08 Jan 07, 09:56 pm
Due to several factors, I got about 1/2 of what I had planned to do today done. I towed the 90 Blazer down to the shop and someone had put something else in my spot! :confused: And it wasn't running (factor 1) so after the old fellah (employee, not my firend who owns the shop) and I pushed and pulled it back and forth several times by hand, and after his attempts to move it with a forklift... and after we pushed it some more - it was out of my way (I really wish he would have let me steer....) Then Ryan showed up - just in time to help us unload the blazer - which didn't want to roll very easily at all.
Factor 2 - overnight it dropped to -38 and although the blazer was in a warmish shop, it wasn't (warmish) And as it warmed up, slowly I might add - the snow on such said blazer began to make a nice shower - which i don't normally like to take lying on a creeper (although Brandon didn't seem to mind - kinda liked making jokes about his wet crotch - I worry about that boy sometimes.)
Factor 3 - on Friday I dropped off a flywheel to be turned so that I had a good one for the new clutch to go on with. only to find out that that flywheel was the wrong one :mad:. So to NAPA I go, will get the guys lunch - should take an hour - no big deal. Except NAPA calims it will take 2-2.5 hours. :angry:
Factor 4 - the shop space available to me is only available until 4PM at the latest. When the big truck (over the road diesel) comes back - I ned to be gone already. They normally come back between 4 and 4:30, so I like to be gone at 3:30. There was no way waiting until 3:00 for the flywheel that we'd have it bolted up and done. So we went back to the shop and cleaned up all the parts and tools, and then headed to lunch. Picked up the new flywheel (that only took an hour :angry: :mad: :whistle: ) and figured we'd come back on thursday.
So, Thursday at 3 AM I'll pull the truck into the shop and sleep on the couch for a few hours while it warms up a bit and then will install the new clutch and stuff around 8 that morning.
Factor 2 - overnight it dropped to -38 and although the blazer was in a warmish shop, it wasn't (warmish) And as it warmed up, slowly I might add - the snow on such said blazer began to make a nice shower - which i don't normally like to take lying on a creeper (although Brandon didn't seem to mind - kinda liked making jokes about his wet crotch - I worry about that boy sometimes.)
Factor 3 - on Friday I dropped off a flywheel to be turned so that I had a good one for the new clutch to go on with. only to find out that that flywheel was the wrong one :mad:. So to NAPA I go, will get the guys lunch - should take an hour - no big deal. Except NAPA calims it will take 2-2.5 hours. :angry:
Factor 4 - the shop space available to me is only available until 4PM at the latest. When the big truck (over the road diesel) comes back - I ned to be gone already. They normally come back between 4 and 4:30, so I like to be gone at 3:30. There was no way waiting until 3:00 for the flywheel that we'd have it bolted up and done. So we went back to the shop and cleaned up all the parts and tools, and then headed to lunch. Picked up the new flywheel (that only took an hour :angry: :mad: :whistle: ) and figured we'd come back on thursday.
So, Thursday at 3 AM I'll pull the truck into the shop and sleep on the couch for a few hours while it warms up a bit and then will install the new clutch and stuff around 8 that morning.