Location: On the edge of tomorrow looking back at yesterday. Gender:
Posted:
Jul 3, 2021 - 10:37am
oldviolin wrote:
Not bad but a bit weary. Water in my crankcase. The dreaded milkshake. It's not the work and expense repairing it so much. It's what I do, but not for a living; I build stuff. I make stuff. I fix stuff. I grease monkey for fun. I need my truck. It's my prime mover. Now I'm stuck with a scramble to shunt distraction and meet commitments. It's a really long story spanning several donut holes. Krispy. No Kreme. Just holes.
It's life. Everything. All the time. I need a bored kid to teach and boss around. lol
Best joke wins a bottle of magic fixer. Liquid tune up. Head gasket rejuvenator. something special like that...
Hey, that's the life of a banger driving a banger with a banger. Somehow you know what to expect...
Not bad but a bit weary. Water in my crankcase. The dreaded milkshake. It's not the work and expense repairing it so much. It's what I do, but not for a living; I build stuff. I make stuff. I fix stuff. I grease monkey for fun. I need my truck. It's my prime mover. Now I'm stuck with a scramble to shunt distraction and meet commitments. It's a really long story spanning several donut holes. Krispy. No Kreme. Just holes.
It's life. Everything. All the time. I need a bored kid to teach and boss around. lol
Best joke wins a bottle of magic fixer. Liquid tune up. Head gasket rejuvenator. something special like that...
Hey, that's the life of a banger driving a banger with a banger. Somehow you know what to expect...
Not bad but a bit weary. Water in my crankcase. The dreaded milkshake. ......
As in radiator anti-freeze fluid in the crankcase? The dreaded Strawberry Milkshake of Death? (Not sure what it is if your anti-freeze fluid is coloured green or blue.....)
Ouch. Condolences. So sorry....
So whats the plan? Re-build from scratch? Replace the motor with a remanufactured motor? Part out the vehicle and buy another one?
Well, no antifreeze in there. Was pure water at the time. Water pump had been leaking for awhile. Overheating. I had put new one one and flushed out but head gasket was compromised. The only solution is to pull top end down and install a new head gasket set and bolts. It's a 4 cylinder so relatively easy. Just hoping at this point head isn't cracked. That will be an additional $400 at least. Hoping old one is sound so I can take it to a shop and have it resurfaced and valves lapped. UGH! The problem is that it's work holding up work. I think I feel grumpy all the sudden. First world problem, right? Old trucks. Gotta love them. LOL
Not bad but a bit weary. Water in my crankcase. The dreaded milkshake. ......
As in radiator anti-freeze fluid in the crankcase? The dreaded Strawberry Milkshake of Death? (Not sure what it is if your anti-freeze fluid is coloured green or blue.....)
Ouch. Condolences. So sorry....
So whats the plan? Re-build from scratch? Replace the motor with a remanufactured motor? Part out the vehicle and buy another one?
Not bad but a bit weary. Water in my crankcase. The dreaded milkshake. It's not the work and expense repairing it so much. It's what I do, but not for a living; I build stuff. I make stuff. I fix stuff. I grease monkey for fun. I need my truck. It's my prime mover. Now I'm stuck with a scramble to shunt distraction and meet commitments. It's a really long story spanning several donut holes. Krispy. No Kreme. Just holes.
It's life. Everything. All the time. I need a bored kid to teach and boss around. lol
Best joke wins a bottle of magic fixer. Liquid tune up. Head gasket rejuvenator. something special like that...
Hey, that's the life of a banger driving a banger with a banger. Somehow you know what to expect...
Scared. It's mega fire weather - hot, dry and windy as hell. And now we can smell smoke! SHIT! *Looks like the fire might be up in Chico so we should be safe for a while.
Location: On the edge of tomorrow looking back at yesterday. Gender:
Posted:
May 1, 2021 - 11:38am
miamizsun wrote:
processing an old friend passing
it was time
to a life well lived
My condolences Miami.
Right now it’s been friends parents that have been passing. I don’t even want to think about losing the few close friends I have.
Thats why I’m looking forward to spending a weekend in Vt., 2 weeks from today, with 5 of my closest college friends. We haven’t all been together for 2 years. We don’t care if it’s going to be sunny or rainin.
My condolences my friend. I've had three of those this past year...The trade off for making it this long is we have to say goodbye to those that are less fortunate.
tampa bay rocks!
to everyone