I should not have blogged that- September 28, 2007 I guess the VW did not like being mentioned in the truck blog. She overheated yesterday. Right after we spent $180 to get the windows tinted. This morning I was able to drive the VW to the shop. I'll let them figure out if it is a thermostat problem, a water pump issue or something else.The shop service writer ran us home after dropping off the VW. Then The Princess and I pulled out the truck to go for the all important Krispy Kreme run. Boo for broken cars, but Yeah! for a day off and a..http://truckindaddy.blogspot.com/2007/09/i-should-not-have-blogged-that.html No truckin', but lots of repair time- September 28, 2007 Lately I have been spending my tool-time on the wife's VW Beetle. Last week I installed rear shocks. Turned out to take me almost a week to get it done, since I had to wait for parts. But that just gave me more time to try to plan out the repair.Thanks to the old truck, I was not intimidated by the repair at all. After all, I have replaced all of the shocks on it, and it still rolls down the street smooth enough.Thanks to lots of info from the 'net and Racecar Man's tools, which I still...http://truckindaddy.blogspot.com/2007/09/no-truckin-but-lots-of-repair-time.html Just because- September 7, 2007 Took the truck out for a ride tonight.No place to go. No route planned. Nothing but a 34 tank of gas and me cruising my old truck.We hit the hills around the neighborhood and had a nice cruise. Not too long, though. Marge does only get 10-12 mpg. Anyways, good times!http://truckindaddy.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-because.html |