duramax
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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- Nov 29, 2012
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Truck story, ok so my bang around suburban started making some noise. Locate noise is coming from serp belt area. This turns to change idler pulley= better, but no. Change alternator = even better, but no. Change tensioner pulley, truck no longer starts !!!!!!! *^*%##^!!!!! It’s now dark , cold, and I’m in snow. Also going out to a movie. I spend hours checking connections, fuses, etc. Now I’m *%#^*&*%^^!!!!!!!!
It’s now dark and really cold. My buddy shows up , he was stopping by to borrow a tool. He’s been a mechanic 30+years. He starts checking what I could’ve done, finds nothing. Out of the blue his son asks ( a mechanic ) did you try banging the tank ??? His dad and I look at each other like we are idiots lol. Three bangs on the tank and it fires right up !
I can say I hate cars lol !!!! Here’s a truck that goes everyday. I drove it that whole day without issue. Started it three times while working on it. Without warning at all the fuel pump just went !!!
Needless to say I was so sure it was a problem I caused. I never checked for another issue or the basics, tunnel vision. But hey I fixed the noise issue lol !!!!
Ok I’m done venting lol
It’s now dark and really cold. My buddy shows up , he was stopping by to borrow a tool. He’s been a mechanic 30+years. He starts checking what I could’ve done, finds nothing. Out of the blue his son asks ( a mechanic ) did you try banging the tank ??? His dad and I look at each other like we are idiots lol. Three bangs on the tank and it fires right up !
I can say I hate cars lol !!!! Here’s a truck that goes everyday. I drove it that whole day without issue. Started it three times while working on it. Without warning at all the fuel pump just went !!!
Needless to say I was so sure it was a problem I caused. I never checked for another issue or the basics, tunnel vision. But hey I fixed the noise issue lol !!!!
Ok I’m done venting lol