The thing was parked..the tanny pulled out and its never been cranked
over since then. Ive mentiioned the idiot who was supposed to rebuilt
the transmission and all the bullshit Ive gone through with him, over
the years. I called him last week and left a message that I want the
tranny or a good used on. He is a disabled vet these days..with a bad
back and a hernia that looks like a second dick...so he may be back in
the hospital. He is never at his shop. So Ive given up on it and now
that John Carol has given me some energy..Im going to have to find
another one and get the old girl back on the road. Next spring if not
sooner, Ill be camping in it. Hide and watch. Its got 75k miles on
it. But..it too will need tires. Wheels are 16.5"...need to find (6)
16" or 17" Dodge 8 lug rims and then some tires. But..thats in the not
too distant future.
Ive got a decent mechanic roommate living here...he is pretty damned
good so I simply have to find the parts, buy em and hand em to him. He
rebuilt the E-350, the Dodge (Ive already put 25,000 miles on that)
and put rebuilt heads on the Ranger yesterday morning and drove it up
25 Hill and around. I buy the groceries, give him some smokes now and
then and make sure the washer and dryer are free for him once a week.
So it works out nicely to have someone working on my rolling stock
while Im down in LA on jobs. He makes pocket money doing automotive
for other people of course and was just offered a job with a local
trucking company...he is a diesel guy who used to be a tech for
Frieghtliner at their big center in the midwest. He was the lead
mechanic at the local autoshop before the owners daughter fucked the
shop up..so when they closed the doors one afternoon..I took him in.
Nice guy and sharp as hell. Plus I gave him access to my SiFi
collection..so I dont see him much at night....chuckle.
he gets a good deal on housing and eats..and I give him a place to
work on vehicles. Air compressor, jackstands, air tools, etc etc all
are mine. And I find him tools he can use. He lost a lot of them when
the shop closed down..the "other" mechanic robbed him blind.
Got him a SnapOn Solus Ultra OBD reader and we are buying the "keys"
one at a time since it didnt come with any. Plus I do side work,
welding, fabbing, machine work etc etc on some of the custom stuff he
does for the local off road crowd. Thats why some weekends you dont
see much of me, other weekends Im on here regularly.
Shrug...slowly but surely Im getting things taken care of. Sold the
canoe last weekend, delivered it Monday last. I had Zero dollars in
it...and sold it for $600 plus delivery. (Grin) Oh..I did have $15 in
paddles, seat cushions and (2) ski vests..so I paid for them out of
the delivery charge..on my way down south.
Got a guy coming over to look at one of the sailboats tommorow and
have purchased 4 Omniturns that are already working at the shop of a
client I leased em to. Cost me a fair amount of money for them..paid
for them in cash. Slowly..but surely.
So I dont piss money away. I cant afford to.
Ive also lost 15 lbs and had my hair cut short. (Grin)
And I picked up my new glasses this afternoon in Bakersfield. Those
are taking some getting used to. Boy howdy!
Gunner