It lives!
Bit rappy untill I get the valves adjusted again now that I've run it a bit.
OK, I screwed up when I went to start it :oops: . I did a check in the engine compartment and under the vehicle to make sure I did'nt leave any screwdrivers or sockets laying around. Looked good. Cranked the engine.......just started to fire, CLANG!!! I hear stuff hitting the floor after it sounded like it had bounced around the engine compartment. :x Not good.
Shut it down.
Wife says. "I saw it hit the ground. It's over there."
Boy howdy, that's a big ***ing bolt laying on the floor. :?
"I did not pull this off" Where the hell did this come from?
Oh ***, there is a ratchet under the truck too. :?
:shock: :shock:
Yep, that there is the bolt from the crank. :x
I had my socket on it to turn the engine to TDC and to spin it over while I adjusted the valves. :oops: :oops:
Boy I feel stupid. At least it did not throw it through the radiator. That would have just been a kick in the dink.
Tightened her back up and took it for a spin. Kind of smokey until all the spillage burned off. Runs fine now. What a relief.
Running a family with two people working and three kids with one car is a logistical nightmare. We are a two car family again
I deserve a big fat cocktail, why thanks, yes. I'll go get one right now!
:wink:
