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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
Posts: 30,474
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Well it was a beautiful day here in West TN, Temp is in the mid 70's, a light
breeze, and I had a easy day at work, so I said what the heck, took a 1/2 day of vacation, left at 9am, and headed to the parts store, I thought this would be the pwrfect day to tackle that 2wd H2O pump, I went and got a pump and headed home, 45 minutes later, wrong pump ![]() head back to the parts store, took the old one this time, got another and returned home, it was almost lunch so I took a break, checked the board, and ate a bite, back out to the 2wd, so I finish it up around 1:30 or so, I test run it, no leaks, so I put up all my tools, started her up for a drive & she wouldn't move, hmmm, low on tranny fluid maybe?, so I topped it off to no avail, she still won't move, I'm thinking ok the tranny is bad, I have not owned it long enough to know much about it, about that time I hear a whistling noise, pop the hood and I'm spraying H2O everywhere, it looks like it's coming from behind the fan pulley ![]() ![]()
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Aluminum slot wheels rule...
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 6,211
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
YIKES! Sounds like you need a Muncie 4spd in place of the auto tranny and a ZZ572 big-block to replace the water pump issues.
![]() ![]() Well sorry you had a bad day. Mine wasn't great either. I just walked around Acadia all day long in 65 degree weather. SO now I'm tired, stinky, sweaty, and tired. But the weather was too good to be true. |
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Active Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Pottstown, PA
Posts: 197
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
At least you're outside working on your truck. I'm stuck here in my office all day. A bad day working on your truck is better than a good day at work!
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Northern AZ
Posts: 7,270
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
You guys are three hours ahead, so I am sitting in my office daydreaming about the rust repair awaiting my return home!? At least its not snowing!? Oh BTW I am jealous of that whole 2wd thing, too!!
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Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 1,268
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
Try changing the modulator valve on trans. After mine sat for a while wouldn't move Changed it never had a problem. Heres to hoping that it will be that simple for you
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Winters Ca. 95694
Posts: 4,843
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
Well mine started off at 4am with a lovley sounding alarm clock. Then off for a 98 mile drive to the job site only to get rained out and a 98 mile back home in 8am traffic. Then I head out into the shop strike up a fire and start working on the Trazer project painting the rest of the suspention parts and re-installing the fuel and brake lines. So not to bad out their but it would have been better if I was doing all this work to my own project but oh well. Then I went to the post office and got some mail and one item was a how to lead video I have been waiting for. I want to get into lead work and less filler so I popped that in the DVD and just sat back for a bit. Now it is time to get back out to the shop and get to work again.
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Evergreen, CO
Posts: 492
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Central Vermont
Posts: 8,537
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
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Was a steller day here @ 4:00 also, so I decided to get the green blazer out of storage. Sorry LUV but I drove over, pulled off the cover, hooked up the battery and it started right up. (once fuel got there) Drove home, picked up the family and went for a wonderful hour ride. ![]() So yeah, my day was better than mine, your hope came true today. ![]() |
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RIP Mr Ron
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Location: Big Sandy, Tn. 38221
Posts: 8,150
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
Sorry you're having so much bad luck with your toys. I just wish I could get out in the shop and do something even if it was wrong. I've got two more weeks in the sling then evaluation. Next Monday they start "aggressive" therapy. I guess that means that no matter how hard I cry they will keep on twisting my arm. Road trip planned for Sat. and going to have to hold off on anymore buying until I sell something. Take care and call me if I can be of any help.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Shelbyville, KY
Posts: 3,261
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
Keep things is perspective--ie. how about the folks in Tenn who were hit by the tornado---just imagine how your day could have been then say a little thanks and a little hope that those folks can recover their lives a bit. Makes our crappy days look fabulous!!
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Designated A-hole!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
Posts: 36,448
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
Hey Kevin is that the dvd from the Auto Restorer mag? I've been thinking about getting the set.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: oregon city
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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
Posts: 30,474
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
Replaced the H2O pump again today, got the tranny to work in reverse
only so I guess it's bad, was going to start on the brakes when we had a funny smell come from under the hood, the push in oil filter & the air cleaner oil bath? tube thingy were puking what looked like mud, so you guessed it, now it needs a motor, I guess my $1200 2wd Blazer was not as good of a deal after all, oh well, my Roadster budget just got inflated.
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Aluminum slot wheels rule...
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 6,211
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
You can give the Roadster to me, then I can rid you of your troubles.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Northern AZ
Posts: 7,270
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
Whoa, I can relieve any monetary strains put on your roadster project by elieviating you of your 2wd?! Get it? LMK
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Williston, North Dakota
Posts: 469
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
70rs beat me to the punch!
I was going to say...some people...ie...me would love to have one blazer...let alone two! Let alone a 2wd that you got for 1200 bucks!!!! What I would give to find a 2wd blazer for 1200 bucks ![]()
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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
Posts: 30,474
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Re: Hoping you day is better than mine
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![]() ![]() price is fair, but the wallet is empty, I am starting a side buisness through the place I work, I am gonna put old school lettering on the doors, etc....
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