Saturday, September 03, 2011

Big Doin's...

... at El 'Muerto en el Agua' Casa Móvil de Pennington today.  SN1 will be on the scene in about a half-hour or so and we shall attempt to remove the 'Muerto en el Agua' from ECMdP and make her truly Móvil once again.

Later on today we shall look a lot like this, regardless of the outcome:


It's nice to have company for Happy Hour and it's even nicer if one has an occasion to celebrate.  Wish us luck.

Update, 1345 hrs:  Well, that was easy.  We were done in an hour and a half, max.  "Done" simply means replacing the battery and adding five gallons of new gas (and a quarter bottle of gas line cleaner) to the nearly empty tank.  We checked all the fluid levels and other such stuff, turned the key and ECMdP fired right up.  And I mean RIGHT up... there was zero hesitation, no screeching noises, no drama at all... just the sound of a smoothly running V-10.  It was like I started her about an hour ago, not four years.

I will never, ever speak poorly of Ford products again.  Not once, not even.  I mean... ECMdP (which is on a Ford E-450 Super Duty chassis) sat for four years without ever being turned over and then she just fired right up.  I AM impressed, not to mention relieved.

So.  SN1 and I cleaned up a bit, popped a couple o' beers, and smoked cigars in celebration.  All is right with the world. 

17 comments:

  1. Good luck, maestro! Always nice to know there's a pleasant finish at the end of the labors. GET 'ER MOVIN!

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  2. Luck! Man, I know it'll be good to see your boy. Enjoy the day, my friend.

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  3. Removing dead water?

    Sounds like you both had fun last night!

    ..."Beep Beep"

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  4. I was wondering why you were OCD'ing over your blog tag cloud when you needed to be preparing to move. Now I see you have some fine-looking help on hand.

    Good luck with the nasty part of that deadly cleaning-up. Enjoy Happy Hour with your wonderful son; he's a real blessing to have nearby.

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  5. Good luck and good company! Go, ECMdP, GO!

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  6. I hope that just means a battery jump and not emptying the gas tank contents (water logged gas no doubt).

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  7. Thank you ALL. It was a piece o' cake.

    Red: SN1 drove all night from Kansas to lend a hand, he ain't egg-zactly near by. But he IS really handy to have around!

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  8. Beyond loverly! I'm impressed with the old girl, too!

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  9. The other Jet Fuel03 September, 2011 16:09

    Your readers might enjoy this (off topic) carbon reduction article on the Blue Angels:

    http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/03/blue-angels-to-fly-on-biofuels/?hpt=hp_t2

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  10. I might suggest you replace the fuel filter after about an hour run time.

    I replaced a friends filter, and it was a real mess. His weighed about twice as much as a new one!

    You can do this when you get the oil changed. Personally, I would have changed the oil before the first start, but not that big a deal. Those quicky lubes know how to do it.

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  11. Don't you love it when all goes smoothly? Enjoy your son.

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  12. Those cigars are some type of Drew Estate...I can tell from the shiny label. I'm not a huge fan of the infused taste, but some of them are pretty good. I've got one of my MSgt's here hooked on the Atom Maduros and a TSgt hooked on the Blondies. Everyone else is hooked on some other brand of cigars (Romeo y Julietas are a popular choice, as are a couple of CAO's offerings). What can I say, I'm a terrible influence...I get to a new unit and within 3 months everyone is smoking cigars at our Det bar.

    By the way, pass on to SN1 that I was mucking about on the AMMOS website a couple of weeks ago and I came across the repository of student papers, his among them. Interesting read.

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  13. Moogie: Thanks!

    Jet Fuel: Interesting.

    Anon: Replacing the fuel filter WILL happen once I get her off the prem of Beautiful La Hacienda Trailer Park.

    Lou: I do and did!

    Mike: Good eye... we were smoking Deep Dishes. Where are ya now? Or would you have to kill me if ya told me? In which case, don't tell me. ;-)

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  14. Haha, nothing nearly that cool. I'm still up in Alaska at Elmendorf, I just PCA'd over to another unit...now I work exercise support for the Red Flag-Alaska Det they have here.

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  15. That sounds like a good job, Mike. I forgot to mention this before but I find it ironic that you don't like the infused Acids, since you were the guy who turned me on to them a couple o' few years back.

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  16. Well, I'm way late to this party, but you took all the wind out of my sales with your closing comment about Ford products. Heh.

    Glad to see it was a painless evolution.

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  17. Dave: Well, my attitude towards Fords may or may NOT last. ;-)

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