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Old 03-13-2008, 10:03 PM   #21
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Ah yes, the infamous duct tape. I once had about 3 rolls of it that held the motor together in my 1959 Chevy Apache pickup. Who ever invented it should be Knighted.
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Old 03-14-2008, 07:46 AM   #22
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I've never used duct tape to hold an engine together, but I did once own a mid-80s Chrysler whose radiator was composed almost entirely of JB Weld.
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Old 03-14-2008, 09:51 AM   #23
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I had to move a car from Southern Alberta to White Rock, BC (Vancouver area), a distance of almost 900 miles, in the late 80's and had minimal time to do so. The engine was in but by no means properly. We had to have it moved immediately, had no tools at hand, but we did have a bunch of motorcycle tie down straps. Those things are amazing in a pinch. A re-snug at every fuel stop and we got the car home without a hitch.

After the first 50 miles we were pretty comfortable with it. Keep the foot out of the throttle when pulling away from a stop and no sudden stops.

Probably not the worst thing we've done but the worst one I'd admit to in public.....
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Old 03-14-2008, 09:59 AM   #24
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Pop had a 59 DeSoto that would blow freeze plugs every chance it got.

He still carries in his tool kit a dowel and some permetex.

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Old 03-14-2008, 10:02 AM   #25
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Pop had a 59 DeSoto that would blow freeze plugs every chance it got.

He still carries in his tool kit a dowel and some permetex.

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Musta been a Boy Scout and still adhering to the ol motto?

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Old 03-14-2008, 10:18 AM   #26
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I still carry the wooden plug I made for the overflow tank on the radiator of the hotrod, after I left the real one somewhere on the road. That was of course after failing (forgetting?) to put it back on the tank, and instead leaving it on top of the air cleaner.

Just proves that boy scout training was useful....Now if only I could remember some of it
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Old 03-14-2008, 10:21 AM   #27
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STUPID AT HOME = GENIUS IN THE BOONDOCKS

Everything you do to your TV or trailer, right or wrong, makes you more self-sufficient. You learn the courage to try, cause and effect, self confidence, and hopefully learn what to not attempt. It will also give you a good idea of which tools and repair parts should always travel with you.

If possible, do your stupid stuff at home where extra parts, tools, and good advice are readily available.

Knowledge is power, even if self-taught.
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Old 03-14-2008, 10:47 AM   #28
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Okay, it is not just a man thing... although there were men involved- paid men even, to solve my problem:
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f439...ing-30369.html

If you don't have time to read the WHOLE saga, let me recap:

It took nine months, 100s of wasted dollars on a service shop, two hydraulic pump installs (one by me ), tons of re-wiring, change-out of brake controller, millions of bad words, and many stressssssssed out trips that had as a mantra, "What... what's wrong, are the brakes not working again...". The 7 pages of that thread don't even compare to the countless PMs I had going to a few forum members. I lost sleep for 9 months on this problem... until I discovered (via this awesome forum) that I might not have a charge line fuse installed in my truck. So for the finale:

I installed a $2.49 FUSE and MY BRAKES HAVE WORKED EVER SINCE!!!
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Old 03-14-2008, 06:11 PM   #29
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I guess I'm not out of the woods yet. Seems to still be a dead short Soooo, this time I'll break out my trusty test light and start searching before I start buying.
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Old 03-14-2008, 06:55 PM   #30
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I guess I'm not out of the woods yet. Seems to still be a dead short Soooo, this time I'll break out my trusty test light and start searching before I start buying.
Sorry to hear this AZFD-- two questions:

Is it plugged in?
Is it turned on?

You'll figure it out and be alright, no doubt.
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You may need to buy more tools

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... a 60 amp alt fuse was blown (dang again) so back to the store and $4.39 later my wife's car was running like a champ. ...
While it is possible for fuses to blow due to age, are you SURE that there wasn't a dead short somewhere that might have caused the fuse to blow in the first place? Didn't the show bench test the alternator to see if it was still good?

Oh well, been there, done that!
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Old 03-14-2008, 11:11 PM   #33
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I guess I'm not out of the woods yet. Seems to still be a dead short Soooo, this time I'll break out my trusty test light and start searching before I start buying.
Hi, lesson learned, I hope. Diagnois first, then buy or repair what went bad. As a shop foreman, I still had to teach the younger mechanics to check the basics first; And diagnois, diagnois, diagnois, NO GUESSING!
But I'm still subject to make mistakes. Did I tell you about the time I found this really neat smoke alarm for my trailer? [previous post] A co-worker and I found this really neat smoke alarm with a HUSH button; So we both bought one for our RV's. Months later when I was able to get to the inside of my trailer I had planned on replaceing my original smoke alarm with this really neat one with the HUSH button on it. Guess what? It was the exact same thing my trailer already had from the factory. Now I have a spare.
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Old 03-15-2008, 01:08 AM   #34
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I think my arrogance came from having the issue before and just ass,u,ming that it was the same thing. The shop didn't get a chance to bench test due to me breaking it after I already bought a new one.

I do learn but sometimes it costs more than others
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