"zadtheinhaler" (zaddikim)
12/08/2013 at 16:55 • Filed to: None
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"zadtheinhaler" (zaddikim)
12/08/2013 at 16:55 • Filed to: None | 2
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Sanity restored. Well, as sane as I'll ever get.
Thanks to the kind words and suggestions from the following people:
1337HPMustang, Sasquatch, Thebloody high on Land Rovers, desertdog5051, AUTOVOX, vdub_nut drives a Saturn, Lars_M, and lscrx. Oh, and Baber K. Khan for posting a neat Pakistani cover of Sweet Child O' Mine to get my spirits up.
I put on enough layers to make me feel like Bibendum, and trotted out to the car.
Luckily, I had some extra coolant in the back of the van, and I managed to find just the right tools to do that job. Having plugged in the right cable (seriously, how stupid am I?) and have it warm up for a bit, I proceeded to start the van, and luckily it only made cranky noises for a very short period of time. While it was running, I noticed something on the pipe that the upper rad hose connects to - a ghetto bleeder! someone had drilled into the pipe and brazed in a relief valve.
At this point, the nomenclature's irony was not lost on me at all. Once she got up to temp (and started climbing), I started bleeding off the air bubbles. All the while noting the radiator coolant levels and the overflow tank in case shit started going down.
After about 20 minutes, all that was spitting out of the valve was coolant, so I closed her up and shut the hood to go for a drive.
What's this? Heat? Hallelujah! Not as much as I'd like ( I still likely need a thermostat and new coolant), but it's still better than freezing my nipples off at highway speed. The rear heater isn't working, but I don't generally carry passengers, so all I care about is whether I have to check the colour of my toes.
Seriously guys, thank you. If it wasn't for your suggestions and buck'em ups, I'd be hitch-hiking to Martensville for booze.
If any of you are crazy enough to find yourselves in the Saskatchewan Wastes, hit me up, and I'll buy you mad bastards the poison of your choice. Or smoke you up, if that's what you're into.
Y'all are fucking awesome. That is all.
Lars_M
> zadtheinhaler
12/08/2013 at 16:59 |
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Success!!
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zadtheinhaler
> Lars_M
12/08/2013 at 17:00 |
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Fuck yeah, buddy!
1337HPMustang
> zadtheinhaler
12/08/2013 at 17:06 |
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If it wasn't for your suggestions and buck'em ups, I'd be hitch-hiking to Martensville for booze.
Typical Zad! But seriously, good job getting over your cabin fever and gettin' er done. I know those feels man.
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> zadtheinhaler
12/08/2013 at 17:23 |
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Good to hear.
desertdog5051
> zadtheinhaler
12/08/2013 at 18:00 |
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Such a good ending. Glad for ya, man.
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zadtheinhaler
> desertdog5051
12/08/2013 at 18:04 |
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Thanks to you guys!
Seriously though, my depression gets the better of me sometimes, and every once in a while I need my ass kicked. Like I said in the post, if you're ever in the neighbourhood, hit me up!
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desertdog5051
> zadtheinhaler
12/08/2013 at 18:05 |
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Will do.