Would rather be sleeping
Most likely gonna be short tonight.
Up and out on a warm sunny Sunday morn. Did a walkover of the playing field to pick up crap and lost and found items. Very little today which is a good thing.
Worked on a Nissan Pathfinder for light problems. Had a wire to the old trailer light plug that was shorted to the latch at the back door. That had burned the contacts in the light switch on the steering column. Cleaned the contacts lubed it all and it works fine. Customer wants me to check on price of new switch to determine if it’s cost effective to replace. I think the repair is good but will check. Suspect it’s a dealer only item and most likely high. Also replaced the dome light.
Replaced the mounting bracket on the coil and fixed a large rusted hole in the inner fender well. Coil was fixing to fall out on to the front tire. Bet that would have been fun. 😯
Still got a pipe that I need to seal off and a weird fitting in the middle of the upper radiator hose that is leaking. Otherwise almost done other than putting the column back together.
Hope to get enough ahead with this repair to get a 12×20 portable garage with ends and sides to put up below the barn so I will have somewhere to work under shelter and not have to take the tools and stuff in every night. Want to go to Tractor Supply tomorrow and check prices on them.
Think I am gonna go rest up in anticipation of a hard night of sleep. 😉
Themocracy
Yes, it was warm and sunny, wasn’t it? I dressed rather warmly when I went in to work, and it wound up being TOO warmly. Oh well, I corrected it before I went riding in the car with Kayla, she drove for more than forty miles, and did very well. Country roads, mainly, but they present their own challenges.
Ah, automotive electrical problems! What fun! I don’t have a clue what kind of fitting in the top hose you are talking about, unless it is an air-bleed valve–you see that on occasion in cooling systems, and really should see it more. The reason you don’t see it more, of course, is that is one more thing to fail and cause problems. Of course, if you need to bleed the air out of a system, and don’t have a bleed valve, it can be VERY interesting. I remember several specific models very vividly, as well as the fun techniques we developed independently to remedy the situation. Yes, Virginia, it was a b***h.
Well, the funeral activities loom closer, and I got in touch with that person you helped with the phone number to (he has been ill, and is just now returning to work), so things are piling up quickly, and I must bid “Adieu!”