[elky] Re: MC Nats, then pneumonia...
- From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:04:13 -0500
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:13 PM, <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Robert,
>
> Not exactly a cheaper fix than a battery ... I won't tell you how much
> it cost. Suffice it to say, almost had a heart attack ... LOL.
>
Ugh sorry to hear that. I would have done it for free..
Course that's a long housecall but then John would get me working on his
elky too.
>
> Anyway, as to which wires ... I KNOW my mechanic told me, but for the
> life of me, I can't remember right now ... believe it was the wires down by
> the starter. But, I also think they said that some of the wires near the
> alternator were affected, too. But, DO NOT QUOTE ME ON THAT! If I
> remember, I'll call them tomorrow and clarify. Sorry :(.
>
>
No biggie. Just curious. The ones by the starter go through
a metal tube to protect them from the exhaust manifold. Even at that they
deteriorate and can still touch something and melt. And one runs up to the
alt and can get taken out too. I take the fuse panel feed wires that run to
the starter and reroute them directly to the battery. Eliminates allot of
problems and replace the fusible links with fuses that are easy to get to
and replace. 80s cars were not wired very well from the factory. Much
better these days but many harnesses have too short of wires and hard to
unplug stuff. A;;ot pf te terminals are pretty nice now too but are a bear
to unplug. Release all the locking tabs then find a way to pry the two
sides apart usually involving pliers cause they just don't come apart.
Robert Adams
>
>
> Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice
> Classic
> CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 =
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
> "Don't look now, things just got worse" __ Dog's Eye View __ 'Everything
> Falls Apart'
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, Jul 11, 2012 8:34 am
> Subject: [elky] Re: MC Nats, then pneumonia...
>
> Cheaper fix than a battery. Glad it's going again. Was it
> the wires down by the starter?
>
>
> Robert Adams
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:35 PM, <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Robert and John!
>>
>> It wasn't the battery or the starter or the alternator ... wires had
>> melted together.... Who'd a thunk?
>>
>>
>>
>> Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice
>> Classic
>> CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 =
>> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
>> "No good news in the news this morning" __ Lacy J Dalton __ 'Black
>> Coffee'
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sun, Jul 8, 2012 4:38 pm
>> Subject: [elky] Re: MC Nats, then pneumonia...
>>
>> That just sucks. Most likely battery or starter in
>> that order.Just start checking. That caprice runs and drives very nice.
>> Glad you are doing better but .. Still that sucks.
>>
>>
>> Robert Adams
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 3:57 PM, <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> *
>>> Hard to believe the 2012 Monte Carlo Nationals in Johnson City TN were a
>>> WEEK ago already (&, for that matter, a year ago, I was nearing the end of
>>> my 9,000+ mile road trip).
>>>
>>> I had an awesome time last week/weekend! I'm glad I accepted Rob's
>>> generous offer to drive me back'n'forth; it was great to get away. Believe
>>> it or not, I only took 2 pictures (see below). I'm not sure why I didn't
>>> take more DURING the drives; maybe because I was enjoying the scenery too
>>> much. I didn't take more pictures AT the MC Nats because it was TOO hot to
>>> stand in the sun long enough to take pictures. Besides, others took
>>> pictures of the event. Award winners:
>>> http://www.montecarloclub.com/2012_Monte_Nationals_Winners_Page.htm
>>>
>>> Rob arrived in Elgin from MN ~11:30p Wednesday night, 06/27/2012. We
>>> left here ~1 hour later, taking I-294 around Chicago to I-65 S due to the
>>> late hour & little traffic. We arrived in Johnson City TN ~4:20p local
>>> time Thursday, after being stopped on I-75 S (a rock slide had wiped out an
>>> entire section of the southbound lanes). The weekend went by way too fast
>>> ... & is, for the most part, an awesome blur. It was great to re-connect
>>> with so many friends & meet several new ones. The cars, discussions & fun
>>> times were cool!
>>>
>>> To avoid higher elevations on the way home, we chose a different route
>>> ... I-40 W, I-24 W (in Nashville TN!), I-57 N, US 24 W, IL RT 47 N. We got
>>> "stuck" on the east side of Paducah KY Sunday night, 07/01/2012, when the
>>> alternator on Rob's Lincoln Navigator (tow vehicle) decided it didn't want
>>> to run anymore. The truck had "warned" us earlier that something was
>>> amiss, so we decided to stop instead of continuing past Paducah KY. Good
>>> decision; the truck just barely made it to the hotel parking lot. LONG
>>> story short, a lot of things fell into place, though, including 1 of the 2
>>> pics. Monday, after the truck was ready to go, we waited for another MN
>>> couple (Mark & his wife). We all then ate dinner in Champaign IL. Rob & I
>>> arrived in Elgin ~12:30a Tuesday. Rob continued towards MN.
>>>
>>>
>>> ~6 hours later, I was in a local ER after a rather rough early
>>> morning. Diagnosis pneumonia. The 4-day, 3-night hospital stay will most
>>> likely blow whatever "unemployment budget" I had, along with whatever hope
>>> I had to keep my 5 MCs. So, I am now deciding who buys them & will notify
>>> buyers soon. After the cars are sold, I will post a final "goodbye".
>>> Meantime, I'm on antibiotics & will have another Xray next week.
>>>
>>> Not enough? Saturday evening, 07/07/2012, I decided to shower/shave
>>> before going to the cruise night to be sure I felt good enough to go. I
>>> did. Went out to my 1979 Caprice Classic (NO front-wheel-drive
>>> generations), got in, sat down, turned the key ... NOTHING, though the
>>> lights all work. It ran FINE when I picked it up Friday evening from where
>>> I had put it while I was out of town (& in the hospital). UGH; I was
>>> looking forward to seeing a few people in particular. I'm thinkin'
>>> alternator; irony rocks....
>>>
>>>
>>> At least the MC Nationals trip was a bright spot in an otherwise
>>> dizzying, frustrating, humiliating, maddening, disheartening &
>>> not-sure-what-I-did-to-deserve-this 10+ months, partly punctuated by
>>> finding myself out of employment (from the company that had a campaign to
>>> promote grill "decency") less than 3 weeks after returning to full-time
>>> work following my 11/11/2011 open heart surgery. Sometime in my life, my
>>> turn (in MORE ways than 1, mind you!) has to come...right? Before you
>>> "preach", I know this all could be worse & I AM grateful to be alive & have
>>> an awesome nephew, etc....
>>>
>>>
>>> BTW, I probably won't re-activate my Facebook until July 15, but we'll
>>> see. For now, I'll continue my focus on ridding myself of this pneumonia,
>>> personal projects, researching volunteer opportunities, applying to jobs
>>> (customer service, social media, web content editing, marketing/sales). I
>>> probably should start writing again, too:
>>>
>>> Motor Gnomes...
>>> http://www.motorgnomes.com/category/staff/cort-s/
>>>
>>> C&G...
>>>
>>> http://www.cheersandgears.com/page/index.html/_/articles/editorials/stop-re-naming-my-car-r487
>>>
>>>
>>> ROUTE 66-BASED STORY...
>>>
>>> 1-4, Potential Sale; Arriving; Goodbye; Preparation:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/03/29/_thats-the-highway_/
>>>
>>> 5-8, The Letter; An Idea; A Return; Research & A Test:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/03/31/_thats-the-highway_-2/
>>>
>>> 9, The Drive & A Revelation:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/04/03/_thats-the-highway_-3/
>>>
>>> 10, Stall Tactic:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/04/06/_thats-the-highway_-4/
>>>
>>> 11-12, To Make Connections; Plans Verbalized:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/04/19/_thats-the-highway_-5/
>>>
>>> 13, Road Trip Rush:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/05/12/_thats-the-highway_-7/
>>>
>>> 14, Late Night & A Whistle:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/05/12/_thats-the-highway_-8/
>>>
>>> 15, Awakening:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/05/25/_thats-the-highway_-9/
>>>
>>> 16, Train & Memories:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/05/25/_thats-the-highway_-10/
>>>
>>> 17, Shopkeeper:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/06/21/_thats-the-highway_-6/
>>>
>>> 18-19, An Answer; Return Visit:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/08/11/_thats-the-highway_-12/
>>>
>>> 20, The Picture:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/10/17/_thats-the-highway_-11/
>>>
>>> 21, Shaping History:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/10/31/_thats-the-highway_-13/
>>>
>>> 22-23, Rebuilding Idea; Planning Stage:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/12/09/_thats-the-highway_-14/
>>>
>>> 24, Surprise Meeting:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/12/16/_thats-the-highway_-15/
>>>
>>> 25, A Long Meeting & A Visitor:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/01/24/_thats-the-highway_-16/
>>>
>>> 26-28, A Couple in a LTD; A Rude Awakening; Tale of Two Conversations:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/02/25/_thats-the-highway_-17/
>>>
>>> 29, Pictures Delivered:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/03/15/_thats-the-highway_-18/
>>>
>>> 30, Awkward Moments:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/03/26/_thats-the-highway_-19/
>>>
>>> 31-32, Holding Pattern; Thinking Time Or Not:
>>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/05/07/_thats-the-highway_-20/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 06/28/2012, ~12:30a, Elgin IL ... Rob w/his 2004 Lincoln Navigator;
>>> his 1972 MC is in the trailer. Rob won the longest-distance trailering
>>> award.
>>>
>>> https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-T2KcwbGUDVo/T_eNIk-EzOI/AAAAAAAAH-Q/JuQxkLZ0pwc/s640/NMCOA_2012_1_Leave.jpg
>>>
>>> 07/02/2012, ~1p, Paducah KY ... We saw this street-legal MC NASCAR
>>> edition in a used car lot on the eastern edge of town.
>>>
>>> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_sCXsL70aCU/T_eNI5Ze14I/AAAAAAAAH-Q/D3jB13rTgLc/s464/NMCOA_2012_2_PaducahKY.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice
>>> Classic
>>> CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 =
>>> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
>>> * roadsNwheels + CapriceClassicForum =
>>> http://rdwhl-capriceclassic.proboards.com/ *
>>> "A dead end street is just a place to turn around" __ Wynonna __ 'Rock
>>> Bottom'
>>>
>>
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