It has been too long....
I make few journal entries a year, and never really when I have anything important to say.
I'm rebuilding my own automatic transmission. For those of you who want to try this to save a dime, don't. If you want to learn how a transmission works, well, it's the toughest 3D jigsaw puzzle you may ever tackle. I have no idea what I'm doing but I never let that stop me.
The "Exploder" that I was driveing (215K miles) will soon be retired (as soon as I get the transmission in it). If anyone needs a slightly dented 1994 Ford Explorer Sport with 215K miles on it, let me know. For a nominal fee I'll leave in: The wideband frequency scanner, the extra battery and combination unit, the ham radio, the laptop stand, the laptop, the GPS, the TNC, the CB radio, the AC inverters, power conditioners and power extentions. Oh, but it doesn't have a windshield wiper resivior (I had to put the extra battery somewhere).
I just purchased a 2000 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Black, K9 Tint). The body has 110K, but the engine only has 5K. Just a tad bit of difference in the power I'm use to. I barked the tires 4 times (on accident) the first 15 minutes I owned it.
Things I have learned in the first 24 hours of driving a police car:
1. People can't wait to let you over. (Good)
2. People drive 33 mph on a 35 mph road if they see you. (Bad)
3. The PI's don't have a speed limiter at 110 mph (Good?)
4. You shouldn't work on your own airbags. (Bad)
5. It is easy to get a free cup of coffee in a PI. (Good)
6. Sometimes they obviously don't even aim the radar gun at you if you run through a speed trap (Good).
7. Donut stains are impossible to remove (Just kidding)
I'm rebuilding my own automatic transmission. For those of you who want to try this to save a dime, don't. If you want to learn how a transmission works, well, it's the toughest 3D jigsaw puzzle you may ever tackle. I have no idea what I'm doing but I never let that stop me.
The "Exploder" that I was driveing (215K miles) will soon be retired (as soon as I get the transmission in it). If anyone needs a slightly dented 1994 Ford Explorer Sport with 215K miles on it, let me know. For a nominal fee I'll leave in: The wideband frequency scanner, the extra battery and combination unit, the ham radio, the laptop stand, the laptop, the GPS, the TNC, the CB radio, the AC inverters, power conditioners and power extentions. Oh, but it doesn't have a windshield wiper resivior (I had to put the extra battery somewhere).
I just purchased a 2000 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Black, K9 Tint). The body has 110K, but the engine only has 5K. Just a tad bit of difference in the power I'm use to. I barked the tires 4 times (on accident) the first 15 minutes I owned it.
Things I have learned in the first 24 hours of driving a police car:
1. People can't wait to let you over. (Good)
2. People drive 33 mph on a 35 mph road if they see you. (Bad)
3. The PI's don't have a speed limiter at 110 mph (Good?)
4. You shouldn't work on your own airbags. (Bad)
5. It is easy to get a free cup of coffee in a PI. (Good)
6. Sometimes they obviously don't even aim the radar gun at you if you run through a speed trap (Good).
7. Donut stains are impossible to remove (Just kidding)