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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Update....yes I can...How to repalce a starter.....good luck

Well shoot, that weren't near as bad as Mr. Google tole me it would be. As a man thing, us men very seldom pay attention to directions an' instructions. You know, jump in with both feet an' hope it works.

I'm get'n a bit ahead of myself here....let's start from the begin'n. Check'n out an' diagnosing the starter on the "billy jeep". I know how to do that kind of stuff ya know...with no directions or instructions. The starter is bad an' needs replaced.

I went to the auto parts store at 2:30 an' pick up my ordered parking brake shoes...an' a starter. My god, there went a 2 hunnert dollar bill an' some pocket change ($211.07)  It's now 3:30 an' my mechanic nephew Joseph still ain't back. I says...."hell, I've changed starters before....what could be so hard"?

Now let me tell ya bout chang'n a starter on a 2001 Jeep GCL 4x4. My god, it will never fit through that tiny little hole. Between the exhaust an' some other piece of the front suspension, there is a total of 4 inches clearance. I've got to get tools up through there, loosen bolts, disconnect wires an' then get that starter through that tiny little hole. Hmmmmmm....maybe I should Google "how to replace a starter". One person says it will fit. Another says it won't. One says 30 minutes. Another says 3 hours. No videos on Youtube.

The bolts.....have ya ever try to loosen bolts through a little 4 inch hole. An' then when ya finally get a wrench on 'em, they are too freak'n tight to turn? Nobody tightens starter bolts THAT tight. Cheater bar for the ratchet an' lock two wrenches together to form a "cheater" wrench....a man thing. Same with the wiring connection. Nobody tightens nuts THAT tight. Now comes the funny part. Once that last wire was disconnected....that freak'n starter fall right through that tiny little hole. No twist'n an' turn'n, no bloody cuts an' bruised knuckles an' no cuss'n. Damn, I like to cuss once in a while. It's get'n dark. I cain't see no more. Tomorrow I will install the new starter.

This morn'n I feel the results of try'n to replace a starter. Soooo, today, it will take me a while before I get up enough nerve to crawl up under there again. Kind of sorta a must do situation though. Either that or not never drive the "billy jeep" again. 

Chili is gone. I ate that whole damn pot of chili all by myself. An' let me tell ya...that chili was gooood.

I just HAD to put last nights supper on here. There's 3 grilled hot dogs under all the stuff....Yum Yum. I was stuffed....alka seltzer time.

That was my day yesterday. Nuttin excit'n to write bout, but it was a successful day. An' that's what maters.
An' golf on TV sucked.....
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Now this is what I'm talk'n bout. Took me right at 30 minutes to get that thing up through that hole an' all hook back up. Reconnect the battery an'...."walla, we got ignition Houston". Start right up like a brand spank'n new Jeep. 


Yes, I do have a few bruises to prove it's a hard job replac'n a starter on a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. But it did go much easier, an' quicker, than was anticipated/expected.

Further research was done on the noisy differential (rear end) on tha "billy jeep". The Jeep has a limited slip, vari loc or something like that, Dana 4 rear end. It calls for synthetic lubrication with a "friction modifier" additive. Ok, I did that. Still makes noise on slow left turns. Now it seems, accord'n to Mr. Google, I used the wrong friction modifier. Soooo, we gonna find a bottle (4 oz.) of Mobile friction modifier. Try that an' see what happens. In the mean time....listen to loud ass Cajun music to drown out the clatter clatter, band bang, taclink taclink noises. Either that or never turn left again. You did know that 3 right turns are the same as 1 left turn....right??? 



13 comments:

  1. Golf on TV eh, hope you don't have a flat screen one, they're hell to stand on!
    Mickey

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    1. As a matter of fack Mickey, yes I do have a flat screen. Up over the dashboard. Oh wait a minute, you're talk'n bout ME "stand'n" on my TV swak'n golf'n balls. Does Tiger Woods 2008 on PlayStation count?

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  2. That chili looks plumb good enough to eat! Glad you got the old starter off

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  3. I was trying to figure out how a picture of a plate of chili-cheese dogs with onion had anything thing to do with replacing a starter on my blogger reading list and now I know.

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    1. I have a rambl'n mind Judy.....I write bout everthing.

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  4. Billy Bob, did you ever tell me you have heartburn? I'm just wondering................

    That plate of food looks very "tastable". Perfect. For many years I would not touch a hotdog/wiener, then a year ago I found some real good ones of some sort - jalapeno ones too; so I ate many, many hotdogs up until now. No More Hotdogs for me. Bad, bad girl! Testy stomach. Pounds around. :) No, no, no. I didn't say 'Ground Round; I said 'Ppp p p pOunDs aRoUnD. Hope your day is good, guy! brrr 7 deg this morning -1 below soon day.



    They don't effect you that way though, do they? Lucky.

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    1. Shoot Sissy, all my life I could eat any ol' thing I took a mind to an' never gain a ounce. And yes I get heartburn, but only from certain foods. Jalapenos ain't one of 'em. I take a daily ranitidine acid blocker what does the trick.

      Git'n back to pounds....all my life I was always say'n...."I want to get fat". Not fat fat, but just a few pounds over what I normally carry. You know, look kind of sorta "normal" in the weight department. Closest I ever come was when I hit a whop'n 162 pounds. Dad gum clothes don't fit no more, blubber hang off my belly....my titties increased to a 32 A. Yes, I went on a immediate strict diet. Ha ha...this is fun....

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  5. Forgot to say: You brought bad memories back as I read about "automotive etc.". I recall the pain of many busted knuckles. I get hurt a lot. YEAH, I have fooled with my cars a few times; fairly ignorant I am, a tiny bit smart.

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    1. In my book Sissy, wimmins should leave the "automotive" stuff to us men folk. But ya make me proud that you did try. Ya wanna help me change some oil???

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    2. Oil? Sure but I get to crawl under the chassis to loosen the filter. Splish, splash, drip...drip... drop...................squeal screams.... .hand me a towel and those eye drops!

      Oh my, let us pray: "God bless all car mechanics who keep us on the road."

      Ha, ha, ha. Now let's get this baby back on its feet/tires.

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  6. Been there done that a couple of times. Had one that the motor mounts had to be undone and the motor jacked up to get the starter off.

    Hey, we got the same pattern of china that you have. Got ours in the paper plate section of Wal-Marta. . . (grin)

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  7. Now that chile and hotdogs lookin wonderful, And the repairs coming along pretty good, pretty soon you be back to playing with Alice,fishin' or even golf ball swakin''

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  8. Billy Bob, good job on the starter. We are now in what I think is your old stompin' ground, Deming, NM. We are overnight at Walmart, heading for White Sands today and then Carlsbad Caverns. We are coming back to Texas after almost 6 weeks at Quartzsite where the weather was absolutely perfect. It sounds like we missed that Texas weather. By the way, that Big Buddy heater hookup works great, thanks for the advise. We're La Feria bound, on the slow track. Max from Illinois.

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