What a dumb ass
06-08-2004, 03:31 PM
#1
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What a dumb ***
Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
anyway.
Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
the crappin filter is on correctly.
Bill
I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
anyway.
Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
the crappin filter is on correctly.
Bill
06-08-2004, 03:49 PM
#2
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Re: What a dumb ***
heheh-happened to my gf a looong time ago she had a friend change her oil
and he left the old gasket on. her car dumped all the oil on her
driveway...
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2imi8eFoop3iU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears
these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to
call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up
a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we
make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down
the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it
back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the
new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't
see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just
one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make
sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
>
>
and he left the old gasket on. her car dumped all the oil on her
driveway...
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2imi8eFoop3iU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears
these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to
call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up
a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we
make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down
the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it
back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the
new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't
see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just
one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make
sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
>
>
06-08-2004, 03:49 PM
#3
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Re: What a dumb ***
heheh-happened to my gf a looong time ago she had a friend change her oil
and he left the old gasket on. her car dumped all the oil on her
driveway...
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2imi8eFoop3iU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears
these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to
call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up
a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we
make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down
the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it
back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the
new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't
see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just
one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make
sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
>
>
and he left the old gasket on. her car dumped all the oil on her
driveway...
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2imi8eFoop3iU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears
these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to
call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up
a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we
make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down
the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it
back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the
new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't
see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just
one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make
sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
>
>
06-08-2004, 03:49 PM
#4
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Re: What a dumb ***
heheh-happened to my gf a looong time ago she had a friend change her oil
and he left the old gasket on. her car dumped all the oil on her
driveway...
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2imi8eFoop3iU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears
these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to
call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up
a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we
make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down
the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it
back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the
new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't
see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just
one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make
sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
>
>
and he left the old gasket on. her car dumped all the oil on her
driveway...
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2imi8eFoop3iU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears
these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to
call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up
a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we
make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down
the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it
back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the
new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't
see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just
one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make
sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
>
>
06-08-2004, 03:49 PM
#5
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Re: What a dumb ***
heheh-happened to my gf a looong time ago she had a friend change her oil
and he left the old gasket on. her car dumped all the oil on her
driveway...
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2imi8eFoop3iU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears
these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to
call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up
a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we
make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down
the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it
back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the
new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't
see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just
one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make
sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
>
>
and he left the old gasket on. her car dumped all the oil on her
driveway...
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2imi8eFoop3iU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears
these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to
call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up
a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we
make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down
the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it
back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the
new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't
see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just
one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make
sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
>
>
06-08-2004, 03:55 PM
#6
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Re: What a dumb ***
I hope you got away will it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
06-08-2004, 03:55 PM
#7
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: What a dumb ***
I hope you got away will it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
06-08-2004, 03:55 PM
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: What a dumb ***
I hope you got away will it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
06-08-2004, 03:55 PM
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: What a dumb ***
I hope you got away will it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Ok, I have to relay this experience I had today.
>
> I'm on my way to work this morning on the freeway and I start to hear the
> valves tapping. I look over and my oil pressure is at 0. Krap, so I pull
> over immediately and pop the hood. I have oil everywhere. On the street,
> on the engine, on the inside of the hood, everywhere. So at that moment a
> tow truck driver pulls up (I'm on the 55 freeway in Orange County
> California, just before the 405 exit). Now, in California it appears these
> freeway tow trucks will pull off the freeway for free then you need to call
> another tow truck or deal with it where he decides to drop you. We go up a
> couple of exits and he makes his way to the drop off location and as we make
> it there he passes three filling stations along the way. It appears they
> cannot stop at a private business due to some legalities so further down the
> road we go. Finally we get to the drop off site and I have to hoof it back
> to the filling station to buy some oil. I get back to the jeep with the
> oil, poured some in and cranked it up to see where it's leaking. A huge
> gusher comes out at the oil filter seam (where the filter meets the block)
> so I hurry up and turn it off. Now I need to hoof it to find someone to
> sell me an oil filter. Luckily, a couple of businesses down the street a
> repair shop has one to fit my jeep. Filter in hand, I now hoof it back to
> the jeep and pull the old one off. When I did that I saw the problem.
>
> I had changed the oil last weekend and filter along with it. I didn't
> notice at the time but the rubber gasket from the old filter was still
> attached to the block and when I put the new filter on there was a double
> layer of this rubber gasket (one from the old filter and one from the new).
> My engine is black and the gasket is black so in my older years I didn't see
> it. So it wasn't sealing correctly of course. I got the new one (just one
> gasket this time) on and put the oil in and all was good again.
>
> So I made it to work with oil all over my office pants but made it in
> anyway.
>
> Moral of the story is: Carry an extra filter and change of oil and make sure
> the crappin filter is on correctly.
>
> Bill
06-08-2004, 04:10 PM
#10
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Re: What a dumb ***
Meaning what?
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> I hope you got away will it.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40C6199A.DC28C1F0@***.net...
> I hope you got away will it.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
