May 4, 2011

  • She wasn't going without a struggle

    A little over two weeks ago my car started to stutter every time that I accelerated.  Being a part of my life nothing is ever very simple so at the same time the check engine light came on.  Since I am an exceptional wife I did what every exceptional wife does and I called my mechanic (my son) to find out about putting my girl on the computer to diagnose the problem.  I then called my husband and told him the situation and he approved the plan to have Jason diagnose the car.

    Sure enough it was a bad coil and the car was only firing on 7 cylinders.  Simple fix really; new plugs, and replace the bad coil and everything would be all hunky dorey.  Right?

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    In the process of getting one of the plugs out it broke off, not an uncommon happening.  However when they tip of the easy out broke off and fell into the cylinder the $40 fix became a $600 fix.  My girl was looking at a head job. So we borrowed the neighbor's car dolley and loaded her up to go to be fixed.  She wasn't leaving here without a struggle.  Dodge Durango + car dolley= ramps dragging on the road.

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    Farmer solution to the problem; load 1000 lbs worth of cement blocks into the back of Corey's truck so it will ride lower thus raising up the hitch.

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    The solution to the problem worked and Corey was able to drive away with my girl following behind.  But that is not the end of the story.

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    They got the head apart and found it was cracked and that the cylinder is bent.  Now our $600 fix has turned into a $1200 fix.  Oh well such is the price for automotive repair.  Perhaps I should have shot her and buried her in a shallow grave instead of thinking about fixing her.

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