That cracked me up!! I`m laughing WITH you,hopefully.I
sure hope ya get it fixed up OK.That`s a bad
situation. Steve P.
--- "Tom (Silver89)" <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote:
> Well - this has been a very eventful week. It
> started off with me going
> out to warm up the truck. A few weeks before the
> snow hit chicago, I
> was messing around with my clearence light wires -
> trying to patch them
> into the mail ligh switch. Well the weather went
> sour before I could
> finish - and I have been driving around without the
> black dashboard
> panel and vents. (open air ducts) Well the wire
> from the battery to
> the switch was hanging down - it was spliced (with
> the splice not
> covered) and it either hit a peice of metal or the
> wet snow on my boot -
> because it shorted. ( I didnt have the lights on a
> fuse - stupid stupid
> stupid) The dash lights dimmed - and the wires
> under the dash were
> bright orange glowing. - the insulation melted off
> and the cab filled
> up with plastic burning smoke. Smoke also poured
> from under the hood.
> Swearing loudly, I turned off the truck and opend
> the doors - and popped
> the hood. The wires melted from the battery all the
> way into the dash
> at the switches. I removed what was left of them.
> All the clearence
> lights are out as are my fog lights. The clearence
> lights and fog lights
> were bound together. WHen they melted - the fog
> lights melted too. I
> was mad as hell for doing a bunch of stupid things
> like that LOL
>
> Then - on christmas eve - I backed the truck up onto
> a pile of snow -
> and got the entire rear axle stuck. The wheels were
> spinning with
> nothing under them. It took me 5 hours with the
> help of a neighbor to
> dig it out. There was no one with a 4x4 that could
> pull me out. And a
> 4x2 Explorer doesnt do alot either. No traction.
>
> I'm looking forward to summer <sigh>
>
> --
>
> "Its no joke Tuco, its a rope..."
>
> Tom
> http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine
> Site Updated - on 12/7/00
> 1989,V6,Auto,8 footer,4x2
>
>
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1999 Dakota Sport 3.9V6,4x4,3.92 Anti-spin,42RE auto,Intense Blue,regular cab.
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