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Posted By Discussion Topic: up date -- page: 1 2     Old Henry 12-14-2011 @ 8:16 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 738 Joined: Apr 2010 One of my dues installments to M.I.T. (Murphy's etc) was paid on the 18th day of our restoration of "Old Henry." Here is my restoration progress report to the family for that day. Day 18 1/2 Tuesday, October 3, 2006 This day only counts for some comic relief - nothing more. At about 6:15 P.M. I decided to take Ol' Henry down to Oak Canyon Jr. High field to pick up Morgan from his Lacrosse practice. I got just across 4th East when the engine died. I tried starting it again and it sort of started but wouldn't keep running. I wondered, "What now?" I called AnnaRae to bring some gas to "drizzle" like we'd had to do in the past to get it going. That didn't work this time. She went on down and picked up Morgan. They came by on their way home to see how I was doing getting it started. Morgan made the comment, "Maybe it's out of gas." I didn't think so as we'd driven it so little on 5 gallons we'd put in to start with. To make a long story short, I spent the next 3 hours dismantling the carburetor, the fuel pump, the fuel lines, two or three trips to AutoZone for various creative parts, trying everything imaginable there on the side of the road to get the gas to pump into the carburetor. Finally at about 9:45 P.M. I tried sucking the gas from the tank with my mouth. Nothing came. I opened the gas cap, bounced the car a little to see if I could hear gas in the tank. Silence. The dang thing WAS just out of gas!! As soon as the gas was in Henry started right up and purred like a tiger. How many times after that did I say to myself: "You bumbling, blithering idiot! You fool! You dim bulb! Numb nuts! Bumpkin! Etc! Etc!" I'd wasted my whole night (that I had plenty else to do) for NOTHING! Stupeedo!! Now here's the real catcher: Earlier today AnnaRae asked whether the car might run out of gas soon. I said, "Naw. We put 5 gallons of gas in and haven't driven it very far." Then, of course,there was Morgan's suggestion that it was out of gas that I knew better than. So, next time you think of some amazing mental prowess that I possess always remember day 18 1/2. Cindy was right that Mom only borned 4 smart kids except it was ME that was not one of them! Old Henry (The older I get, the better old looks.) This message was edited by Old Henry on 12-14-11 @ 8:18 PM supereal 12-14-2011 @ 4:30 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 I dunno Tom. After I passed my mid 70's, I found that I am not only repeating my mistakes, but I don't give a you-know-what about it! As far as I can see, that is the only upside of the "golden years"! Bob. TomO 12-14-2011 @ 7:12 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 7386 Joined: Oct 2009 Thanks , Super, I now have the knowledge to look forward to making many more mistakes. I was thinking that I had already made most of them and was starting over at the beginning. Tom supereal 12-13-2011 @ 8:58 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 One of the best uses for a digital camera is to document your project as you go, and supplement them with written notes. For us in the "over the hill gang", these are essential, as the old brain box grinds slowly, if at all. No one lives long enough to make all the mistakes. The record is also very valuable when the inevitable time comes to sell. Keep a file for all receipts from parts purchases, and other costs. BERTHA 12-13-2011 @ 3:22 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 129 Joined: Nov 2009 "....... I repeat some of my mistakes and then remember them, instead of remembering them before I repeat them." I have a really hard time deciding what to forget too make room for what I need to remember. "it's only original once" Bob This message was edited by BERTHA on 12-13-11 @ 3:24 PM trjford8 11-29-2011 @ 7:15 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 4356 Joined: Oct 2009 TomO, in my post I used the word "never" which is not a good idea. I usually have to eat "the word never"! 46fordnut 11-29-2011 @ 5:26 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 332 Joined: Oct 2009 yes.. i just put one in my wife's van.. i did it. i cost me for the part alone 300. 100 horse running wild supereal 11-29-2011 @ 10:50 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 It is surprising how many vehicles come to our shop "on the hook" when they "suddenly stopped". One of the first questions we ask is "how much fuel is in the tank". Surprisingly, that question sometime offends the owner who says "how dumb do you think I am?". We had one of those just yesterday. Today's high pressure fuel pumps in the tank use the fuel as a cooling medium, and they will often fail if the fuel level is allowed to drop low, or run out. We advise owners to keep the level above about 1/3, at a minimum, to protect the pump, because replacement runs in the area of $500-$1,000, and sometimes higher. In most cases, the tank has to come out, and pumps are usually only available with the pickup and gauge sender as a unit. TomO 11-29-2011 @ 10:09 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 7386 Joined: Oct 2009 Tom, I knew that I was doing something wrong, I repeat some of my mistakes and then remember them, instead of remembering them before I repeat them. Tom trjford8 11-28-2011 @ 1:00 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 4356 Joined: Oct 2009 We are all a member of this club. We learn from our mistakes. You never repeat them after making one. It stays in the memory bank which is the Bank of Knowledge.

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