Happy Fricken New Year!

[snide]

On my way from PA to NH to get my son. My F250 broke down. :( Threw the serpentine belt as the tensioner was all chewed up. :( :banghead:

[Kerrmudgeon]

That'll teach you to buy a Fix Or Repair Daily! :rofl:

Is that your plow truck? Did you have to get towed?

[Jeff '79]

Luckily you only have 2 more issues to contend with, as things usually happen in 3's....
Is it cold there?
:leaving:

[OddBall]

And in this cold-ass weather too. Double dammit.

[snide]

That'll teach you to buy a Fix Or Repair Daily! :rofl:

Is that your plow truck? Did you have to get towed?

Yes and yes. Glad I took the plow off before I left.

[snide]

Luckily you only have 2 more issues to contend with, as things usually happen in 3's....
Is it cold there?
:leaving:

A balmy 4 degrees in Bennington today.

[Datawiz]

On my way from PA to NH to get my son. My F250 broke down. :( Threw the serpentine belt as the tensioner was all chewed up. :( :banghead:

Want me to send GWiz up to help?

[stingraymyway]

Sucks having a break down in the middle of a cold azz winter.:shots:

[VITE1]

That's got to suck. Good luck Alan. :angel:

[Kerrmudgeon]

On my way from PA to NH to get my son. My F250 broke down. :( Threw the serpentine belt as the tensioner was all chewed up. :( :banghead:

How did you get it fixed in this weather?.......phone a tow truck? $$$

[VatorMan]

At least those are easy fixes. I can guarantee the tensioner was making a racket you ignored, didn’t it ? :funnier:

[WalkerInTN]

That'll teach you to buy a Fix Or Repair Daily! :rofl:

Is that your plow truck? Did you have to get towed?

I guess it was Found On Roadside Dead. :lol:

Sucks man, hope it didn't set you back too much on your plans. :cert:

[Jeff '79]

At least those are easy fixes. I can guarantee the tensioner was making a racket you ignored, didn’t it ? :funnier:

I'm presently ignoring the one in my 525i winter car.
I just give it more gas and it goes away ! :seasix:
Cold is a real mofo on machinery. :yawn:

[chevyman_ky]

had that happen to me twice in one month last summer in two different chevy trucks. first in my s-10 about 50 miles from home, lees than a month later in my full size truck. both time the tensioner locked up and broke the belt. both times I was in sight of a parts store to get parts to fix.

[Kerrmudgeon]

I've changed out three tensioners on my chevy trucks and they always gave me lots of warning by screeching for about a week before I changed them. Never had one fail. The darn belts that you chew up are worth more than the tensioner. Very easy change and about 20 bucks. :thumbs:

I've got it down to about 9 bucks by pressing out the bearing myself instead of buying the whole unit. :cool:

[snide]

Yup, something was making noise under the hood, and I ignored it. Sounded like a heat shield. :shrug:

Stopped at the rest area just to the north of Bennington Vermont. Got back in the truck and as I was leaving the lot, I lost the power steering. So, I went in to town, to the Mobil station and bought some power steering fluid. Reservoir was full. Got in the truck and headed east. The instrument panel lit up with the message "Check Gauges". Everything looked good but the temp. The needle was pointing straight up on H. Crap.

Pulled into a truck chain up area, just before the mountain. In that area, cell reception was not available, but I was able to call 911 to get help. Tow truck showed up after 40 minutes or so. After putting my truck on the hook, the driver called a local garage to see if they could fix it. At the garage, as soon as the my truck was off the hook, it was wheeled into the garage. As they were shutting the door, the guy with the parts showed up. 20 minutes later, I was back on the road, and my wallet was $325 lighter.

Truck is running fine, no major damage was done, luckily. All the fluids were where they were supposed to be.

Could have been a lot worse. :yesnod:

[OddBall]

Actually, you didn't do that bad. Especially for the area of the country you are in. I imagine the shops are pretty busy during the harsh weather.

[snide]

I was thinking that I'd have to rent a car and leave the truck at a shop for a few days. Or find a stealership and trade it in for some other POS. Et cetera.

[snide]

Awesome. Wasted an hour putting the plow on my truck only to find out that the blade won't go up, down, left or right. :banghead::banghead:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Awesome. Wasted an hour putting the plow on my truck only to find out that the blade won't go up, down, left or right. :banghead::banghead:

Not your year so far with the mechanical things huh Al. :bilmem:

[OddBall]

Awesome. Wasted an hour putting the plow on my truck only to find out that the blade won't go up, down, left or right. :banghead::banghead:

That's what wives and shovels are for.

[Mike Mercury]

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/96/96dcbc328ece325af8503d12481f30b11eb3b85558e77627171b3c7211d29e61.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/5YCZnL3h.jpg

[snide]

That's what wives and shovels are for.

:funniest::funniest::funniest: :leaving:

[snide]

Not your year so far with the mechanical things huh Al. :bilmem:

Nope. Should have stayed in bed.

[WalkerInTN]

That'll teach you to buy a Fix Or Repair Daily! :rofl:

Is that your plow truck? Did you have to get towed?

Yes and yes. Glad I took the plow off before I left.

Fix
Or
Repair
Daily

Means daily, not weekly. :leaving:

[simpleman68]

Awesome. Wasted an hour putting the plow on my truck only to find out that the blade won't go up, down, left or right. :banghead::banghead:

Damn, the only other thing you need now is the infamous Ford front end issues. :issues:

Our 2017 Expedition was unable to turn over Monday morning. WTF?! Nearly brand new truck and it's dead?

After a jump it's been just fine. Sheitty battery I'd guess.
Temps were in the single digits but it gets driven every day. :slap:
Scott

[JRD77VET]

Awesome. Wasted an hour putting the plow on my truck only to find out that the blade won't go up, down, left or right. :banghead::banghead:

Did it pull wires out when the other belt let loose?

[snide]

Did it pull wires out when the other belt let loose?

Everything looks OK. The lights on the plow work, the hydraulic pump is trying to work. So there is power going to it. The 3 pin connector might be the culprit. Will look into that tomorrow.

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