My son put the new starter on yesterday evening . Took about an Hour he was going to replace the valve cover gaskets but turned out the bolts had just worked loose . When I say loose I mean bad. I don't see how oil wasn't pouring every where. On this car if the battery is disconnected it resets the computer. You don't have to go to a dealer like with some of the newer ones but you have to baby it for 10 miles or so till it relearns and resets . We treated the fabric roof with water repellant, changed the oil and filter . Aired the tires up now just need to add anti-freeze and it is set for a while. The roof on the convertible is shot it needs to be replaced. Now the cars book value is 2900$ a new roof is 1300 $ . I have a problem spending that much on a 14 y/o 130,000 mile car . If it makes it with no issues till next summer I may fork it out. The Wife may decide she wants to let it go and take THE jeep. With her age and my health our next car needs to be a careful choice . It may be the one that needs to out last us .
I posted awhile back that my wife's car needed a starter. Well last week my son "volunteered" to do the job. I had belts for the mower come in from Amazon so he came over today to do both for me. The mower took less than an hour to replace a drive belt, deck belt and blades . 40 $ in parts and 40$ in labor now it's running and cutting like a new one. Its a 2006 MTD I gave 100$ for 2 years ago. I helped on the mower but on the car I was a supervisor :). Now I knew the starter was going to be difficult as its a Chrysler 3.0 engine. I found a good YouTube video on replacing it . I had my son watch it . He informed me he had watched one and it was nothing like the one I showed him. Ok hard head this is your job . We got the car up on stands and he looks at the engine. Dad lets go watch that video you had again. This don't look like the motor on the one I watched. He was so hard headed I had to make him stop 4 times to re watch the video when he got stuck on a "how do I" points. It took 2 hours to remove, if he had FOLLOWED the video steps it would have took 30 minutes max. I pulled the part up on Auto zone 146$ Advance and o riley was the same at 148$ all had it in stock. Amazon had it 49.95 free shipping be here Tuesday. So it was get it done Tuesday cheap or today for 100$ more. My son said he would come back Tuesday and put the starter and valve cover gaskets on if he could have the 100$ difference in part cost. Deal !!!!! Boy was he happy said putting the 2 part on wouldn't take 2 hours . What I didn't tell him was I planned on paying him 100$ for the work any way. I don't feel bad he isn't doing any thing and we fed him fried porkchops taters pintos cornbread and corn . I will feed him good Tuesday and I have paid his insurance for a year + on his/my jeep. If he wasn't so stubborn he might become a decent wrench turner. I was at one time always hated it. If I had been paid by the cuss word I would have retired at 30.
I had priced the starter repair for this area averaged 349 . the valve covers was 120. Even paying my son the savings is over 300. A Leaking valve cover let oil short out the starter that's what started all this.
Back in 2010 my backyard got cut and edged all the way to the fence. Today my fence is buried 3 foot deep in overhanging and small privet hedge around the edges . While its no Biggy I need to trim it back to make the yard easier to mow and to keep ticks down in the yard. Over the years the overhang grew and I just mowed a few inches less near the edge each year now its up to 3 foot. I will cut it back this winter before spring for sure. I did some near the house today. will do the other side of the house next before I start on the fence line. Hedge and small trees can destroy a houses foundation if allowed to reach any size so I do around the house often .
Last nite I slept all night . Man it feels good not to be exhausted. I did wake up 2 times but was out again in a second. All I had was a beer . A few things worth of reposting I have found this week.
For the last 6 weeks I haven't had a good nights sleep . I tend to wake up every hour with a pain going from my throat to my ear sharp but it only last a minute then gone. The doctor says its nerve induced like ghost pain nothing they can do but hope it disappears on its own. Its worst at night but happens during the day to. At first I thought it was reflux but I have that calmed down with Prilosec . Not getting uninterrupted sleep makes me groggy and difficult to concentrate normal. I think tonight I will try a Beer or 2 to help me sleep it is the least objectionable sleep aid I can think of. The Wife says I am grumpy to so she has wanted me to take Ambien or similar. O well at least I am still here to complain.
Your never to old to rock on!!!! read this head line and thought Future Phil. 2 Elderly Men Sneak Out of Nursing Home to Attend Heavy Metal Music Festival in Germany here is the link. link
Last week we went and spent a week at the lake just me and the wife . We enjoyed getting away from the house and all the family . It is necessary even for a old long term couple to get away and have some alone time in a different setting. We came back so I could go to the doctor. I have to see this one twice a year to stay in the system but I like her as a doctor. I told her she was a stubborn old Hindu doctor .She scolds me like I am a child for my blood pressure and diet. She cares and it shows. I am at a perfect weight of 190 BP was 138 / 91 and A1c from last visit was 4.7 . But I may be starting a preventative round of immune therapy I haven't decided yet . I feel good except for having reflux and trouble sleeping because of it. I am no fool I only have a 60% chance of making it to 2022 and a 30% chance at making 2027. Now is the time for fun .
