Heavyjp
04-11-2003, 01:21 PM
I'm back with more of my recent jeep mechanics stories. This past monday we in Jersey had a snowstorm, well it was supposed to be a 10-12 incher. I woke up a bit late and decided to take the day off. I then told my wifey that I was going to the garage and wasn't comin out till I had the jeep back together, and that was at 6:13 in the morning. I put my workclothes on and got crackin. I deleted so much so soon and I guess I gotta learn the hard way.
First, I deleted the A/C pump and hoses and condensor and everything associated with it.
Second, I deleted the Air pump and tubes check valves and all that too. When removing the air tubes going into the exhaust manifold I ended up breaking off two vented bolts, but the rest came out with no problems. I used two screws to temporarily stop the exhaust leaks. I went apesh#t trying to find the bolts that would fit in these holes. I finally got a break at Associated Auto, the place I swore to never buy from again. Wait, I didn't buy from them, I just got info cause they didn't have the 9/16 fine threaded bolt I needed. The guy recommended a supply store that looked like it's been in business since the 1820's. Guess what? They had the freakin bolts, yeah! When I went for the bolts it was later in the day like 5:00 pm and I had since put the intake manifold gasket together and all of the top components only to take everything off again because my caveman friend tightened the intake on, but didn't notice the rubber seal on the back of the intake was half off. We took it all apart and put it back together again which suprisingly took no time due to all of my deletions and becoming familiar with everything. Okay, now it's about 9:00am and I'm on my way to Home Depot to look for the bolts and fanbelts for my new routing. Along the way there my friend calls me and asks me to pick him up. I head to get him and the snow is now starting to pick up a bit and mind you I'm driving my baby the Impala SS. I got him and while in his area we hit our favorite mom and pop auto store and picked up some belts. I got three cause I din't know for sure and would bring back the extra. Got back and none fit. In my haste I ran the string around two pullies. My caveman friend may be a brute, but he knows some things. He tried the original steering pump belt and it worked. and we just needed one more belt for the Alternator. We hit my local Napa and got one and it was too short. I went back got one 2 inches longer and it just fit with a little slack. Now that the fanbelt problem was solved we threw the new spacer and his camaro fanblades on there. My clutchfan was toast and had been spinning freely for months. By that time I was ready to take him home in the jeep after advancing the timing just to get her running. We went around the block and she just shut down. No lights, no nothing. We smelled smoke and immediately bailed. Lifted the hood expecting smoke and flames and saw/smelled burned electical wiring which was too close the exhaust manifold. It was a yellow wire that went to the starter solenoid that basically burned. We tried to push the jeep back around, but in slush and snow and heavy as hell it wasn't workin. So we opted to park her on the street with some help from two guys in a passing car. We parked her, thanked the guys and walked around the block to my house. Got my Imp, went back and took everything vital out of the jeep. I then took my bit&hy friend home, got home myself and called Motor Club of America or AAA. The guy I got asked questions and with this being my first autoclub experience, I was a little slow. Then again after working on the jeep since 6 a.m. I was tired as HELL! He told me he'd call back and when he did he said it would be 1 1/2 hours. I said okay and forced myself to stay up. He then called back in an hour asking was I at the jeep and that the guys came and didn't know it was 4 wheel drive. At this point I was tired as hell and pissed. I told him earlier that I was at home a block away and that I had a 4-wheel drive jeep. He then said the guys were on a police call and that their truck couldn't tow a 4-wheel vehicle. I was like what difference does it make as long as it's in neutral. He told me he'd call back and when he did a hour later he said this guy has a jeep with a chain and that all his other trucks were out in the storm. I said okay and then he put me and the other guy on the three way. The guy said he was in Elizabeth and he could tow it with his jeep. I said okay and how long would it take, he then says how long would it take me to get there. I then say around the block, about 10 minutes. He says why so long and I say about 5 to get dressed and 5 to walk. I then say what should it matter cause it will take you 15 to 20 to get here anyway. He says okay and hang up the phone. I start to hang up and get up first and then the guy says again,"HANG UP!". I hang up and think what an a-hole. Get around the corner and wait 10 minutes and he pulls up hanging out his window on the cell phone. He then says Evans, I say yeah and then he says that thing belongs in a junk yard. I then give him this f&ck you look and think,"Your sh&t belongs in a junk yard".
He had what looked like a Chevy blazer. You know the model that looks like O.J.'s big Great Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley bronco, but with a plow on front.
He pulls up behind and asks what do I want to do. I think and he interupts me and says I don't have all night, so what's it gonna be. I say okay, but was gonna say I'll just wait for a tow in the morning. He gives me his maglight to hold and hooks his chain to my front suspension shackle under the steering assembly. Now, he says that he's gonna give me hand signals so I'll know when he stops. I say okay and he's pulls me around the corner. When we get to the last turn before my house he stops and gets out. He then says that I need to pull to the left so I can see his hand signals. I nod, but am thinking that if I didn't know how to be pulled I would have already hit his dumb Great Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley. He turns and I follow in tow and we get to the front of my house. I get and so does he. He unhooks the jeep and gets back in his jeep and fills out the forms. He then asks if I have MCA. I say I don't really know and then he asks for my card and says it's MCA cause AAA wouldn't be enough. I say thanks and he gives me his card. I am finally finished for the day at 10 something p.m. You can guess what I did with that! Later that night at about 12 something I get a call and it's him. He asks me if I have his freakin Maglight! I'm like do you know what time it is and how tired I am and that I was up since 6 something wokin on my jeep, and I'm delirious at this point. I say that I don't think I have it and if I did it would be in the jeep and that I can't remember. He says okay, but no sorry. I say that I go to work at 6 in the morning and when I leave the house I'll check for his freakin Maglight. Morning comes and I check and no freakin Maglight. I call him now when he's sleeping and tell him that I didn't find it, he then says thanks and I tell him bye.
The funny thing about this whole story is that the tow guy may be the same guy I had a problem with when we had that 2 feet of snow. He said something about his jeep having tranny problems. I remember him saying $150 to do the whole driveway and front. I share a driveway withmy neighbor so we were gonna split it. He starts doing work then stops and tells us that it will be another hundred cause the driveway is really long. I tell him no way and my neighbor agrees. I then tell him that his tranny problem is not my concern and that if he spent some money on good tires then he wouldn't have so many tranny problems. He mistakenly thought I said that I would slash his tires. Which was funny! He then says how about paying me for the front. I say, "you didn't do anything really and you ain't getting squat". So, he leaves, but not before saying that he should push all the snow back. I then replied,"Knock yourself out", I don't freaking care!
That's my story and I'm stickin to it...
First, I deleted the A/C pump and hoses and condensor and everything associated with it.
Second, I deleted the Air pump and tubes check valves and all that too. When removing the air tubes going into the exhaust manifold I ended up breaking off two vented bolts, but the rest came out with no problems. I used two screws to temporarily stop the exhaust leaks. I went apesh#t trying to find the bolts that would fit in these holes. I finally got a break at Associated Auto, the place I swore to never buy from again. Wait, I didn't buy from them, I just got info cause they didn't have the 9/16 fine threaded bolt I needed. The guy recommended a supply store that looked like it's been in business since the 1820's. Guess what? They had the freakin bolts, yeah! When I went for the bolts it was later in the day like 5:00 pm and I had since put the intake manifold gasket together and all of the top components only to take everything off again because my caveman friend tightened the intake on, but didn't notice the rubber seal on the back of the intake was half off. We took it all apart and put it back together again which suprisingly took no time due to all of my deletions and becoming familiar with everything. Okay, now it's about 9:00am and I'm on my way to Home Depot to look for the bolts and fanbelts for my new routing. Along the way there my friend calls me and asks me to pick him up. I head to get him and the snow is now starting to pick up a bit and mind you I'm driving my baby the Impala SS. I got him and while in his area we hit our favorite mom and pop auto store and picked up some belts. I got three cause I din't know for sure and would bring back the extra. Got back and none fit. In my haste I ran the string around two pullies. My caveman friend may be a brute, but he knows some things. He tried the original steering pump belt and it worked. and we just needed one more belt for the Alternator. We hit my local Napa and got one and it was too short. I went back got one 2 inches longer and it just fit with a little slack. Now that the fanbelt problem was solved we threw the new spacer and his camaro fanblades on there. My clutchfan was toast and had been spinning freely for months. By that time I was ready to take him home in the jeep after advancing the timing just to get her running. We went around the block and she just shut down. No lights, no nothing. We smelled smoke and immediately bailed. Lifted the hood expecting smoke and flames and saw/smelled burned electical wiring which was too close the exhaust manifold. It was a yellow wire that went to the starter solenoid that basically burned. We tried to push the jeep back around, but in slush and snow and heavy as hell it wasn't workin. So we opted to park her on the street with some help from two guys in a passing car. We parked her, thanked the guys and walked around the block to my house. Got my Imp, went back and took everything vital out of the jeep. I then took my bit&hy friend home, got home myself and called Motor Club of America or AAA. The guy I got asked questions and with this being my first autoclub experience, I was a little slow. Then again after working on the jeep since 6 a.m. I was tired as HELL! He told me he'd call back and when he did he said it would be 1 1/2 hours. I said okay and forced myself to stay up. He then called back in an hour asking was I at the jeep and that the guys came and didn't know it was 4 wheel drive. At this point I was tired as hell and pissed. I told him earlier that I was at home a block away and that I had a 4-wheel drive jeep. He then said the guys were on a police call and that their truck couldn't tow a 4-wheel vehicle. I was like what difference does it make as long as it's in neutral. He told me he'd call back and when he did a hour later he said this guy has a jeep with a chain and that all his other trucks were out in the storm. I said okay and then he put me and the other guy on the three way. The guy said he was in Elizabeth and he could tow it with his jeep. I said okay and how long would it take, he then says how long would it take me to get there. I then say around the block, about 10 minutes. He says why so long and I say about 5 to get dressed and 5 to walk. I then say what should it matter cause it will take you 15 to 20 to get here anyway. He says okay and hang up the phone. I start to hang up and get up first and then the guy says again,"HANG UP!". I hang up and think what an a-hole. Get around the corner and wait 10 minutes and he pulls up hanging out his window on the cell phone. He then says Evans, I say yeah and then he says that thing belongs in a junk yard. I then give him this f&ck you look and think,"Your sh&t belongs in a junk yard".
He had what looked like a Chevy blazer. You know the model that looks like O.J.'s big Great Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley bronco, but with a plow on front.
He pulls up behind and asks what do I want to do. I think and he interupts me and says I don't have all night, so what's it gonna be. I say okay, but was gonna say I'll just wait for a tow in the morning. He gives me his maglight to hold and hooks his chain to my front suspension shackle under the steering assembly. Now, he says that he's gonna give me hand signals so I'll know when he stops. I say okay and he's pulls me around the corner. When we get to the last turn before my house he stops and gets out. He then says that I need to pull to the left so I can see his hand signals. I nod, but am thinking that if I didn't know how to be pulled I would have already hit his dumb Great Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley. He turns and I follow in tow and we get to the front of my house. I get and so does he. He unhooks the jeep and gets back in his jeep and fills out the forms. He then asks if I have MCA. I say I don't really know and then he asks for my card and says it's MCA cause AAA wouldn't be enough. I say thanks and he gives me his card. I am finally finished for the day at 10 something p.m. You can guess what I did with that! Later that night at about 12 something I get a call and it's him. He asks me if I have his freakin Maglight! I'm like do you know what time it is and how tired I am and that I was up since 6 something wokin on my jeep, and I'm delirious at this point. I say that I don't think I have it and if I did it would be in the jeep and that I can't remember. He says okay, but no sorry. I say that I go to work at 6 in the morning and when I leave the house I'll check for his freakin Maglight. Morning comes and I check and no freakin Maglight. I call him now when he's sleeping and tell him that I didn't find it, he then says thanks and I tell him bye.
The funny thing about this whole story is that the tow guy may be the same guy I had a problem with when we had that 2 feet of snow. He said something about his jeep having tranny problems. I remember him saying $150 to do the whole driveway and front. I share a driveway withmy neighbor so we were gonna split it. He starts doing work then stops and tells us that it will be another hundred cause the driveway is really long. I tell him no way and my neighbor agrees. I then tell him that his tranny problem is not my concern and that if he spent some money on good tires then he wouldn't have so many tranny problems. He mistakenly thought I said that I would slash his tires. Which was funny! He then says how about paying me for the front. I say, "you didn't do anything really and you ain't getting squat". So, he leaves, but not before saying that he should push all the snow back. I then replied,"Knock yourself out", I don't freaking care!
That's my story and I'm stickin to it...