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The other day, made my daily trip to town, then was taking my usual
little drive around town, before heading home. Out on the far edge of town, and the trudk died Dead. No coudh, no sputter, nothing. Just like turning the key off. Checked, it was getting fuel to the carb, but no spark. No cell phone, of course. Funny part, I'd just stopped at a Dollar Store to get some batteries, and saw they were selling $20 cell phones, and $5 phone cards. And, I decided to get one later. Arrrgghh. I was only a few hundred yards from a store tho, and was able to call to have it carried home. The younger kid looked at it and determined it's probably ony the module in the distributer. That should run less than $10, and he'll probably be able to get it in tomorrow. Sometimes having kids is a good thing. LOL It's a '79 GMC pickup, with 130"K miles, and normally runs great. Got it for about $1200 in about Jul 2001. Got a little rust, and isn't worth restoring, the air condiditoning compressor died earlier this year, the radio is giving problems, the defroster doesn't work (it's still got heat), but it's not bad, and I'm gonna run it until it dies beyond bringing back. After all, it's a pickup. If God had meant mankind to walk he'd never have invented pickups. Life is basically good. JOAT Don't believe everything you think. |
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Zombie truck, was OT - Truck Died
J T wrote:
The other day, made my daily trip to town, then was taking my usual little drive around town, before heading home. Out on the far edge of town, and the trudk died Dead. No coudh, no sputter, nothing. Just like turning the key off. The problem with that truck is it won't stay dead. It has more lives than a cat. er -- email not valid |
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sounds like the beginnings of a country song.....
jc top posted for my convenience. "J T" wrote in message ... The other day, made my daily trip to town, then was taking my usual little drive around town, before heading home. Out on the far edge of town, and the trudk died Dead. No coudh, no sputter, nothing. Just like turning the key off. Checked, it was getting fuel to the carb, but no spark. No cell phone, of course. Funny part, I'd just stopped at a Dollar Store to get some batteries, and saw they were selling $20 cell phones, and $5 phone cards. And, I decided to get one later. Arrrgghh. I was only a few hundred yards from a store tho, and was able to call to have it carried home. The younger kid looked at it and determined it's probably ony the module in the distributer. That should run less than $10, and he'll probably be able to get it in tomorrow. Sometimes having kids is a good thing. LOL It's a '79 GMC pickup, with 130"K miles, and normally runs great. Got it for about $1200 in about Jul 2001. Got a little rust, and isn't worth restoring, the air condiditoning compressor died earlier this year, the radio is giving problems, the defroster doesn't work (it's still got heat), but it's not bad, and I'm gonna run it until it dies beyond bringing back. After all, it's a pickup. If God had meant mankind to walk he'd never have invented pickups. Life is basically good. JOAT Don't believe everything you think. |
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On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:38:24 -0500, (J T)
wrote: I'm gonna run it until it dies beyond bringing back. After all, it's a pickup. Get yourself some fat bandwidth and watch this video http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...9&q=trashed+to BBC TV's "Top Gear" program investigate just what it takes to kill a pickup - it's rather a lot! |
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The music was the best part
Stephen R "Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:38:24 -0500, (J T) wrote: I'm gonna run it until it dies beyond bringing back. After all, it's a pickup. Get yourself some fat bandwidth and watch this video http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...9&q=trashed+to BBC TV's "Top Gear" program investigate just what it takes to kill a pickup - it's rather a lot! |
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"J T" wrote in message Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 1:54pm (EST+5) (noonenparticular) doth state: sounds like the beginnings of a country song..... Well, the tracks were only about a hundred yards away, I would have crossed them as soon as I turned the corner, and a train was going by when it died. I wasn't drinking tho. But, I do have an outboard in the back. Hmmm. Hey Swingman, what do you know about writing songs? Nada ... but Hollywood loves anachronisms, so just stipulate that Cowboy Troy sings a country rap version of "Teen Angel" at that moment on the movie soundtrack. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 12/13/05 |
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"J T" wrote in message ... Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 2:19pm (EST+5) (Andy Dingley) vilely states: snip BBC TV's "Top Gear" program investigate just what it takes to kill a pickup snip You beast. Civilized people never "kill" a pickup, they let it die a natural death. Sometimes, eu-truck-nasia is the more merciful way to let an old friend slip off the mortal coil spring. Andy |
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J T wrote: Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 2:19pm (EST+5) (Andy Dingley) vilely states: snip BBC TV's "Top Gear" program investigate just what it takes to kill a pickup snip You beast. Civilized people never "kill" a pickup, they let it die a natural death. It was a toyota... |
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Well, the kid got a new module in the distributer last night. It's
alive. Was running like crap, then discovered the choke was closed. Fixed that, then found out it won't idle. Let off on the gas, and it dies. Took it to town, and ran find, just had to keep giving it a bit of gas when stopped, or it'd die. Too dark by that time to look, and he'd been in a hurry to leave, but I figure he pulled a vacuum line loose somewhere. I'll get out and check in a bit. Nice to have transportation again. Now if I can just figure out how to get both of them to work on the Luv. Hell, I'd be happy if I could just get ONE of them working on the Luv. Maybe I "should" have just let the GMC die, they pretty much go into panic mode if they think they'll have to start carrying me around. LMAO JOAT I'm busy now, can I ignore you some other time? |
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J T wrote: The other day, made my daily trip to town, then was taking my usual little drive around town, before heading home. Out on the far edge of town, and the trudk died Dead. No coudh, no sputter, nothing. Just like turning the key off. Checked, it was getting fuel to the carb, but no spark. No cell phone, of course. Funny part, I'd just stopped at a Dollar Store to get some batteries, and saw they were selling $20 cell phones, and $5 phone cards. And, I decided to get one later. Arrrgghh. I was only a few hundred yards from a store tho, and was able to call to have it carried home. Geez, you have a car with a carb and no cell phone. Do you have running water? ;-) |
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"Larry Bud" wrote J T wrote: The other day, made my daily trip to town, then was taking my usual little drive around town, before heading home. Out on the far edge of town, and the trudk died Dead. No coudh, no sputter, nothing. Just like turning the key off. Checked, it was getting fuel to the carb, but no spark. No cell phone, of course. Funny part, I'd just stopped at a Dollar Store to get some batteries, and saw they were selling $20 cell phones, and $5 phone cards. And, I decided to get one later. Arrrgghh. I was only a few hundred yards from a store tho, and was able to call to have it carried home. Geez, you have a car with a carb and no cell phone. Do you have running water? ;-) Reminds me of that old joke. Do you have hot and cold running water? Yep, hot in the summer, cold in the winter. |
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I had to put a new muffler on my 87 Ford F-150, also, insurance is due
this month. |
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J T wrote:
Mon, Feb 13, 2006, 11:02am (EST-3) (Larry Bud) doth sayeth: Geez, you have a car with a carb and no cell phone. Do you have running water? ;-) No, I have a "truck" with a carb, and tha's able to get running again for less then $10. Now I "do" have a cell phone, but I'm not gonna be talking on it driving, in the store, post office, resturaunt, movie theater, and every other place people can think of to annoy other people with a cell phone. I've had running water ever since I was in the 7th grade. My next truck will also have a carb, and my next car, too. JOAT I'm busy now, can I ignore you some other time? Amen. My kids all have cars newer and spiffier than my truck and I think that they think that I'm a bit of a luddite. But they love me anyway. mahalo, jo4hn |
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I had a slow leak in my passenger side rear tire.
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I'd heard a train a coming as i was rounding the bend,
I didn't know my old friend would likely meet his end, so i popped another 6-pack and put the peddle to the floor, i shure do like to hear that old Jimmy roar. But then everything went silent, i thought that i'd gone deaf, my old hound dog looked at me and he was holding his breath, the engine had died all right and the train was coming fast, i feared that my old truck, did not have long to last. (guitar strumming and picking here) mama told me that old carberator would be the death of me, that i needed fuel injection if i was ever to see, that there is more to life than old trucks and cheap beer. But ever since she died on that old hawg she used to ride, i look at my chest tattoo with a whole lot of pride, it says "I love my mama" for the whole world to see, damn if only she were here to fix this dang truck for me. I had an outboard motor in the back that I'd been meaning to trade for a shotgun, it had been twenty years since it had even run. Probably that dead weight that held me back, if that old truck had been lighter it would have rolled right onto the tracks, then the only thing left of me would've been one big loud smack. now friends there is a lesson here, don't you drink and drive, spend your time making sawdust and drinking in your garage. And kiss your dog and call your mama cause theys more than you deserve, and if you hear a train a coming don't go around that curve. (optional unfinshed verse- nothing rhymes with finally). ohh, if only i owned a cell phone i wouldn't have had to walk back, but it took me nearly 8 hours to walk the distance of one six pack. if it hadn't been for a loggin truck that picked me up finally, I would still be walking out there... |
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I'd heard a train a coming as i was rounding the bend, Well, according to David Allan Coe you got most of the requisite keywords: "mama", "train", "dog", "truck", "drunk" (you left out "prison"), but still don't give up your day job. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 12/13/05 |
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"J T" wrote in message ... Mon, Feb 13, 2006, 7:08pm (EST-3) (jo4hn) doth admit: Amen. My kids all have cars newer and spiffier than my truck and I think that they think that I'm a bit of a luddite. But they love me anyway. I wouldn't call myself a "Ludite". However, there's nothing like the sound of the secondaries kicking in on a Q-jet. You ain't gettin' no sounds like that with no steenkin' fuel injection. My sons wanted a Holley on the Luv. Didn't happen.. MASSIVE suckage! We had a '67 Imperial with(naturally) the 440 wedge/4bbl. Holley. Dam, but my SWMBO loved that thing. Young hot rods had trouble understanding that she could beat them in the stop light races because it would squat down and git on with it while they were sitting there making smoke. -- Nahmie The only road to success is always under construction. |
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I had to adjust my rear view mirror.
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