Well this sucks big green dangly bits...

Kinja'd!!! "Sanettika" (sanettika)
11/20/2014 at 09:01 • Filed to: Spaceship

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Broke a belt on the Taurus on the way home from work. Fortunately I was less than a mile from home when it happened, but...suddenly no alternator, virtually no steering, even worse lighting than usual...I managed to nurse the poor thing home, and I've got a ride down to AutoZone on the way. I was planning to sleep today. Oh well, later on I'll either post Adventures in Mending 2: The Mendening or I'll post pictures of me hurling myself into a volcano because I can't fix it. Should be an interesting day, I've got twelve and a half hours to figure it out.


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Kinja'd!!! ly2v8-Brian > Sanettika
11/20/2014 at 09:29

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belts are easy. Check what tool you need to release the tensioner. Ribbed pulleys go to the inside of the belt, smooth on the outside.


Kinja'd!!! Sanettika > ly2v8-Brian
11/20/2014 at 09:34

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Thanks. Yeah, it looks easy enough, but given my history with trying to fix things, I'm a bit concerned. Oh well, the worst that can happen is someone tries to start the car with my arms still in there and I come out looking like some sort of rejected Cthulhu worshipper.


Kinja'd!!! ly2v8-Brian > Sanettika
11/20/2014 at 09:36

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Make an offering to the mighty Google, and search for a routing diagram. That should alliviate some confusion.


Kinja'd!!! Sanettika > ly2v8-Brian
11/20/2014 at 11:29

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Yep, Google and a handy diagram on the inside of the hood were my friends. That damn thing was a pain to get on there though, I don't understand how it could have come off without completely breaking. I also don't understand how it ended up in that sort of condition, I check it pretty frequently. Like, at least once every couple of weeks frequently. Oh well. All is good, I even drove it back to AutoZone to take the tool back that I borrowed.

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Kinja'd!!! ly2v8-Brian > Sanettika
11/20/2014 at 11:50

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You done good