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Not that anyone cares but what better use of a public forum then to let off some sarcastic steam...
Im seriously about had it with my ranger. Ive done everything i know to do and it STILL floods on coasting. My mechanic dont even want to mess with it anymore, and i think its time to find a new one, after he forgot to tighten my damn distributor down when he timed it. Not a huge deal, but they always do this crap.
So, i thought "F-it ill put the old 77 back on the road", it needs a brake line, a vaccuum hose, pretty straightfoward shit. So as im poking around under the hood i notice the acclerator pump plunger is stuck. Now ive had this happen before when stuff sits, but not to this extent.
I tapped with a hammer, soaked in WD40, more then tapped it, SOB wouldnt budge. So after going to get some tools, and tripping over shit the wife just throws in there, i lose my balance and land on my 78 MTD Garden tractor, which, is also screwed up and something else i need to get fixed...soon.
Anyways, go pull the acclerator pump shhhhtuff off the old 77, take it in the shop, and heat it up (just slightly), wack it with a real hammer, and....holy shit it moved!
My joy was soon dashed however when i realized now it wont come back the other way. I tried and tried and in my frusteration i got pissed at the little push level and tried to move it out of the way. Snapping the whole sumbitchin arm right off the damn thing. Score 1 for rusty.
My 4 wheeler is also f'ed up, it has no 4wd, the rear springs are done, and now its decided to magically jerk to the right at random (hoping its a arm bushings).
Then, i discovered my damn camper has a roof leak (very very minor, caught it in time), but more junk to fix (the damn thing is only 6 yrs old, but of course the warrenty doesnt cover roof stuff).
Ok i feel better now.
Im seriously about had it with my ranger. Ive done everything i know to do and it STILL floods on coasting. My mechanic dont even want to mess with it anymore, and i think its time to find a new one, after he forgot to tighten my damn distributor down when he timed it. Not a huge deal, but they always do this crap.
So, i thought "F-it ill put the old 77 back on the road", it needs a brake line, a vaccuum hose, pretty straightfoward shit. So as im poking around under the hood i notice the acclerator pump plunger is stuck. Now ive had this happen before when stuff sits, but not to this extent.
I tapped with a hammer, soaked in WD40, more then tapped it, SOB wouldnt budge. So after going to get some tools, and tripping over shit the wife just throws in there, i lose my balance and land on my 78 MTD Garden tractor, which, is also screwed up and something else i need to get fixed...soon.
Anyways, go pull the acclerator pump shhhhtuff off the old 77, take it in the shop, and heat it up (just slightly), wack it with a real hammer, and....holy shit it moved!
My joy was soon dashed however when i realized now it wont come back the other way. I tried and tried and in my frusteration i got pissed at the little push level and tried to move it out of the way. Snapping the whole sumbitchin arm right off the damn thing. Score 1 for rusty.
My 4 wheeler is also f'ed up, it has no 4wd, the rear springs are done, and now its decided to magically jerk to the right at random (hoping its a arm bushings).
Then, i discovered my damn camper has a roof leak (very very minor, caught it in time), but more junk to fix (the damn thing is only 6 yrs old, but of course the warrenty doesnt cover roof stuff).
Ok i feel better now.
