Re: [DML] Midwest Club Tech Day (week) report

[kKoncelik@xxxxxxx]

I wasn't going to comment until Dave put this in his tech session  report.
Hope you enjoy my cynical but fun response
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/15/2005 11:31:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:


If you  happen to see a 
tiny Ford pickup in front of a 24" closed trailer, don't  get in his 
way!<<<<<<



Yea I will run you over  :-)
 
I cannot tell you the amount of $%@# I get driving my Ford Ranger and of  
course Dave is right at the top of the @#$% handout.  (Probably because its  his 
trailer I am hauling now)
But 
The Little truck has a BIG motor and a low rear end. It made easy work of  
his 24' trailer and actually it handles better than my flat trailer. (except  
when a truck comes screaming by)
 
But no matter how much that little truck pulls, hauls, or pushes it never  
gets its proper credit LOL. 
It has saved many a DeLoreans like the one yesterday that lost a belt and  
overheated.
Thanks to the little silver pick up he got a free ride back (and I  
appreciated the company) so never underestimate the little truck. (glad we could  help)
 
Dave was amazed at how tight I put the weight distribution bars but it ran  
great. (It would be on the ground if I didn't)
 
The truck will pull anything and it did 65 MPH no problems BUT there is no  
way that truck can stop with that weight so I will say the brakes on the 
trailer  work fine they had to stop the truck.  
 
As far as the tech session 
Thanks for the help to the four people that pitched in.
For some of them it was a learning experience but they did fine and it got  
the car along faster than I could have alone.
Don also proved we could remover the window motor without taking off the  
bracket.
I feel guilty bending things that hard and far. But it went in fine. 
 
To recap I have two cars I am looking at for possible use as a raffle  car.
This is the automatic.
 
We did a lot on it yesterday 
Changed fuel boot
Changed fuel boot cover
Changed fuel hoses
Changed Fuse box and redid bad wires
Got the stereo going (new speakers all 4) 
Changed the rear quarter panel
Changed the door window motor
Found the problem with the door lock
 
Dave was referring to the car not running as it left because of no  gas
It was not that it was out of gas but the return tube was not stock and  they 
had it shooting back into the tank
 
I was low enough on gas (about 1 gallon in the car ) that the pump drained  
the "HAT" resevoir faster than it could fill so I replaced that today and Its  
fine.  Ran it again today.
 
PS 
Dave has this real cute itsy bitsy teeny weeny oxy acetylene system that we  
used to get that stuck pin out.  DON'T Judge based on size (leave my poor  
little pickup truck alone LOL)
 
Had a blast 
Thanks to all 
 
Good Job guys 
 
Ken
 
 
 


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