ever had one of those days??

87hilux7mge · 11-30-2011, 07:21 AM

definitely had days where i couldnt win if i had a million dollars to bribe fate with.

my worst yet? starting my paving job back up in march of 09.

first, took over my freinds 3 am paper route cuz her mom was sick and she had to go to cali. so i filled the day. had done an oil change the day b4, drove along, and noticed about half way through my 375 mile round trip, that my truck was waaaaaay louder than it should be.

checked the oil, none...shit. luckily i had a couple extra qts, so i put them in and limp the truck along. finish the route, look for the cause of the loss of oil. no leaks found, wasnt burning oil...so hmm. anyway, timing chain was effed, and i was sposed to be in mosby, mt (550 miles away) in about 8 hours...

do the quickest timing chain change on a 22r known to man (maybe not, but a lil over 2 hours was good in my book.) and start the drive. about 130 miles into it, just before i hit missoula, all hell breaks loose and ive got 5 different colors of smoke coming from under the hood. i kill the ign and coast to a stop.

oil and coolant had begun gushing from my timing cover towards the top. it had cracked for whatever reason. so i quick steeled it, waited for about 45 min on the side of the road, and started driving again..

got to missoula, topped off the fluids, checked my ghetto fix, and started driving again. just before great falls, its dark, and im cruising along at about 70, no problems. a deer picked this opportune time to commit suicide. didnt hurt the truck too bad, but broke my headlight, and ruined the stock metal bumper. thank god i had the bull bar on.

after removing the carcass from the road, i wonder if it can get any worse (bad idea!). i get to the other side of simms, and all the sudden see flashing lights in my mirror. pull over, ask what i did, says my headlights out, and wants to know who i had an accident with. "well sir, frankly i tried to reason with the deer population about j-walking, but they just wouldnt listen..."

got a warning for the light, and a ticket for not reporting and accident (WTF?!?!).

ended up making most of the rest of the trip uneventfully. got to work, forgot about my worries. then at the end of the week, i planned on fixing the truck while i was there, and after getting parts and tearing into it, discovered it was pretty well effed...

lets just say that i played the AAA company pretty well, snagging 300 miles worth of free tows back to missoula, then having my dad borrow a trailer to come haul the truck home...

week of hell. yes. i feel your pain!

11-30-2011, 07:21 AM	#7
87hilux7mge walbro fp Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: spokane Posts: 479	definitely had days where i couldnt win if i had a million dollars to bribe fate with. my worst yet? starting my paving job back up in march of 09. first, took over my freinds 3 am paper route cuz her mom was sick and she had to go to cali. so i filled the day. had done an oil change the day b4, drove along, and noticed about half way through my 375 mile round trip, that my truck was waaaaaay louder than it should be. checked the oil, none...shit. luckily i had a couple extra qts, so i put them in and limp the truck along. finish the route, look for the cause of the loss of oil. no leaks found, wasnt burning oil...so hmm. anyway, timing chain was effed, and i was sposed to be in mosby, mt (550 miles away) in about 8 hours... do the quickest timing chain change on a 22r known to man (maybe not, but a lil over 2 hours was good in my book.) and start the drive. about 130 miles into it, just before i hit missoula, all hell breaks loose and ive got 5 different colors of smoke coming from under the hood. i kill the ign and coast to a stop. oil and coolant had begun gushing from my timing cover towards the top. it had cracked for whatever reason. so i quick steeled it, waited for about 45 min on the side of the road, and started driving again.. got to missoula, topped off the fluids, checked my ghetto fix, and started driving again. just before great falls, its dark, and im cruising along at about 70, no problems. a deer picked this opportune time to commit suicide. didnt hurt the truck too bad, but broke my headlight, and ruined the stock metal bumper. thank god i had the bull bar on. after removing the carcass from the road, i wonder if it can get any worse (bad idea!). i get to the other side of simms, and all the sudden see flashing lights in my mirror. pull over, ask what i did, says my headlights out, and wants to know who i had an accident with. "well sir, frankly i tried to reason with the deer population about j-walking, but they just wouldnt listen..." got a warning for the light, and a ticket for not reporting and accident (WTF?!?!). ended up making most of the rest of the trip uneventfully. got to work, forgot about my worries. then at the end of the week, i planned on fixing the truck while i was there, and after getting parts and tearing into it, discovered it was pretty well effed... lets just say that i played the AAA company pretty well, snagging 300 miles worth of free tows back to missoula, then having my dad borrow a trailer to come haul the truck home... week of hell. yes. i feel your pain! __________________ 87 toyota 4x4 single cab short box pickup, 7MGZE.