Sexy Starter... There were definate fireworks at first sight.
SOOOOO. After trying several times to get a used starter from deadbeat aquaitences( or however the hell you spell that) I decided to break down and buy a starter that the company says, "will undoubtedly outlive your shitty ass van" Real. Nice. SO i go to put it in which is supposed to be "easy as bolt off-bolt-on" except that I don't have a VW engine... I have a SUBARU engine. which, by the way, is a lot bigger than a damn vw. I crack my knuckles breaking the bolts and getting them off... but then I can't get the old starter out of the engine compartment. Its too big to fit through anywhere... a small over sight? I'd say. Eventually, being the genius that I am... I just let go. it fell out the bottom of the van. I. am. a. moron. So I put the new one in through the bottom (lesson learned) and it does indeed both right in. The electrical leads, however area different story. The main power cable (which comes directly from the battery with no stops along the way is just too short to reach. I have to bend and mold the stupid thying to just get it on the terminal. Which feels really good. I am ready to try her out.
go to the battery to connect the terminal and what do i get. FIREWORKS! the scariest flashes and sparks i have ever encountered. It melted one terminal of the battery. My hands were bare and touching when it all went down. Luckily i only had the one hand in there and only felt a little "tingly". I run and grad some plastic and rubber poles to figure out what is going on.
It turns out that when I stretched the battery wire I had exposed some of the wire through the insulation and had created a short in the system. fixed the wire and it worked like a charm. went to Wawa to get gas without incident.
The good news is that its drivable! We are taking it to north jersey this weekend and then to allentown for more repairs to the engine. It runs great and looks awesome.
I have decide to leave some projects for when we are actually in Washington state. Some can not wait however. Like the leaky roof and crap-ass tires.
On the home front, we have "prettied" the apartment up as to get some sucker to sign a lease with the landlord. I posted on craigslist ond got 12 responses in an hour.... I decided to remove my phone number and have an "open house" for the apartment on April 5th. How will I decide who gets it? well, the person who commits to buying the most furniture gets the apartment... I thought it was clever anyway. THEN, I posted again on craigslist advertising a "Moving sale" for the same day April 5th. Think anyone will come? It's going to be a disaster. I can't wait.
I was going to sell my car in anticipation of leaving for Washington BUT I looked up its value on www.kbb.com and guess what... not worth a dime $000.000 how embarrassing that a perfectly fine working automobile is worth nothing in our pitiful little country.
Things I need to buy if you have them laying around collecting dust
laptop
car amp
car sub
cart cd head unit
1000w invertor
POR-15 paint
Card to get cable tv on my laptop
1000000 gallons of regular unleaded gasoline
tuition to west coast survival school.
courage
a brain
.... you know the drill
Oh, i bought a utility trailer to pull with my van, but it turns out that it weighs so much that my little van can't pull it and I have to sell it. Doesn't that suck butt.
My toygasm parties are going well and Lora and I are helping philadelphia have better sex.
My boss doesn't know that i am leaving to go to the west coast... hes beat.
The things I have learned at this jod DO NOT translate to other employable opurtunities. What ever will I do... seriously, i'm a little scared about it.
go to the battery to connect the terminal and what do i get. FIREWORKS! the scariest flashes and sparks i have ever encountered. It melted one terminal of the battery. My hands were bare and touching when it all went down. Luckily i only had the one hand in there and only felt a little "tingly". I run and grad some plastic and rubber poles to figure out what is going on.
It turns out that when I stretched the battery wire I had exposed some of the wire through the insulation and had created a short in the system. fixed the wire and it worked like a charm. went to Wawa to get gas without incident.
The good news is that its drivable! We are taking it to north jersey this weekend and then to allentown for more repairs to the engine. It runs great and looks awesome.
I have decide to leave some projects for when we are actually in Washington state. Some can not wait however. Like the leaky roof and crap-ass tires.
On the home front, we have "prettied" the apartment up as to get some sucker to sign a lease with the landlord. I posted on craigslist ond got 12 responses in an hour.... I decided to remove my phone number and have an "open house" for the apartment on April 5th. How will I decide who gets it? well, the person who commits to buying the most furniture gets the apartment... I thought it was clever anyway. THEN, I posted again on craigslist advertising a "Moving sale" for the same day April 5th. Think anyone will come? It's going to be a disaster. I can't wait.
I was going to sell my car in anticipation of leaving for Washington BUT I looked up its value on www.kbb.com and guess what... not worth a dime $000.000 how embarrassing that a perfectly fine working automobile is worth nothing in our pitiful little country.
Things I need to buy if you have them laying around collecting dust
laptop
car amp
car sub
cart cd head unit
1000w invertor
POR-15 paint
Card to get cable tv on my laptop
1000000 gallons of regular unleaded gasoline
tuition to west coast survival school.
courage
a brain
.... you know the drill
Oh, i bought a utility trailer to pull with my van, but it turns out that it weighs so much that my little van can't pull it and I have to sell it. Doesn't that suck butt.
My toygasm parties are going well and Lora and I are helping philadelphia have better sex.
My boss doesn't know that i am leaving to go to the west coast... hes beat.
The things I have learned at this jod DO NOT translate to other employable opurtunities. What ever will I do... seriously, i'm a little scared about it.