"Granpa Silver89" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3D51F5CF.6080604@earthlink.net...
>
> Well in the process of trying to repair my truck - I managed to cause
> more problems than I started off with. I ruined my right side front
> brake caliper, damaged the brake lines, managed to bungle the stud
> replacement and may have fouled up the rear brakes in an attempt to
> repair the parking brake cables.
>
> I'll get the bill detailing the cost of repairs Friday. My mechanic was
> right - the parking brakes were not repairable! DOH! What started out
> as "rotating the tires" will have ended up leaving me without my truck
> for almost a week. (6 days) Needless to say I feel like trash and have
> been beating myself up since this whole menagerie started.
ah yes, I recently shampoo'd my engine, while after getting the truck
started, it bucked like a bull, so I figure more gas, and tried driving down
the road, well made it about 2 blocks and she died. 1 tow, 2 days and about
100bucks later truck fixed.
(they were even nice enough to remark on how clean the engine bay was)
Punch
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