Repair of the Week
12-28-2004, 03:02 AM
#21
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Re: Repair of the Week
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:05:47 UTC M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
> belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
> significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
> day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
> Why do we drive these things?
Oh, do I know that feeling! CLutch master cylinder was leaking,
finally died (I thought). Got parts, started, waited for the weather
to warm up a little more, then realized that the new one left me with
about an inch of travel from the floor. WTF??? Doing my imitation of
a pretzel, I look up under the dash and the offset arm on the clutch
pedal (88 MJ) has broken and bent. Hey! That's a quarter inch steel
arm! Cuss and swear for an hour to get the pedal off the hanger only
to find my oxygen tank is empty. Off to the welding supply house,
weld pdeal, fight it back in... A job that should take an hour at the
outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
Christmas, etc. etc.
What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
time the mc goes titsup???
--
Will Honea
> Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
> belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
> significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
> day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
> Why do we drive these things?
Oh, do I know that feeling! CLutch master cylinder was leaking,
finally died (I thought). Got parts, started, waited for the weather
to warm up a little more, then realized that the new one left me with
about an inch of travel from the floor. WTF??? Doing my imitation of
a pretzel, I look up under the dash and the offset arm on the clutch
pedal (88 MJ) has broken and bent. Hey! That's a quarter inch steel
arm! Cuss and swear for an hour to get the pedal off the hanger only
to find my oxygen tank is empty. Off to the welding supply house,
weld pdeal, fight it back in... A job that should take an hour at the
outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
Christmas, etc. etc.
What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
time the mc goes titsup???
--
Will Honea
12-28-2004, 03:02 AM
#22
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Re: Repair of the Week
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:05:47 UTC M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
> belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
> significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
> day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
> Why do we drive these things?
Oh, do I know that feeling! CLutch master cylinder was leaking,
finally died (I thought). Got parts, started, waited for the weather
to warm up a little more, then realized that the new one left me with
about an inch of travel from the floor. WTF??? Doing my imitation of
a pretzel, I look up under the dash and the offset arm on the clutch
pedal (88 MJ) has broken and bent. Hey! That's a quarter inch steel
arm! Cuss and swear for an hour to get the pedal off the hanger only
to find my oxygen tank is empty. Off to the welding supply house,
weld pdeal, fight it back in... A job that should take an hour at the
outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
Christmas, etc. etc.
What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
time the mc goes titsup???
--
Will Honea
> Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
> belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
> significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
> day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
> Why do we drive these things?
Oh, do I know that feeling! CLutch master cylinder was leaking,
finally died (I thought). Got parts, started, waited for the weather
to warm up a little more, then realized that the new one left me with
about an inch of travel from the floor. WTF??? Doing my imitation of
a pretzel, I look up under the dash and the offset arm on the clutch
pedal (88 MJ) has broken and bent. Hey! That's a quarter inch steel
arm! Cuss and swear for an hour to get the pedal off the hanger only
to find my oxygen tank is empty. Off to the welding supply house,
weld pdeal, fight it back in... A job that should take an hour at the
outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
Christmas, etc. etc.
What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
time the mc goes titsup???
--
Will Honea
12-28-2004, 05:24 AM
#23
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Re: Repair of the Week
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 10:05:47 -0600, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
>belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
>significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
>day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
>Why do we drive these things?
>
Well, if they never broke, I'd be hard pressed to make a living
working on them.
As it is, I live good.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
wrote:
>Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
>belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
>significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
>day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
>Why do we drive these things?
>
Well, if they never broke, I'd be hard pressed to make a living
working on them.
As it is, I live good.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
12-28-2004, 05:24 AM
#24
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Re: Repair of the Week
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 10:05:47 -0600, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
>belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
>significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
>day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
>Why do we drive these things?
>
Well, if they never broke, I'd be hard pressed to make a living
working on them.
As it is, I live good.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
wrote:
>Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
>belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
>significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
>day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
>Why do we drive these things?
>
Well, if they never broke, I'd be hard pressed to make a living
working on them.
As it is, I live good.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
12-28-2004, 05:24 AM
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Re: Repair of the Week
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 10:05:47 -0600, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
>belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
>significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
>day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
>Why do we drive these things?
>
Well, if they never broke, I'd be hard pressed to make a living
working on them.
As it is, I live good.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
wrote:
>Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
>belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
>significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
>day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
>Why do we drive these things?
>
Well, if they never broke, I'd be hard pressed to make a living
working on them.
As it is, I live good.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
12-28-2004, 05:31 AM
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Re: Repair of the Week
On 28 Dec 2004 08:02:20 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote:
> A job that should take an hour at the
>outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
>Christmas, etc. etc.
>
>What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
>time the mc goes titsup???
Well, lessee...Had problems with my charging system last week. The
next day, my wife tells me that her lights start flashing on and off
if she uses the high beams.
Got the charging system fixed and the light switch ordered...yesterday
it was like 18 degrees when I went out to start my Jeep for
work...when I turned on the defroster, the fan motor howled really
loud for a few seconds before it got going.
Oh, and with 6" of snow/ice in the driveway, the bikes are safely
parked for the winter...I'm damned sure not trying to ride an 800 lb
motorcycle up 3/4 of a mile of ice covered dirt road at 5:30 in the
morning.
As my old father used to say..."It's always something..."
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
> A job that should take an hour at the
>outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
>Christmas, etc. etc.
>
>What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
>time the mc goes titsup???
Well, lessee...Had problems with my charging system last week. The
next day, my wife tells me that her lights start flashing on and off
if she uses the high beams.
Got the charging system fixed and the light switch ordered...yesterday
it was like 18 degrees when I went out to start my Jeep for
work...when I turned on the defroster, the fan motor howled really
loud for a few seconds before it got going.
Oh, and with 6" of snow/ice in the driveway, the bikes are safely
parked for the winter...I'm damned sure not trying to ride an 800 lb
motorcycle up 3/4 of a mile of ice covered dirt road at 5:30 in the
morning.
As my old father used to say..."It's always something..."
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
12-28-2004, 05:31 AM
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Re: Repair of the Week
On 28 Dec 2004 08:02:20 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote:
> A job that should take an hour at the
>outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
>Christmas, etc. etc.
>
>What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
>time the mc goes titsup???
Well, lessee...Had problems with my charging system last week. The
next day, my wife tells me that her lights start flashing on and off
if she uses the high beams.
Got the charging system fixed and the light switch ordered...yesterday
it was like 18 degrees when I went out to start my Jeep for
work...when I turned on the defroster, the fan motor howled really
loud for a few seconds before it got going.
Oh, and with 6" of snow/ice in the driveway, the bikes are safely
parked for the winter...I'm damned sure not trying to ride an 800 lb
motorcycle up 3/4 of a mile of ice covered dirt road at 5:30 in the
morning.
As my old father used to say..."It's always something..."
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
> A job that should take an hour at the
>outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
>Christmas, etc. etc.
>
>What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
>time the mc goes titsup???
Well, lessee...Had problems with my charging system last week. The
next day, my wife tells me that her lights start flashing on and off
if she uses the high beams.
Got the charging system fixed and the light switch ordered...yesterday
it was like 18 degrees when I went out to start my Jeep for
work...when I turned on the defroster, the fan motor howled really
loud for a few seconds before it got going.
Oh, and with 6" of snow/ice in the driveway, the bikes are safely
parked for the winter...I'm damned sure not trying to ride an 800 lb
motorcycle up 3/4 of a mile of ice covered dirt road at 5:30 in the
morning.
As my old father used to say..."It's always something..."
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
12-28-2004, 05:31 AM
#28
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Re: Repair of the Week
On 28 Dec 2004 08:02:20 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote:
> A job that should take an hour at the
>outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
>Christmas, etc. etc.
>
>What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
>time the mc goes titsup???
Well, lessee...Had problems with my charging system last week. The
next day, my wife tells me that her lights start flashing on and off
if she uses the high beams.
Got the charging system fixed and the light switch ordered...yesterday
it was like 18 degrees when I went out to start my Jeep for
work...when I turned on the defroster, the fan motor howled really
loud for a few seconds before it got going.
Oh, and with 6" of snow/ice in the driveway, the bikes are safely
parked for the winter...I'm damned sure not trying to ride an 800 lb
motorcycle up 3/4 of a mile of ice covered dirt road at 5:30 in the
morning.
As my old father used to say..."It's always something..."
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
> A job that should take an hour at the
>outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
>Christmas, etc. etc.
>
>What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
>time the mc goes titsup???
Well, lessee...Had problems with my charging system last week. The
next day, my wife tells me that her lights start flashing on and off
if she uses the high beams.
Got the charging system fixed and the light switch ordered...yesterday
it was like 18 degrees when I went out to start my Jeep for
work...when I turned on the defroster, the fan motor howled really
loud for a few seconds before it got going.
Oh, and with 6" of snow/ice in the driveway, the bikes are safely
parked for the winter...I'm damned sure not trying to ride an 800 lb
motorcycle up 3/4 of a mile of ice covered dirt road at 5:30 in the
morning.
As my old father used to say..."It's always something..."
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPONGER#2
12-28-2004, 09:54 AM
#29
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Re: Repair of the Week
LOL!
I would be keeping the good MC that you swapped out for a spare....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Will Honea wrote:
>
> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:05:47 UTC M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
> > belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
> > significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
> > day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
> > Why do we drive these things?
>
> Oh, do I know that feeling! CLutch master cylinder was leaking,
> finally died (I thought). Got parts, started, waited for the weather
> to warm up a little more, then realized that the new one left me with
> about an inch of travel from the floor. WTF??? Doing my imitation of
> a pretzel, I look up under the dash and the offset arm on the clutch
> pedal (88 MJ) has broken and bent. Hey! That's a quarter inch steel
> arm! Cuss and swear for an hour to get the pedal off the hanger only
> to find my oxygen tank is empty. Off to the welding supply house,
> weld pdeal, fight it back in... A job that should take an hour at the
> outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
> Christmas, etc. etc.
>
> What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
> time the mc goes titsup???
>
> --
> Will Honea
I would be keeping the good MC that you swapped out for a spare....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Will Honea wrote:
>
> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:05:47 UTC M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
> > belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
> > significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
> > day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
> > Why do we drive these things?
>
> Oh, do I know that feeling! CLutch master cylinder was leaking,
> finally died (I thought). Got parts, started, waited for the weather
> to warm up a little more, then realized that the new one left me with
> about an inch of travel from the floor. WTF??? Doing my imitation of
> a pretzel, I look up under the dash and the offset arm on the clutch
> pedal (88 MJ) has broken and bent. Hey! That's a quarter inch steel
> arm! Cuss and swear for an hour to get the pedal off the hanger only
> to find my oxygen tank is empty. Off to the welding supply house,
> weld pdeal, fight it back in... A job that should take an hour at the
> outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
> Christmas, etc. etc.
>
> What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
> time the mc goes titsup???
>
> --
> Will Honea
12-28-2004, 09:54 AM
#30
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Re: Repair of the Week
LOL!
I would be keeping the good MC that you swapped out for a spare....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Will Honea wrote:
>
> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:05:47 UTC M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
> > belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
> > significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
> > day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
> > Why do we drive these things?
>
> Oh, do I know that feeling! CLutch master cylinder was leaking,
> finally died (I thought). Got parts, started, waited for the weather
> to warm up a little more, then realized that the new one left me with
> about an inch of travel from the floor. WTF??? Doing my imitation of
> a pretzel, I look up under the dash and the offset arm on the clutch
> pedal (88 MJ) has broken and bent. Hey! That's a quarter inch steel
> arm! Cuss and swear for an hour to get the pedal off the hanger only
> to find my oxygen tank is empty. Off to the welding supply house,
> weld pdeal, fight it back in... A job that should take an hour at the
> outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
> Christmas, etc. etc.
>
> What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
> time the mc goes titsup???
>
> --
> Will Honea
I would be keeping the good MC that you swapped out for a spare....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Will Honea wrote:
>
> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:05:47 UTC M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Remember just last week my posting about windshield wiper motors going
> > belly up? Well, yesterday I noticed an antifreeze puddle (of
> > significant size) under the front end. Just a year ago (almost to the
> > day) I had the radiator pulled and repaired.
> > Why do we drive these things?
>
> Oh, do I know that feeling! CLutch master cylinder was leaking,
> finally died (I thought). Got parts, started, waited for the weather
> to warm up a little more, then realized that the new one left me with
> about an inch of travel from the floor. WTF??? Doing my imitation of
> a pretzel, I look up under the dash and the offset arm on the clutch
> pedal (88 MJ) has broken and bent. Hey! That's a quarter inch steel
> arm! Cuss and swear for an hour to get the pedal off the hanger only
> to find my oxygen tank is empty. Off to the welding supply house,
> weld pdeal, fight it back in... A job that should take an hour at the
> outside has consumed the better part of a week now, given company,
> Christmas, etc. etc.
>
> What's the chances of that stupid arm breaking at exactly the same
> time the mc goes titsup???
>
> --
> Will Honea