LEGGO of summer fall is nearby break room
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09-25-2015, 07:16 AM
#48
It's my pot and I'll stir it if I want to. If you're not careful, I'll stir your's as well!
Good morning. Hey waiter (waiterBob?) I'll have a coffee and couple of apple fritters please.
Another beeeuuutiful day is adawnin' down here in Paradise.
Hope all of yu have a great day.
Another beeeuuutiful day is adawnin' down here in Paradise.
Hope all of yu have a great day.
09-25-2015, 02:16 PM
#49
Registered User
Busy day of doing "Honey-do's". Stopped by to get a break. Next little detail is slated to begin at 1800. I'm on my best behavior today. Wonder if that means I'll get a "pass" on any issues which may crop up tomorrow???
09-25-2015, 03:53 PM
#50
Top's Younger Twin
Thread Starter
Had to go get 'flipper' the car we use for strongman comps. She's going to sleep in the back of the yard for the winter. We forgot how much everyone hated this car. LoL
E-brake cable seized, wheels locked.
So...we flipped her upsidedown to have a look and that's all it took,brake released.
She's nestled in by the neighbors garage.
I'll have to take a picture of her license plate.
E-brake cable seized, wheels locked.
So...we flipped her upsidedown to have a look and that's all it took,brake released.
She's nestled in by the neighbors garage.
I'll have to take a picture of her license plate.
09-25-2015, 04:09 PM
#51
Proprietor of Fiver's Inn and Hospitality Center
09-26-2015, 04:31 AM
#54
Proprietor of Fiver's Inn and Hospitality Center
Morning all. Fresh coffee and ph00 are awaiting your decision to get out of that bed and come and get it.
Hey Scotty - - who is that gorgeous girl on top of the car. Surely that is not - - - no, couldn't be - - to big and too cute. Oh yeh, forgot, someone else had some input on how she looked - - PHEW - - it worked. Remember when she was just a big bump - - wow, time flies.
I'm grabbing my ph00 and out of here - - long day ahead. Have a gudurn.
Bobobobobby
Hey Scotty - - who is that gorgeous girl on top of the car. Surely that is not - - - no, couldn't be - - to big and too cute. Oh yeh, forgot, someone else had some input on how she looked - - PHEW - - it worked. Remember when she was just a big bump - - wow, time flies.
I'm grabbing my ph00 and out of here - - long day ahead. Have a gudurn.
Bobobobobby
09-26-2015, 06:25 AM
#55
Registered User
Scotty-You better start practicing your mean looks. It won't be long before you have to use them!
I had one of those "crushing" dreams last night. Haven't had one in quite a while, but last night was a dilly. It seemed like it lasted forever. Normally, I can stop them by actively moving my leg or shaking my head before they really get going. This one, wow!
Supposed to do a parade and car show today, but may skip it due to rain. Wait and see I guess....Wifey does want to toss candy to kids, but...
I had one of those "crushing" dreams last night. Haven't had one in quite a while, but last night was a dilly. It seemed like it lasted forever. Normally, I can stop them by actively moving my leg or shaking my head before they really get going. This one, wow!
Supposed to do a parade and car show today, but may skip it due to rain. Wait and see I guess....Wifey does want to toss candy to kids, but...
09-26-2015, 09:04 AM
#57
It's my pot and I'll stir it if I want to. If you're not careful, I'll stir your's as well!
Good morning to everybody, across all the borders and across the pond. Thanks for the coffee.
Scotty, nice pics. I think that Bob is right and very soon you will need to be on your guard.
Had a not so nice a day yesterday. Around 8:30 received a phone call from a friend; "Help, I stopped at an ATM and now my car will not start". Her husband could not help her and told her to call me. Her car is a made in Spain 2010 Ford Focus. She bought it used from the local Ford dealer a year ago and it has given lots of problems. She has been thinking of selling it, but after today it is now definitely up for sale. This is the third time in a month that this has happened to her. The starter will just click. The first time a tow truck took the car to her garage, but once they got around to checking the car, the starter worked perfectly. It happened again last week and I towed her back to her garage. Some thing. Once it cooled off the starter worked just fine. Today I towed her back to my house and decided to change the starter. Will spell out what happened in case someone can learn from my experience.
What happened to the days when changing a starter was less than a 30 minute job? Changing the starter on this 'car' is a horrible, many hours long job. No access to anything. Even after removing all the cables and bolts, just to physically drop the starter is a challenge. Putting it back in was an even bigger challenge. The back of my hands are all scrapped up and bleeding. Can't even see the top bolt on the starter and had to work by feel. Finally got the the stupid thing back together, jumped in the car, turned the key and ........ click!. Again ..... a deafening click. What the ...... !!!!
Checked all the voltages and everything was above 12 volts except right at the solenoid with the key in the start position. It dropped to just over 9 volts, but the solenoid worked with a solid clunk, so appeared to be working properly. The battery positive terminal is a chunky affair, but all the voltages there checked out fine even with the key in the start position. Finally decided to check the voltage right at the solenoid on the battery cable. With the key in the run position, there was over 12 volts, but as soon as the key was turned to 'start', the voltage dropped to less than 1 volt. Strange. Started to check the cable from the battery to the starter and noticed a large taped over lump below the big battery positive terminal. It was hard to reach, but managed to remove all the tape that was obviously not factory. Discovered a fusible link that had obviously blown in the past. Someone had tried to solder a bridge over the break, but did not have enough heat and the joint was cold soldered. I am guessing that it worked fine when cold, but opened up with engine heat and that is why the mechanics could not find anything wrong, because they were working on a cold engine. I made a better repair and now the starter works perfectly. It never occurred to me to check the voltage at the solenoid with the key in 'start'. After all, if there was proper voltage at the top of the cable, why shouldn't there be at the other end? Lesson learned.
Off to do some work on my house. Wait, need another coffee. No munchies here today?
Scotty, nice pics. I think that Bob is right and very soon you will need to be on your guard.
Had a not so nice a day yesterday. Around 8:30 received a phone call from a friend; "Help, I stopped at an ATM and now my car will not start". Her husband could not help her and told her to call me. Her car is a made in Spain 2010 Ford Focus. She bought it used from the local Ford dealer a year ago and it has given lots of problems. She has been thinking of selling it, but after today it is now definitely up for sale. This is the third time in a month that this has happened to her. The starter will just click. The first time a tow truck took the car to her garage, but once they got around to checking the car, the starter worked perfectly. It happened again last week and I towed her back to her garage. Some thing. Once it cooled off the starter worked just fine. Today I towed her back to my house and decided to change the starter. Will spell out what happened in case someone can learn from my experience.
What happened to the days when changing a starter was less than a 30 minute job? Changing the starter on this 'car' is a horrible, many hours long job. No access to anything. Even after removing all the cables and bolts, just to physically drop the starter is a challenge. Putting it back in was an even bigger challenge. The back of my hands are all scrapped up and bleeding. Can't even see the top bolt on the starter and had to work by feel. Finally got the the stupid thing back together, jumped in the car, turned the key and ........ click!. Again ..... a deafening click. What the ...... !!!!
Checked all the voltages and everything was above 12 volts except right at the solenoid with the key in the start position. It dropped to just over 9 volts, but the solenoid worked with a solid clunk, so appeared to be working properly. The battery positive terminal is a chunky affair, but all the voltages there checked out fine even with the key in the start position. Finally decided to check the voltage right at the solenoid on the battery cable. With the key in the run position, there was over 12 volts, but as soon as the key was turned to 'start', the voltage dropped to less than 1 volt. Strange. Started to check the cable from the battery to the starter and noticed a large taped over lump below the big battery positive terminal. It was hard to reach, but managed to remove all the tape that was obviously not factory. Discovered a fusible link that had obviously blown in the past. Someone had tried to solder a bridge over the break, but did not have enough heat and the joint was cold soldered. I am guessing that it worked fine when cold, but opened up with engine heat and that is why the mechanics could not find anything wrong, because they were working on a cold engine. I made a better repair and now the starter works perfectly. It never occurred to me to check the voltage at the solenoid with the key in 'start'. After all, if there was proper voltage at the top of the cable, why shouldn't there be at the other end? Lesson learned.
Off to do some work on my house. Wait, need another coffee. No munchies here today?
09-26-2015, 11:33 AM
#58
Sausage Aficionado (In training)
Ok Stan, you win the award for 'Tough Repair of the Day'.
Happy Saturday all y'all from southern Alberta. The trees are all losing their leaves andthe combines are running about 24 hours a day right now. Yup, must be autumn.
As I am still out of work, DW has had me working on home projects. A couple of weeks ago I replaced fill valve (not the flapper) in one of our toilets. It was a new brand of valve with an adjustable height that I have never used before. I didn't read the installation instructions carefully enough. It turns out that you have to turn a ring on the fill tube until the arrows align to lock everything in place. I did not get the arrows aligned (since I didn't even know there were arrows). When I turned the water all was good until the tank was about 3/4 full. Then the float started to close the valve so the pressure built up in the valve. There was then a big pop (which DW heard from across the house and 1 floor down). The valve blew off the top of the fill tube and shot across the room. The water of course now had nothing to stop and and started spewing out of the top of the fill tube like Old Faithfull the geyser. As soon as my brain processed what had happened I turned off the water supply to the toilet but by then the bathroom and the valve installer (yours truly) were good and wet. No one got hurt, DW got a good laugh and the dog ahdfun trying to lap up all the water on the floor. I then did a better job reading the installation instructions, especially the section labelled Important that pertained to how to lock the ring that holds the valve in place. Most of my friends just keep asking for the video. Luckily, there is no photographic evidence.
Hopefully I have given you all a good chuckle for your Saturday afternoon.
Play safe and keep it between the navigational beacons.
Happy Saturday all y'all from southern Alberta. The trees are all losing their leaves andthe combines are running about 24 hours a day right now. Yup, must be autumn.
As I am still out of work, DW has had me working on home projects. A couple of weeks ago I replaced fill valve (not the flapper) in one of our toilets. It was a new brand of valve with an adjustable height that I have never used before. I didn't read the installation instructions carefully enough. It turns out that you have to turn a ring on the fill tube until the arrows align to lock everything in place. I did not get the arrows aligned (since I didn't even know there were arrows). When I turned the water all was good until the tank was about 3/4 full. Then the float started to close the valve so the pressure built up in the valve. There was then a big pop (which DW heard from across the house and 1 floor down). The valve blew off the top of the fill tube and shot across the room. The water of course now had nothing to stop and and started spewing out of the top of the fill tube like Old Faithfull the geyser. As soon as my brain processed what had happened I turned off the water supply to the toilet but by then the bathroom and the valve installer (yours truly) were good and wet. No one got hurt, DW got a good laugh and the dog ahdfun trying to lap up all the water on the floor. I then did a better job reading the installation instructions, especially the section labelled Important that pertained to how to lock the ring that holds the valve in place. Most of my friends just keep asking for the video. Luckily, there is no photographic evidence.
Hopefully I have given you all a good chuckle for your Saturday afternoon.
Play safe and keep it between the navigational beacons.
09-26-2015, 11:38 AM
#59
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Good morning to everybody, across all the borders and across the pond. Thanks for the coffee.
Scotty, nice pics. I think that Bob is right and very soon you will need to be on your guard.
Had a not so nice a day yesterday. Around 8:30 received a phone call from a friend; "Help, I stopped at an ATM and now my car will not start". Her husband could not help her and told her to call me. Her car is a made in Spain 2010 Ford Focus. She bought it used from the local Ford dealer a year ago and it has given lots of problems. She has been thinking of selling it, but after today it is now definitely up for sale. This is the third time in a month that this has happened to her. The starter will just click. The first time a tow truck took the car to her garage, but once they got around to checking the car, the starter worked perfectly. It happened again last week and I towed her back to her garage. Some thing. Once it cooled off the starter worked just fine. Today I towed her back to my house and decided to change the starter. Will spell out what happened in case someone can learn from my experience.
What happened to the days when changing a starter was less than a 30 minute job? Changing the starter on this 'car' is a horrible, many hours long job. No access to anything. Even after removing all the cables and bolts, just to physically drop the starter is a challenge. Putting it back in was an even bigger challenge. The back of my hands are all scrapped up and bleeding. Can't even see the top bolt on the starter and had to work by feel. Finally got the the stupid thing back together, jumped in the car, turned the key and ........ click!. Again ..... a deafening click. What the ...... !!!!
Checked all the voltages and everything was above 12 volts except right at the solenoid with the key in the start position. It dropped to just over 9 volts, but the solenoid worked with a solid clunk, so appeared to be working properly. The battery positive terminal is a chunky affair, but all the voltages there checked out fine even with the key in the start position. Finally decided to check the voltage right at the solenoid on the battery cable. With the key in the run position, there was over 12 volts, but as soon as the key was turned to 'start', the voltage dropped to less than 1 volt. Strange. Started to check the cable from the battery to the starter and noticed a large taped over lump below the big battery positive terminal. It was hard to reach, but managed to remove all the tape that was obviously not factory. Discovered a fusible link that had obviously blown in the past. Someone had tried to solder a bridge over the break, but did not have enough heat and the joint was cold soldered. I am guessing that it worked fine when cold, but opened up with engine heat and that is why the mechanics could not find anything wrong, because they were working on a cold engine. I made a better repair and now the starter works perfectly. It never occurred to me to check the voltage at the solenoid with the key in 'start'. After all, if there was proper voltage at the top of the cable, why shouldn't there be at the other end? Lesson learned.
Off to do some work on my house. Wait, need another coffee. No munchies here today?
Scotty, nice pics. I think that Bob is right and very soon you will need to be on your guard.
Had a not so nice a day yesterday. Around 8:30 received a phone call from a friend; "Help, I stopped at an ATM and now my car will not start". Her husband could not help her and told her to call me. Her car is a made in Spain 2010 Ford Focus. She bought it used from the local Ford dealer a year ago and it has given lots of problems. She has been thinking of selling it, but after today it is now definitely up for sale. This is the third time in a month that this has happened to her. The starter will just click. The first time a tow truck took the car to her garage, but once they got around to checking the car, the starter worked perfectly. It happened again last week and I towed her back to her garage. Some thing. Once it cooled off the starter worked just fine. Today I towed her back to my house and decided to change the starter. Will spell out what happened in case someone can learn from my experience.
What happened to the days when changing a starter was less than a 30 minute job? Changing the starter on this 'car' is a horrible, many hours long job. No access to anything. Even after removing all the cables and bolts, just to physically drop the starter is a challenge. Putting it back in was an even bigger challenge. The back of my hands are all scrapped up and bleeding. Can't even see the top bolt on the starter and had to work by feel. Finally got the the stupid thing back together, jumped in the car, turned the key and ........ click!. Again ..... a deafening click. What the ...... !!!!
Checked all the voltages and everything was above 12 volts except right at the solenoid with the key in the start position. It dropped to just over 9 volts, but the solenoid worked with a solid clunk, so appeared to be working properly. The battery positive terminal is a chunky affair, but all the voltages there checked out fine even with the key in the start position. Finally decided to check the voltage right at the solenoid on the battery cable. With the key in the run position, there was over 12 volts, but as soon as the key was turned to 'start', the voltage dropped to less than 1 volt. Strange. Started to check the cable from the battery to the starter and noticed a large taped over lump below the big battery positive terminal. It was hard to reach, but managed to remove all the tape that was obviously not factory. Discovered a fusible link that had obviously blown in the past. Someone had tried to solder a bridge over the break, but did not have enough heat and the joint was cold soldered. I am guessing that it worked fine when cold, but opened up with engine heat and that is why the mechanics could not find anything wrong, because they were working on a cold engine. I made a better repair and now the starter works perfectly. It never occurred to me to check the voltage at the solenoid with the key in 'start'. After all, if there was proper voltage at the top of the cable, why shouldn't there be at the other end? Lesson learned.
Off to do some work on my house. Wait, need another coffee. No munchies here today?
09-26-2015, 01:51 PM
#60
Registered User
Score! no coffee left, but I found a fritter behind the water cooler. What are those little black sprinkles? Spent Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday digitizing aircraft log books. What fun, not! Friday morning I showed up to find a perfectly good aircraft damaged by a pilot. WWII tug 1, nose gear 0. Looks like I have a winter project. Finally heard from the step niece. Making arrangements to get my dad and step sister/mother buried next month. Wish I could go, but I'm not able to handle such a long trip yet.