So at work today we have a vehicle from the body shop. 11 things do not work. Vehicle has had major repair work done to left front side. Including a new fuse box, battery and couple short wiring harnesses attached to that. Boss gives me this, "some things don't work, test the fuses in the fuse block it is a fuse." Okay, I told him and walked away wondering how does he know?? Having learned to do this the hard way I did EXACTLY as instructed, tested every single fuse. All were good. reported back, fuses are good should I check it out further? "It's a fuse, keep looking," he tells me. Okay no problem, checked every fuse in the vehicle, all 3 fuse box locations. NOPE, all of them were good.

Reported back. NOW, he asks me what do I think it is. Duuno, need to check wiring and see what we don't have, power or ground. Nah he tells me, check the battery cable ground. Do that, nope it is obviously good the vehicle drove here and is charging.

Finally 2 hours later he tells me, check it out and let me know what you find. Really? Holy sniky!! So I write down all the things that don't work, and go get wiring charts. Takes a minute to print out 24 pages of wiring charts. Go back to my desk and start working on it. 10 minutes later I am looking at a cluster of ground wire eyelets that are attached to …. NOTHING. Seems the body shop guys didn't bother to put the ground stud back and the guys that came behind them just left the wires sitting there. Maybe it is wireless grounding, something new maybe??

Installed a jumper to ground and lo and behold everything works now. Total time to find problem, 25 minutes. Wasted time GUESSING and checking other stuff, 2 hours.

Body shop manager came over to see what I was speaking of. Showed him, guy about blew a gasket. 2 other shops told him it was a module, which he replaced. That module cost $850 and had to be reprogrammed once installed. Non refundable. OOPS.

Rest of day I got to do some actual repair work, two timing belts and some valve cover gaskets.

LOL

 

I didn't know dr suess put out racist stuff. If he did, I'm glad they stopped publishing it. I don't want my kids reading racist books.

 

Then will "Little Black *************************" be next?

The Story of Little Black *************************
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Little_Black_Sambo

Critics of the time observed that Bannerman presents one of the first Black heroes in children's literature and regarded the book as positively portraying Black characters in both the text and pictures, especially in comparison to books of that era that depicted Blacks as simple and uncivilised

+1 for *************************, for I like my cakes with real butter- 100% pure maple syrup.

 

Dr. Seuss was hired to do propaganda work during the war, WWII that is, so mostly the offensive stuff is in relation to the Japanese. He also did some anti-German propaganda. So it wasnt his "racism," it was the US Government´s racism. Just to be clear. He also did some stereotyping of non-caucasians that has been taken out of context, and/or misunderstood.

 

The is quite simple but here is the conundrum- I have what I want- get I want- but, these are tools that I use or have used, but still have some future use. When the time comes I either give them away or sell them. I give thanks to God for giving me the talents and tools. Therefore, my shop is full- and the tools I have worked for me…

- Desert_Woodworker

Do you happen to have any quality chisels. Looking to upgrade my HF set. LOL

 

- wildwoodbybrianjohns

Well now that looks fun.

WBBN, I have a e350 van with 315,xxx miles on it. Theoretically, how long will a gas motor last? Lol. Just put a new transmission in it. I feel I need to get my money out of the transmission.

 

LBD posted a cool project, check in on him.

 

Where is the General Manager tonight? at least the Roman Army was fed… Maybe the staff is at the "secret Rum bar"
Food trucks coming…

As for the different social trends- it is up to parents or your children's children- you were or are given the responsibility

 

LBD posted a cool project, check in on him.

- woodbutcherbynight

Thx

 

WBBN, I have a e350 van with 315,xxx miles on it. Theoretically, how long will a gas motor last? Lol. Just put a new transmission in it. I feel I need to get my money out of the transmission.

- CWWoodworking

The block portion should last a long time with some regular maintenance. If it is a 5.4 engine then a common problem is Cam phasers and timing chain guides. If let go too long then a roller lifter can go bad, sometimes wiping out the camshaft / camshafts as the case may be. Transmissions are common with those, can get one out in about 25 minutes. If I have the new transmission on hand before starting can get entire job done in an hour.

 

All I could think of, is maybe I could suck my shoe and it would taste better!

- moke

Pottz has extra shoes behind the bar, quite a few pairs have been left behind after some wild nights.

LOL

- woodbutcherbynight

yeah found a pair of pumps that belong to the duck?

 

So guys, I went out on Sunday nite, I ordered and they had some black rum….excitedly, I ordered some. IS THAT THE LIQUID LEFT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL WHEN ANYTHING THAT HAS SOME SEMBLANCE TO RUM IS GONE? OMG Thanks the suggestion, but no thanks…....lol

All I could think of, is maybe I could suck my shoe and it would taste better!

- moke

Rum will give you diabetes ;-( Tequila, will add years to your lifespan ;-))

- TopamaxSurvivor

ill get the bar tender o fire up the blender bob.

 

Where is the General Manager tonight? at least the Roman Army was fed… Maybe the staff is at the "secret Rum bar"
Food trucks coming…

As for the different social trends- it is up to parents or your children s children- you were or are given the responsibility

- Desert_Woodworker

gunny get the tanks rolling!!

 

 

Tequila never added years to my life I don't think… made me fall in love with a stripper named "star" once. Stole my heart, then my wallet.

 

- woodbutcherbynight

Valiant effort but have you been paid or fed by Pottz?

Tokyo Rose?

1940s WWII Tokyo Rose Broadcast

or
W

can't we have Coney dogs? Gunny you are behaving like a

cappo status Gunny?

 

Tequila never added years to my life I don't think… made me fall in love with a stripper named "star" once. Stole my heart, then my wallet.

- CWWoodworking

;-)))

 

Y'all been busy in the bar. Notifications dropped for a few minutes apparently. ;-(

 

WBN, I hate 12 v systems. Seems like it is usually the ground if you can find it ;-)

One evening I saw the neighbor's daughter slamming her rear door over and over and getting in and out of the KIA. I asked her what she was doing. She said trying to start the car. It usually starts the first try in most places, but in her dad's driveway on a slight angle, she usually gets it started after slamming the rear door a few times. I asked her to open the hood and I would check her battery. The ground was so loose it lifted off the terminal. I tightened it for her. She said she had the vehicle back to the dealer 2 or 3 times and they could not find any problems.

Years ago a guy with a motorhome saw my ad in the Yellow Pages saying "The solution to your electrical problems." My intention was to attract industrial plants and machine shops that could not find anyone to troubleshoot and fix their control circuits. He called about his headlights intermittently going off when driving. He had it to several mechanics who didn't find anything wrong. I was busy at the time and told him I did line voltage, but I could take a look when I had the time and it was probably a grounding issue. I do not recall the exact details but the RV battery was grounded to the frame and the motor starting battery was grounded to the engine block. I bonded the engine block to the frame and that solved the issues ;-))

The bottom line was the headlights were grounded to the frame and the battery providing the power was grounded to the engine block. The engine mounts resistance between the 2 grounds obviously changes bumping along the highway ;-)

 

Gunny you are behaving like a

cappo status Gunny?

- Desert_Woodworker

Nah those days are over for me, just enjoying the evening banter.

 

Good thing the boss is paying for your time Gunny. He doesn't like the body shop guy, trying to pad the bill? What's the first thing you have to check when the lights on a trailer go? The ground those little things drive you nuts. I still haven't found a tequila I like the taste of. I'm looking forward to see who can get the taco shells or buns the highest from blowing up the food trucks. Who ever gets the highest drinks for free for the night.

 

Corelz - Cuervo family reserve. awesome but $$$$$$

 

Not all, just some. And not really banned, just judged offensive and will no longer be published. For "Read Across America," it has been traditional for the President and First Lady to read Dr Seuss to a group of children for the last 30 years or so. This year, the President did not do this, so broke with tradition.

Because of this so called racist association, Dr. Seuss will likely go down the memory hole and perish.

Where are dr Seuss banned from? And why?

Bandit, drum sanders work really well.

- CWWoodworking

- wildwoodbybrianjohns

Critical race theory engaged!

 

Tequila never added years to my life I don't think… made me fall in love with a stripper named "star" once. Stole my heart, then my wallet.

- CWWoodworking

LMAO!

 

What's for lunch? If I was closer would drive to Clearwater Beach, FL for a fried Grouper sandwich and a Greenie at Frenchy's Beach Restaurant…... remembering.