i've broken 2 cars in the last 24 hours...

last night i borrowed the '88 Cadillac from my nephew (which i've been loaning him until he finishes his '68 Mustang) and drove it over to my shop in santa cruz so i could drop off my MIG.ran fine on the way over,coming back the tranny went out to lunch today i fire up the '54 Olds and decide to take it for a spin around the block and see if the recently adjusted TV linkage is working,get to the stop sign on the corner,and i figure i'll put my foot in it to make sure it goes through the gears WANG! clunkclunkclunk failed rear U-joint.i'm gonna ride my bicycle tomorrow...-george

 

just stay in the house you might do that bike in.

 

isnt tomorrow Friday 13th.. you may not want to leave if today was that bad. or may be your luck will improve...

 

a i feel you man last month i blew the motor in my 62 chevy truck then the next day i went to drive my 50 chevy to my shop to fix my truck and i blew the tranny in my 50 so the next day i borrowed my bros 60 caddy and i fried the generator well screw it 4 bucks for the brushes i keep drivin it but both my cars and my bros were back together in two weeks so i wouldent sweet it much kyle

 

welcome to the the club, Yorg. Last week, on the way to work, the condenser in the distributor of my 56 went looking for your Cadillac's tranny . Fortunately, this happened only blocks from my house, so I hoofed it back and grabbed my CRX(ever dependable Japanese take out box on wheels). Upon arrival to my place of employ, I hear some wicked metal to metal grinding from the front end--wheel bearing! Two cars in less than two hours trying to accomplish the same trip!! Happy, happy, joy, joy!!

 

I've got a spare rear U joint for my 49 if it would help.

 

don't ride the bike, you'll be talking with a high pitched voice.

 

Thank goodness it's been nice out
and not f'n raining this week at least..!!

and yeah, be careful with the Fri. the 13th thing...
Damn...

 

Shit happens... it could be worse you could be me!!

 

Friday the 13th 2001.....I had a heart attack and was dead for 5 minutes. I am staying HOME tomorrow. But then I had my heart attack at home......maybe I will go somewhere after all


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Man deuce thats scary shit!!!

 

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Friday the 13th 2001.....I had a heart attack and was dead for 5 minutes. I am staying HOME tomorrow. But then I had my heart attack at home......maybe I will go somewhere after all


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Deuce - isn't life exciting? I flatlined in the ER while talking to the doctor - asked, " Is that me?" He says, " Deep cough, three times, QUICK!" Beep, beep, beep. Life is good...

 

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Deuce - isn't life exciting? I flatlined in the ER while talking to the doctor - asked, " Is that me?" He says, " Deep cough, three times, QUICK!" Beep, beep, beep. Life is good...

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It will change your outlook on life......

You appreciate your wife MORE......and your family.
You appreciate your friends more.
You are a lot more willing to express your love and feelings for those you care about.

You care much less about things......cars, houses and money.

Today....Friday the 13th.....I have lived another 2 years and 7 months.......

Thank You.........GOD.

 

Woww, Mutt, being dead and still talking, and then bringing yourself back to life, thats some freaky shit!

Heres to not croaking, and a fortuitous and prosperous friday the 13th...

-J

 

That'll suck delivering a cadilac tranny to the repair shop on a bicycle...
You're better off getting a u-joint from the parts store. LOL
Sorry to hear, yorg


p.s. Did you recieve the money I sent?

Thanks again,
j

 

Tell me about it. The last two weeks have been REAL fun.

We have 3 cars...my '55 Chrysler, my mom's '91 Nissan, and my sister's former '87 Volkswagen, which she left here when she moved out and I consequently am forced to deal with since I moved back in.

I had finally started taking apart the dash on my car to replace the speedo and some other stuff when my mom's car spontaneously broke overnight last Tuesday. It cranked a couple times, slowed down, then just clicked, and it wasn't bad battery connections or a dead battery, 'cause I tried both. So, I gave her my keys and she took it to work, despite that it didn't have heating/defrosting since I removed the controls.

Then MY car broke down when she was coming home from work. She said it cranked over a couple times, then just clicked, same as her car. When I went and looked at it the hot battery cable had melted off at the clamp, but replacing the clamps and jumping it both did nothing.

Meanwhile, I was attempting to fix my sister's old Jetta so my mom could drive it. I barely managed to get it going, but I did it. Then on Sunday I got my car towed home, and after studying the shop manual for a long time I figured out that the problem was the starter relay, and actually got it started with jumper cables over the relay connections, and moved it out of the way so my mom could park the Jetta in the back also (since her Maxima was dead in the garage). When I got it moved, I shut it off and tried starting it again just for kicks...it fired up INSTANTLY and has been working perfectly ever since. Beats the hell out of me how it fixed itself, but whatever.

Then yesterday morning, the Jetta did the same thing the other two cars had done...slow cranking, then just clicking. AGHHH. I drove my mom to work and back, then managed to fix the Jetta (it was just bad battery connections, VW used extremely flimsy stamped sheet metal clamps that were barely holding on).

Then later that night, we got her Maxima hauled out of the garage and pushed down the alley to the repair place. We left it right in front of their garage doors, and my mom tried starting it just to see if it would. Nope, same thing.

Then, not even an hour ago, the shop called my mom at work and told her they just put a battery charger on it and it started right up. I nearly flipped. I tried everything, then my uncle came over and tried the exact same things, and without even doing anything the shop gets it started? AGHHHHH!

 

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Deuce - isn't life exciting? I flatlined in the ER while talking to the doctor - asked, " Is that me?" He says, " Deep cough, three times, QUICK!" Beep, beep, beep. Life is good...

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Now, THAT is Do It Yourself-ism.

 

OK worse than i thought,i was thinking i'd broken just the U-joint,but it's actually the pinion yoke OUCH! anybody got a spare for '54-6 Olds or Pontiac?

 

Yoke is on it`s way west, will UPS tomorrow morning.

 

Ok,this is the SECOND TIME you've saved my ass,it's getting ridiculous do you have your own oldsmobile-only boneyard out there? thank you very,very,much jerry.

 

DON WOW is da man!

 

well,that's why he's Rocketeer #1

 

jerry
i had a breakdown too.mine wasnt soo bad though.i was running a full tilt blown 394 to the floor when i hit the meltdown point.the motor vanished it got that hot.i wondered if you had any laying around.youd have to spring for shipping too.
yorg your bringing tears to my eyes with your stories of rocket distruction.
eric

 

c'mon eric,it was just a yoke,ya know? maybe jerry will let you borrow his twin-turbo 1100 hp job for awhile,just long enough to win the money to build a replica

 

Shit, Erdy, should have yelled before Wed.Just shipped out a 430 complete with huffer in perfect condition minus the two wing nuts on top of breathers. On the way to Rocket88 cause with a kemp like he is puttin together , he should have no less----bitchen car! Funney stuff, just had to add more. later

 

does that mean Rocket88 isn't going to run that damned SBC?

 

Yorg: Man that sucks as your Rocket is a kick ass car, get her on the road ASAP! Besides how are you gonna get to PG for the solt car racing? Yes it really is going to happen and it may even happen next weekend so get a car going.....or do what I do and just let em sit Ted

 

hey dumbass,what's the closest thing you got to a running car? i bet we could get the chevy or the hudson going pretty easy,just need parts and time.i'll be there for slot cars,don't you worry

 

no yorg i ment that in a good way.i dont get to break any neat drivetrain parts lately with over a foot of snow on the ground.ha ha.i should take a picture of my car right now in all its glory...the front end jacked up hood off in the garage without much interior.well some of it was like that before it came in the garage.jerry if you get another let me know,but i dont want any wimpy turbos
eric

 

sorry jerry i couldnt help myself sometimes the hands type before the brain can s t o p p p //..