flips me the bird.
Joe Handley Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Don't remind me.... Word from the mechanc. The starter didn't fail (nice change,) it was the flywheel. It keeps stopping at the spot where there's a missing tooth and the starter can't engage it. The worst part: Almost seven hours labor??? On a rear-wheel drive car with no Y-pipe? I really wish I had better balance so I could ride a bike. One of those adult tricycles is really starting to look good right now... Charlie Larkin The Shadow I had was like that. When we figured it out, instead of swapping the part, I kept a ratchet drive with an extention and socket that matched the bolt on the lower pulley in the car, would turn turn wheels full right lock, and put the socked on that bolt and turn it over until I got to a spot with plenty of teeth left. Worked well until I got too lazy to do that much and started to pop the hood, pull the alternator belt towards me, which pulled the engine around just enough in the process to bring the good teeth to the starter. Had a couple coworkers consider the socket and ratchet driver trick "some serious Jedi.....aahhhh....stuff!" Just image how blown their minds would have been by me just pulling on the Alternator belt or when I would take my ball peen hammer to the Jeep's factory starter when it started going bad Edited July 31, 2014 by Joe Handley
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Yeah, heavily populated by morons! Here too, but I've been told by the local PC police that the word "moron" is no longer acceptable in America. Neither, apparently, are pinhead, idiot, stupid jerk, ignorant MF, cretin, dimwit, peabrain, mouth-breather, bozo, butthead or knuckle-dragger. Or most especially, the word that starts with re- and rhymes with canard. Pity. There goes most of my vocabulary.
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 The Shadow I had was like that. When we figured it out, instead of swapping the part, I kept a ratchet drive with an extention and socket that matched the bolt on the lower pulley in the car, would turn turn wheels full right lock, and put the socked on that bolt and turn it over until I got to a spot with plenty of teeth left. Worked well until I got too lazy to do that much and started to pop the hood, pull the alternator belt towards me, which pulled the engine around just enough in the process to bring the good teeth to the starter. Had a couple coworkers consider the socket and ratchet driver trick "some serious Jedi.....aahhhh....stuff!" Just image how blown their minds would have been by me just pulling on the Alternator belt or when I would take my ball peen hammer to the Jeep's factory starter when it started going bad I borrowed a friend's old Bentley for a date many years ago, and the Lucas fuel pump decided to quit for no particular reason (notorious for that, they were). I got under the car and beat the thing with a piece of branch I'd found in the ditch. Hit the switch, pump clattered away happily, car started, girl was mucho impressed. And the pump didn't DARE to quit again that night.
mnwildpunk Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 A couple of users of this forum who if your opinion differs from them it's wrong. One is a young guy so I fogive him a bit. But if my mine or others opinion differ from yours learn how to be tackful maybe see the others side before you personally attack. No I have never been attacked yet but I have seen some nasty attacks on both sides
Joe Handley Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 I borrowed a friend's old Bentley for a date many years ago, and the Lucas fuel pump decided to quit for no particular reason (notorious for that, they were). I got under the car and beat the thing with a piece of branch I'd found in the ditch. Hit the switch, pump clattered away happily, car started, girl was mucho impressed. And the pump didn't DARE to quit again that night. Lol, that factory one in my Jeep was on it's out for about a year and when it finally gave it up for good, I was leaving for work, so Dad took me in and picked up a new starter on the way home so he could swap it out while I was working. Apparently when he pulled the factory part out from under it and got it in the daylight, the solenoid was covered in semi-circular dents from me beating the tar out of it with the flat end of that hammer.
High octane Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 You can always get front disc brakes for your Impala Harry, as they work great and you'll be amazed at the "stopping power."
blunc Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Here too, but I've been told by the local PC police that the word "moron" is no longer acceptable in America. Neither, apparently, are pinhead, idiot, stupid jerk, ignorant MF, cretin, dimwit, peabrain, mouth-breather, bozo, butthead or knuckle-dragger. Or most especially, the word that starts with re- and rhymes with canard. Pity. There goes most of my vocabulary. you left out the following: cheese head, stupido, doody-head and shite-head
Joe Handley Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 I sent an email to a R/C parts company Monday night nicely asking if they knew if the outter ring of their 2 stage memory foam tire inserts for rock crawlers were glued together and if they could be used with their short course wheels and tires for an upcoming R/C project I've got in the wings while providing the specific part numbers for the wheels, tires, and foam inserts in the email........................ The reposnse I got today said that the foams that come with the tires I plan on buying are stiffer than the ones I asked if the two pieces were glued together and if the outter portion was similar in snape to the foams that come with the tires I plan in using..........kinda knew that already, so I didn't need to waste their time to ask the unasked question they answered as crawler foams tend to be much softer than go fast foams in any go fast application
Tom Geiger Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) That I'm off from work this week and my wife (who is not off) sees fit to wake me up at 6:30 every morning when I could sleep in a bit! No doubt done on purpose! This morning she was spraying hair spray in the bedroom. So maybe on Saturday I'll get up at 6:30 and spray some Dullcote in the bedroom just for fun! Edited July 31, 2014 by Tom Geiger
Danno Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Idiots. And Morons. But when they cross-breed . . . OMG, look out! Idirons. And Moriots.
Ramfins59 Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 That I'm off from work this week and my wife (who is not off) sees fit to wake me up at 6:30 every morning when I could sleep in a bit! No doubt done on purpose! This morning she was spraying hair spray in the bedroom. So maybe on Saturday I'll get up at 6:30 and spray some Dullcote in the bedroom just for fun! I feel your pain Tom. My wife has been filling in for a co-worker who is out recuperating from back surgery. My wife normally works part time for 6 hours daily in the afternoons as a cashier for a local Toyota dealership Service Dept. While filling in for the coworker, she has been working Full time starting at around 9 AM. She parks the car in the garage every night even when it's not raining. The garage is right under my bedroom. When she hits the button on the garage door opener at 8:30 AM the rattling sound coming up through the floor of the motor on the opener jolts me awake. I know that most people would be up and about by 8:30 AM but I'm retired and would usually get up closer to 10 AM. Yeah, I know...... I've got a tough life huh?
charlie8575 Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Here too, but I've been told by the local PC police that the word "moron" is no longer acceptable in America. Neither, apparently, are pinhead, idiot, stupid jerk, ignorant MF, cretin, dimwit, peabrain, mouth-breather, bozo, butthead or knuckle-dragger. Or most especially, the word that starts with re- and rhymes with canard. Pity. There goes most of my vocabulary. Fortunately, nobody ever accused me of being politically correct. Charlie Larkin
charlie8575 Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 That I'm off from work this week and my wife (who is not off) sees fit to wake me up at 6:30 every morning when I could sleep in a bit! No doubt done on purpose! This morning she was spraying hair spray in the bedroom. So maybe on Saturday I'll get up at 6:30 and spray some Dullcote in the bedroom just for fun! You're encouraging me to stay single, Tom. Idiots. And Morons. But when they cross-breed . . . OMG, look out! Idirons. And Moriots. Oy....even saying those words is scary, Dan. Charlie Larkin
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