OK, another quick thinking roadside fix!

[junkman42]

Must be a bunch of youngsters here.  I thought it was fricition tape and bailing wire and pork rind for the rods!  John

[Dallas]

Must be a bunch of youngsters here.  I thought it was fricition tape and bailing wire and pork rind for the rods!  John

I grew up with bubble gum, balin' wire, bob wire, bacon rind and a bar of soap.

The soap was to stop up the rust holes in the gas tank.

The bacon rind was for fixing the babbet rods when they hammered out 40 miles from town.

The bob wire was for strapping stuff down, like the hood and convertible top.

The balin' wire was for tieing things up, like mufflers.

The bubble gum was for holding things together like a pair of wires that were just a bit too short, or plugging up a hole in the radiator.

[WEC4104]

As quoted on Mythbusters and elsewhere...

"All of life's problems can be solved with two things—duct tape and WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't, you need duct tape. And if it doesn't move and it should, you need WD40."

[Busted Knuckle]

   Thank ya, thank ya very much! I'll be here all week! LOL! Oppps I mean I'll be here 'til ya all run me out!

Now y'uns has done got my head so swelled up I can't fit back in the engine compartment to finish fix;n it right!

Yesterday was spent fix'n the altenator on mom's van that went out Tuesday also!

& to make things worse she took the dually to a Dr's appointment in Paducah and brought it back Full! (I mean full of junk! The bed was crammed packed, the crewcab rear seat was cram packed and she had just enough room in the front seat for herself! (thank god the stores had a closing time! or she would have bought a trailer to bring the rest home!) Yes she went shopping after the AM Dr's appointment and didn't get home until around 9:00 PM.

By the way her response when dad & I complained, was "blame Cat. she's the one who said it was a SHOPPING TRUCK!"

Now on top of that while trying to do a simple alt replacement the belt tension-er decided to be contrary and after much persasuion, cussin, and finally removing it all togeher. It was discovered that the threaded part the bolt that holds the pulley on & acts as a place to put a ratchet (or a fancy belt tensioner tool which is what I was using at first) on and pulling on to relieve the tension. Had busted up and was just letting the bolt turn. So we needed a new tesioner too! So I called Advance Auto Parts back and had them deliver a tensioner & a new belt too (figured might as well replace it too, while we had the old one off!)

Now comes the fun part, they send the wrong tensioner. Which dad noticed as the delivery driver was backing out. So I ran and caught him (yeah funny sight! LOL!) and gave him both tensioners!

Now I call the store back again! This time I get the main guy who handles commercial accounts. I tell him what's up and he laffs and say's "well ya know it happens often when Adam sends parts"! (Adam is THE store manager! LOL!) So while I got him on the phone we decide to see if the belt is right. Yup sure enough the idiot sent the wrong belt too! So I tell him to please have the right parts ready when the driver gets there. Well this time the right parts show up, but now the price is higher! I tell ya I win for losing! 5 trips the driver made in all between bringing the altenator, forgeting the core & picking up the core, bringing the wrong parts, bringing the right parts, and coming back to pick up the wrong belt again (yup forgot it too!) LOL! So we spent yesterday crying and laffing  both over mom's van! So nothing got done to my bus!

OK personal replys;

So BK, is your middle name McGiver?   LOL.   Sounds like a very ingenious roadside fix. Jack

No but we used to have a driver we called that because he carried a couple of goofy things in his brief case that he would use to "fix something" on every trip. Does that count?

Ok, good sentence structure, lots of paragraphs lol, I think your english teacher would be proud lol.

I'm larn'n!

Sounds like a case of Mexican engineering to me.  Glad you were able to get it going.  Can not imagin being stuck with a load of kids.
ED
MCI 7

Panamainun! I was born in PANAMA! LOL! Close though!

Very good! I like it. You get high points for inventiveness, and extra credit for use of all the man's tools! Duct tape, electrical tape, and zip ties, let alone plumber's strap! I think I only have two of the four items on my coach.

Hey it was what was handy at the time. LOL!

Your right...your a genius  Plus you have an ending...craig is just going to string us along untill we each pay the quarter he is asking!

LOL! He's outta luck here, I we started with noth'n and still have most all of it left! LOL!

my grandpappy used to say duct tape and baling wire will fix anything.  that's my emergency kit.  but your fix would make pappy proud.

nice job!

i've got to get to western tn some time just to meet you.  i got another 5 ac in parsons to look at, are you on the way?

Well it depends on which way ya coming! We are 98 miles from Parsons (mostly N but slightly west too!).

Hey BK

We are going to have to deduct points 'cause you didn't use baling wire, ya used "zip ties". Everybody knows ya got to carry and use baling wire!

Anyway, glad to see ya saved the day

Rob
91 LeMirage XL
Missouri

Rob the bail'n wire was in the tool box at home! I guess I could'a took some off the luggage bay door that I used a while back to make a "temp" linkage (of course that was like a yr ago, and it still works so why fix it again? right?) So I Do have bail'n wire fix'n somethin! I want those deducted points re-added! LOL!

Oooo, good idea!  Maybe I can pay for the next bottle of Bus God Wine! Ok everyone.... ante up!

Hey, that might be a good name for the next batch from the Dungeons of the Moosibou Winery!

Sorry see above! LOL!

sorry, let me be clearer.  BK, this was meant for Gumpy, not you. 

ROFLMAO! Yes I understood without the explanation! LOL!

Must be a bunch of youngsters here.  I thought it was fricition tape and bailing wire and pork rind for the rods!  John

John I have to admit at 42 I am a young'n, by like Hank Snow sings "I've been everywhere & I mean everywhere man"!  LOL! By the way we used shoe tongue leather for the rods & mains! LOL!

I grew up with bubble gum, balin' wire, bob wire, bacon rind and a bar of soap.

The soap was to stop up the rust holes in the gas tank.

The bacon rind was for fixing the babbet rods when they hammered out 40 miles from town.

The bob wire was for strapping stuff down, like the hood and convertible top.

The balin' wire was for tieing things up, like mufflers.

The bubble gum was for holding things together like a pair of wires that were just a bit too short, or plugging up a hole in the radiator.

Dallas I thought "bob wire" was what was used for prairie fencing! LOL!

And for those of you I didn't "QUOTE" THANK YOU TOO! I was try'n to keep it short and sweet! LOL! yeah right! LOL)

[Dallas]

Bryce,

Your right,

Bob Wire is the stuff they make prairie fences with.

It was unusually handy along just about every road when I was growing up.

Just try having the hood latch break on a '65 Corvair in the middle of the night. It's amazing how strong bob wire is, and it'll catch on just about anything. In fact, if you every fall down an elevator shaft be sure you have a hand full of bungy cords and bob wire.... they are bound to catch on something and break your fall! 

Dallas

[Busted Knuckle]

Bryce,

Your right,

Bob Wire is the stuff they make prairie fences with.

It was unusually handy along just about every road when I was growing up.

Just try having the hood latch break on a '65 Corvair in the middle of the night. It's amazing how strong bob wire is, and it'll catch on just about anything. In fact, if you every fall down an elevator shaft be sure you have a hand full of bungy cords and bob wire.... they are bound to catch on something and break your fall! 

Dallas

LOL!

By the way it was still yer wife's fault that the trk came back overloaded! LOL!

[bubbaqgal]

That's right, blame me,poor little me! Woe is me!! Give me the blame but don't tell everyone that it was really me that fixed your bus the other day.  Tell your mom I said "you go girl"!