In the past, I have attempted to write a short blog post. We gonna try again today. But, if'n I git all excitis bout something, all bets are off.
Ya see, talk'n bout git'n excitis, over there on the OFM Barney's blog, he is play'n with his beautiful grandson Gavin. Do'n one on one stuff. I see smil'n faces an' hav'n tooo much fun. That get's me to think'n bout play'n with about 20 of my grandkids. It creates a completely different picture. "Sit down an' shut up". "Don't touch that". "Who spilled Coke"? "Git off me". "Go outside". Now it ain't very often I have all my grandkids in one room, but anything over 3 or 4 at a time is plenty enough. Think I'll just leave it at that.
Ok, I climbed up under "Sally da house" yesterday to remove the broke auto park brake thingy. I shouldn't have, but I was too impatient to wait for help. "My god, who tightened these freak'n nuts an' fittings"? In an' out from under there bout 4 times, I finally have a greasy busted part in my hands. My back was killing me.
This is the device that is operated with a 1600 pounds pressure to disengage the park brake. See that white seal around that shaft. That's where it leaked all the high pressure transmission fluid out. Now I got to box it up an' send it to a "fix it" guy in Washington state. An attempt was made to locate the seals so'n Billy Bob & Company could do the repair, but guess what.....Ha, forget that.
As tomorrow nears, appointment with the surgeon, my fears intensify. The "what if's" kick in. I'm not the kind of guy that just sits back an' says "do anything ya want to me". I got to have my say. My thoughts count. When somebody says to me I'll be just fine, I got to question how they could possibly know that. The dad gum doctor don't even know that. In fack, the doctor even give me odds of 75/25. But we talked bout this before, so I'll just sit back an' say nuttin more.
Back to the "billy jeep" an' loss of water. The other day I placed a piece of plywood on the ground under the engine, radiator an' stuff. I cranked it up an' let 'er get plenty warm, bout 205 degs. The leak should show up on the plywood, right? Well there weren't nuttin. Not a drop.
This morn'n, I goes out there an' check the water levels. Well damn, they fine. No I ain't gonna take it to no auto repair place. If'n I cain't find the leak, they cain't. Anyhows, I'm think'n I may crawl under there an' replace that thermostat thingy today. But don't bet your whole paycheck on it. You know how the old Billy Bob works. He lives in a "maybe I will, maybe I won't" world.
Ok, I'm gonna leave this short....although there is much more to say.
Ya see, talk'n bout git'n excitis, over there on the OFM Barney's blog, he is play'n with his beautiful grandson Gavin. Do'n one on one stuff. I see smil'n faces an' hav'n tooo much fun. That get's me to think'n bout play'n with about 20 of my grandkids. It creates a completely different picture. "Sit down an' shut up". "Don't touch that". "Who spilled Coke"? "Git off me". "Go outside". Now it ain't very often I have all my grandkids in one room, but anything over 3 or 4 at a time is plenty enough. Think I'll just leave it at that.
Ok, I climbed up under "Sally da house" yesterday to remove the broke auto park brake thingy. I shouldn't have, but I was too impatient to wait for help. "My god, who tightened these freak'n nuts an' fittings"? In an' out from under there bout 4 times, I finally have a greasy busted part in my hands. My back was killing me.
As tomorrow nears, appointment with the surgeon, my fears intensify. The "what if's" kick in. I'm not the kind of guy that just sits back an' says "do anything ya want to me". I got to have my say. My thoughts count. When somebody says to me I'll be just fine, I got to question how they could possibly know that. The dad gum doctor don't even know that. In fack, the doctor even give me odds of 75/25. But we talked bout this before, so I'll just sit back an' say nuttin more.
Back to the "billy jeep" an' loss of water. The other day I placed a piece of plywood on the ground under the engine, radiator an' stuff. I cranked it up an' let 'er get plenty warm, bout 205 degs. The leak should show up on the plywood, right? Well there weren't nuttin. Not a drop.
This morn'n, I goes out there an' check the water levels. Well damn, they fine. No I ain't gonna take it to no auto repair place. If'n I cain't find the leak, they cain't. Anyhows, I'm think'n I may crawl under there an' replace that thermostat thingy today. But don't bet your whole paycheck on it. You know how the old Billy Bob works. He lives in a "maybe I will, maybe I won't" world.
Ok, I'm gonna leave this short....although there is much more to say.
Glad you could get to the defective part to get it out. Most parts I want to work on require a guy to have 3 elbows in the same arm with an eye on the end of one finger.
ReplyDeleteYou will save a few hundred dollars on that repair if you do it yourself! And the water leak? You are right, if it ain't broke, you can't fix it! I hate those problems because you know they will reappear at the worst time.
ReplyDeleteThat was my idea to begin with Croft, but I was unable to find the seal or seal kit online for the autopark actuator. The manufacturer only sells complete new units. Same with Workhorse. No parts for the said item.
DeleteI just emailed the "fix it guy in Oregon, not Washington. He still fixes them an' only wants a donation of $90, of what will include return shipping. He does this as a hobby. You may have heard of him from many RV related forums....the "oldusedbear".
LOL. To me, "doing it yourself" is anything other than driving it into the dealer and saying, "There is something wrong. Fix it"! That was how I "donated" $2,000 to the Ford dealer in Texas to replace the parking brake on our MH.
DeleteBeen gone for a while, and just now catchin' up, Billy Bob. Sounds like all the tests went fine, and tomorrow is just another day, right? I'll be sending good vibrations your way, and expect to hear nothing but positives after your surgeon's visit. "How about Tuesday of next week?" kind of thing, ok?
ReplyDeleteTake care.....God bless....
I don't know how ALL the reports went. Only the one for my sonogram tests for blockages.
DeleteI like good vibrations. The way I feel today, I could use bout a hunnert pounds of 'em.
I would bet you are one of the easiest and most fun grandpas there is - and not at all like that stern old guy you write about in your blog. It is nice when the grandkids all go home, though and you get your peace and quiet back.
ReplyDeleteI just cain't fool you at all can I? I DO have a good relationship with my grandkids an' they all claim to love me. Grouchy or not.
Deletegood job removing the broken part.
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