Fail!!

[Footofgod]

Changing the belts on my 91. Stripped the bottom bolt on the alternator.

Changed the thermostat. Leaking.

Thank you all, I am going to bed.

 

[Hyde802]

Haha. Oh boy...deep breaths.

 

[BucknutBob]

Ahhh, working on vehicles--it's so...infuriating/satisfying/annoying/fun/maddening/whatever else I can think of (LOL)! Here's a tip--keep an old block of wood around, so when THAT moment strikes again, take a nice heavy hammer and give it a few good whacks. Lot cheaper than mangled parts...

 

[Footofgod]

It got better. Tightening the thermostat housing, one of the bolts snapped in half!

All good now. New belts are very quiet. I'm almost scared to start the bearrings tomorrow.

 

[BucknutBob]

My (bad) luck isn't so much in the individual pieces going goofy, but in whole problems that pop up out of nowhere. For instance, I can be wrestling with one particular problem, and as long as I'm fighting that, it may be the only one; BUT, as soon as I finally fix it, something totally unrelated goes bad, and I'm right back in the hole. It's enough to make a person paranoid sometimes (LOL)!

 

[Clone of the Mean]

My thermostat leaked too for a little bit then went away after driving it a few miles. Not a drip since.....