blue65coupe
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One post today and not reading anything else. Most of you know my car luck so kick back, grab a beverage, and enjoy.
Spent ALL day putting the car back together. All day. Started to crank the car and it wouldn't turn over. Had to laugh as soon as it happened as I knew I hadn't put the battery back in. OK, let's try this again. Car is running good so let's go for a spin. First trip down the road and she feels like she should. Second trip and I drop it down into second, nail the gas, all is well and then a "ticking" noise. WTH? Turn around and go down the road again. Still ticking so I head back to the house. Pull down the drive and shut the car off. Recrank the car and she won't run worth a (insert word here). Why won't she run? Probably because I had to completely hose down the engine bay when I got back to the house. Why did I have to do that? Probably because when I got down the drive and popped the hood to diagnose the ticking there was freakin' battery acid being slung everywhere. Yep, forgot to set it completely in the tray without the hold down and upon romping on it real good it slung the battery off the tray and the alternator blade chewed a hole in the side of the battery. Very, very good job there DA. After hosing off the engine, car, and driveway I proceeded to go buy another battery and run the car for about 15 minutes to get what I'm assuming to be a load of water in the carb to clear out. Yes, by this point I don't care if the car just blows up. Well, it cleared up and I went for another spin with no problem. She did get back up to 220* and I think I have some trash in the coolant that may be blocking the thermostat. So much for everything being clean and new. Due to the water dousing and obviously some getting into the dipstick tube, that $22 worth of Mobil 1 I just put in is coming back out. Due to the probability of trash in the coolant the new antifreeze, water, and waterwetter is coming out. Due to busting my battery the engine now looks like total (insert word of choice here) and my tenth of a mile driveway has a beautiful trail going down it. Well, the only acid damage to paint (other than engine looking like _____) is on the underside of the hood. Didn't see any on the exterior. Car ran well at the end of the day, for now, so call it what kind of day you'd like. I don't care. I'm going now to drain the oil and coolant, take a shower, grab a beer and go to bed. Have a good night.
Spent ALL day putting the car back together. All day. Started to crank the car and it wouldn't turn over. Had to laugh as soon as it happened as I knew I hadn't put the battery back in. OK, let's try this again. Car is running good so let's go for a spin. First trip down the road and she feels like she should. Second trip and I drop it down into second, nail the gas, all is well and then a "ticking" noise. WTH? Turn around and go down the road again. Still ticking so I head back to the house. Pull down the drive and shut the car off. Recrank the car and she won't run worth a (insert word here). Why won't she run? Probably because I had to completely hose down the engine bay when I got back to the house. Why did I have to do that? Probably because when I got down the drive and popped the hood to diagnose the ticking there was freakin' battery acid being slung everywhere. Yep, forgot to set it completely in the tray without the hold down and upon romping on it real good it slung the battery off the tray and the alternator blade chewed a hole in the side of the battery. Very, very good job there DA. After hosing off the engine, car, and driveway I proceeded to go buy another battery and run the car for about 15 minutes to get what I'm assuming to be a load of water in the carb to clear out. Yes, by this point I don't care if the car just blows up. Well, it cleared up and I went for another spin with no problem. She did get back up to 220* and I think I have some trash in the coolant that may be blocking the thermostat. So much for everything being clean and new. Due to the water dousing and obviously some getting into the dipstick tube, that $22 worth of Mobil 1 I just put in is coming back out. Due to the probability of trash in the coolant the new antifreeze, water, and waterwetter is coming out. Due to busting my battery the engine now looks like total (insert word of choice here) and my tenth of a mile driveway has a beautiful trail going down it. Well, the only acid damage to paint (other than engine looking like _____) is on the underside of the hood. Didn't see any on the exterior. Car ran well at the end of the day, for now, so call it what kind of day you'd like. I don't care. I'm going now to drain the oil and coolant, take a shower, grab a beer and go to bed. Have a good night.
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