justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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No one actually Taught me hoot about cars, but, I was determined,, & about the time I started understanding them, daggum if they didnt just Up & change how they worked! I was just starting to understand the points & carbs & such, when, POOF! Understanding points became pointless.. then, here comes fuel injection,, & computers & readers & codes & OHH MY Gawd, NEW shaped screw heads, ever few weeks it seemed I needed another set of tools! ( I figured that scheme OUT, boy! The tool makers came up with the new screw head designs & paid for the tooling to make them for the screw makers,,JUST so they could make a fortune selling tools) Anyway,, a power steering pump on an 03 Taurus? Wanna change one? REally? YOU think YOU can wheel it in the garage & do that? OHH NO you cant,, YOuve got to get the pulley off of it, so it will go thru the cast bracket.. & THAT tool runs about 50 bucks,, & when youre pulling connections, youll see a skinny, white, plastic washer,, & YES it has to be there & NO it doesnt come with the kit,, & if you go together w/o it its GONNA leak,,
Ive never actually been happy to see a car break down in that "Its now worth fixing" category, but it did, I have an 03 Taurus lawn ornament,,transmission is dead, it needs a steering rack, & the windshield is cracked, about $2,000.00 to fix a Maybe $2,500.00 car,,
OHH, I COULD get a used transmission & rack, problee have both for $350.00,, BUT, ya gotta drop the entire sub frame & get the engine & tranny out,, kinda need a lift & a special dolly Cars just arent user friendly any more,, So, I have an 87 F150 300 CID 6 banger w/ a 4 speed.. fuel injected,, computerized,, phhhht!
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