How was your 4th?
rjo__
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She wanted a new car... she got it. I got her old car... and the 89 Caravan has been sitting outside my cave since then.
Apparently the 4 flat tires and shrubs growing out of the wheel wells gave someone the idea that the Caravan was "inoperable."
A little yellow tag warned me that if I didn't move the car 300 feet, the city would tow it at my expense.
"They can't do that. I am an American, this is the Fourth of July, and there is nothing wrong with that car."
Got myself a new battery, cleared out the hornet nests and put a gallon of gas in it... she cranked like a charm and ran just about perfect… right before the engine caught fire.
On the bright side... I have a brand-spanking new 12V battery for my next project AND my favorite junk man could not be happier.
Apparently the 4 flat tires and shrubs growing out of the wheel wells gave someone the idea that the Caravan was "inoperable."
A little yellow tag warned me that if I didn't move the car 300 feet, the city would tow it at my expense.
"They can't do that. I am an American, this is the Fourth of July, and there is nothing wrong with that car."
Got myself a new battery, cleared out the hornet nests and put a gallon of gas in it... she cranked like a charm and ran just about perfect… right before the engine caught fire.
On the bright side... I have a brand-spanking new 12V battery for my next project AND my favorite junk man could not be happier.
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and ya hadta turn it over bro, didin ja?
there wuz more smoke than a room full of happy hippies
My Forth of July I tinkered under the hood of TAQOZ, working on the engine and got it smoking too!
Peter... You really need to write "Forth for Idiots." It is all very attractive. What stops me is the idea that I would end up with
a language that only I could speak... and then forget how to say anything:)
Cluso… if mine were a Supra, I wouldn't have given up.
Would be good to hear that about a certain Corvair.
Jim
Nice to hear from both Jims!
It did occur to me that neither my Corvair or Leaf has a radiator. Antifreeze is for suckers!
And yes, my valve-adjusting fingers are getting itchy... It's a fact that I don't respond to gentle nudges or positive encouragement. I am only motivated to action through active, constant shaming and calling out. Try something closer to, "You'll NEVER get that out of the garage" and "You need to register that hunkajunk with Group Red!"
http://www.wittelaw.com/personal/groupred/
My golden rule is to avoid anything that's made by Chrysler because only the outside look is good.
At least you don't have to worry about smogging your Corvair because of it's age.
My new worries are more about ME, all the getting up and down and creeping around under the car to work on it, because of MY age!