Finally Friday...

 It's been a looong 4 days...




 

 Be back later after my shift....






 

Leigh Likes Pulling Things...

OK, I know Irish has been waiting for my explanation from last Friday......

I left work and made my way home.

Successfully avoiding all of the out of state / down state morons trying to get to the Adirondacks, and Vermont, one last time.

I was actually looking forward to the weekend, as the paintball / airsoft field had three days of events planned.

Pulling out of a side road onto the two lane, a truck came around the corner, so I kicked the old girl in the ass.

It pulled through first gear, grabbed second - and a half second later, the tach blew right through the roof!

Desperate, I pushed it up to Neutral, then back to Over Drive - gave it throttle...... Nothing.

I pulled it down to Drive - gave it throttle .... Nothing.

I pulled it down to First, and it didn't down shift.

The engine was no longer connected to the drivetrain.

FRIG ME!

I turned on the four-ways and coasted down the edge of the road, for a quarter mile.

I had to slow to let three cars go by; then just barely made it across the road, without having to get out and push, into the local Country Store.

Going on a hunch, I put it into Reverse - Nothing.

Now I had a good idea what the issue was.

Initially, I had hoped that I was low on trans fluid, and had uncovered the pick-up.

Having no effect in any gear, it wasn't a lack of fluid.

Pulling the dip-stick confirmed it too.

It appeared over full - which was another hint at what went wrong.

The curse of the AX4N transmission - the pump-drive hub in the torque convertor had more than likely stripped out.

A few phone calls later, and help was on the way.

Then came the humiliating part - getting flat towed home behind my neighbor's Silverado.

We just dumped it in the yard, as the garage looked like a disaster zone.

I was bummed out, but the wife convinced me to go to The Field and not let the car ruin my weekend.

So, I didn't do a damn thing with it.

I gamed all weekend, at The Field, and thoroughly enjoyed the hell out of my self.

Monday, I spent all day cleaning the garage.

Tuesday afternoon, I went to The Farm, and retrieved my engine hoist and stand.

Tuesday night, I pulled the hood off, pushed it inside, and pulled as much off of it as I could.

Basically, I had it down to where the motor mounts, bell housing, and tranny bolts were all that was holding it in.

 

  

Took about four hours to get to this point.

Yeah I've done this before, too.

Wednesday I had migraines from the storm front moving through the area. I stayed in the house.

Tonight (Thursday) I finished unbolting it, and pulled the engine. Took about two more hours. 

Suspicions confirmed!

The Torque Convertor is junk! 

See the smooth hole at the bottom? That is supposed to have splines to match the pump shaft.

This is going to be an easy, relatively inexpensive fix - because the pump shaft looks almost pristine. 

 

Sweet!

Friday I have to order a convertor, seal, trans filter, and exhaust gaskets for the manifolds and one cat.

The Torque Convertor has a 24 hour lead time. Probably the same for the gaskets.

Everything else should be in stock.

If I didn't have to work The Farm, this weekend, I would have it back on the road Monday.

Barring any complications, I would think it will be operational Tuesday night - Wednesday, at the latest.

The sooner the better, so I can get out of my Father's Impala.

It is a nice car, and gets better mileage than the Taurus. (27 mpg)

Which is amazing, because it has about double the horse power - which is the problem with it.

Me and a 300 HP car are a bad combination - just tooooooo much fun! 🤪

Leigh

Behind enemy lines in NY

Improvised tooth extraction

As Dorian Heads To Wipe Out Florida, CNN Wipes Out Alabama....

CNN is a bunch of effen idiots.

Dorian Eyewall Header Image Credit From Twitter....

One Last Day Of The Holiday Weekend... Hope You're Still Pacing Yourself...

If you were "Red Flagged" tomorrow and had all of your guns confiscated, how would you fare?

After reading a piece over at 90 Miles From Tyranny about the Marine that was flagged and forced to surrender his firearms for "threatening" ANTIFA I began to think about how such laws work, what recourse the accused (flagged) has, what resources are available to authorities regarding lists of weapons, etc. I imagine the statues vary from state to state, but am not sure. At this stage in my life I am positive .gov has a pretty good idea that I like guns, attend gun shows, have bought several gun over the years and have made a few NFA purchases.  I do not want to surrender my arms for "red flag laws" or any other "made up" laws and am not sure as to how I would react if I were placed in that situation. I do know that when .gov doesn't play by or is constantly changing existing rules and laws illegally that people who have been law abiding citizens all their lives tend to act in kind. Sure, I have friends who would lend me guns, ammo, etc. if something like that happened even at the peril of them being "flagged". I could dig a hole away from house and cache a gun I legally bought from an individual that isn't papered to me along with some ammunition, and other possibles and have the comfort of knowing where it was if I needed it though it would do me little good if my home was invaded by gang members. Certainly there are stricter penalties for people who have been flagged, turned in their guns, and then get caught with a gun after the fact, but that sort of statue would only work on people who obey the law. Who would want to obey laws that have been ignored and cherry picked by .gov (local, state, or federal) to disarm law abiding folks who have never before broken the law? Such laws seek to disarm people incrementally not necessarily because they have made threats, but also due to the fact that one of their enemies "feels" threatened.  I have to call bullshit on these red flag laws. The Constitution is pretty plain (shall not be infringed). I can see how red flagging a bunch of folks will eventually lead that group to martial under a black flag turning on the people who stole their guns in the first place. It is sad that most politicians are so dumb when it comes to this nation's history.

                           I bet this Marine never dreamed he would be "red flagged" for any reason.

Reckon Mobile Authorities Will Charge DeAngolo With A "Hate Crime"?

10 teens shot at high school football game Friday night in Mobile, Alabama. 17 year old Deangolo Pernell was arrested and charged with nine counts of attempted murder. City leaders promise enhanced security at games in the future.

                                                                        

                       

Read more HERE.