[AT] off topic, need help on new parts chasing truck.

[Cecil R Bearden]

Dean :
Wife's 2003 Dodge mini van w/ 3.3L V6 is the same way.  I had a young 
slim feller who would work on my stuff at a decent rate.  He went to 
work in the offshore oil field.  He may be available for work again 
soon......

Cecil

On 2/1/2015 11:05 AM, Dean VP wrote:
> I have a rule about working on auto or truck engines. If I open the hood and cannot see the ground on
> both sides of the engine I won't work on it. My diesel 3/4 ton truck has intimidated me into doing
> nothing more than changing the air and fuel filter. After that it goes to somebody else's shop.  I'm
> not sure there really is an engine under there but there must be. It makes diesel noises and pulls
> really good. Fortunately even after 159,000 miles on it, it has never required much work. The worst
> engine I have ever had to work on is I think the 1991 to 1994 Cadillac North Star transverse V8. It is
> literally impossible to get to the back bank of 4 spark plugs without hiring a contortionist and a
> magician with a tool box full of special tools.  I would suspect there are engines of that era still
> running that have never had sparkplugs changed on the back bank. One of the best cars I have ever
> owned but one of the hardest to change plugs.
>
> Dean VP
> Apache Junction, AZ
>
> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent
> virtue is the equal sharing of misery."  . Sir Winston Churchill
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Indiana Robinson
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 9:07 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] off topic, need help on new parts chasing truck.
>
> On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:
>
>> The fist time I saw under the hood of those Ford pickups with that
>> engine back under the windshield I said to my buddy that had just bought
>> it,"How do you work on that?"  He said, " I am never working on it.  You
>> have to remove the cab.  When the warranty runs out it is gone."  Now
>> this guy is a year older than I and we have always been good friends.
>> He is a gearhead and has built everything from here to there.  Retired
>> now as Maintenance chief at a Gelita USA plant and devout Ford nut.  So,
>> based on his statement and looking at my non-existent pile of dollars I
>> decided I would never own one of those things.  I am too old to do that
>> sort of work and too poor to hire it done.  My thinking is that it is
>> NOT one of Ford's better ideas and one of my very good friends is a Ford
>> dealer.
>>
>>
> A couple of years ago I was looking at a maybe 10 year old Ford Expedition
> and was pleasantly surprised at how accessible the rear of the engine was.
> The firewall was pretty much straight down from the cowl. It was nice
> looking at it after looking under so many hoods and saying "I guess there
> is an engine in there someplace".
> :-)
>
>
>


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