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It’s amazing how that happens. He was the man coming out of HS, and he clams up with a serious threat. He is really good with lesser folks, but clams up with a real dude. Just very interesting word.
mspart
Happy Easter Ya’ll. A little late I know but I got busy late last week and didn’t get there. Weather here will be in the 60’s today so they say word.
mspart
Easter was at no. 2 son’s place. Our family and daughter in law’s family 30 total. Lucked out with low 60s so all were mostly outside. The kids had a blast with the Easter bunny making an appearance.
I replaced my wife’s EGR valve in her car. It is a V6 transverse engine with the EGR in the back. Horrible placement. She was complaining of exhaust fumes and very low mileage. Then the check engine light came on. So it was a code for EGR valve. So I spent probably 3 hours changing that out. Horrible job. But she reports the mileage is way up and no fumes. So it was time well spent fixing it. I was really sore afterwards and the next day. But it was worth it. Had a great Easter, sore but great word.
mspart
It’s amazing how they easily find ways to hide fittings with common failure rates. I threw a code for an emissions valve. It was a simple replacement on top and alongside the valve cover. Had it done in 15 minutes. Check engine light cleared. 2 days later It’s throwing the same code. I pulled the new valve and reinstalled it. 2 days later check engine light is back on. I returned the valve to the parts store and traded for a new pone. Installed. 2 days later it throws the same code again. So I spent the evening researching the problem valve. It seems there are 2 other emissions vales that will throw an identical code so you are really guessing which one failed. #3 sits on top of the gas tank which must be dropped to access it. No way no how am I attempting that one. #2 sits in a plastic box below the undercarriage. I even found the procedure on Youtube. Aside from working on your back, you have to disconnect 3 emissions sensor wires all having pinch clamp fittings. the open the box, reach in and disconnect the valve and replace it with zero visibility. I spent 15 minutes trying to disconnect the wire plug and another 45 trying to install the replacement. All the while, I’m saying …this better work, this better work.
2nd valve replacement under the carriage worked.
4 days 4″ of rain, nothing heavy just constant. Finally, a sunny morning with 60’s coming next week.
Here comes the sun doo doo doo doo,
Here comes the sun and I say,
It’s alright.Unfortunately no sun here. Overcast skies and rain. Congrats on the second valve working. That is always a relief. So far so good for my wife’s car word.
mspart
90 % eclipse here. It got s little darker and had an eerie sense about it. Clouds rolled in about 5 minutes after peak. The brightness of the sun overshadowed the moon’s visibility even when it covered 90% of the sun. Turned out to be a nothing burger.
Son was in upstate NY. It got quite dark up there just as expected.
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