Kelly_H
Young Grasshopper
Just wanted to throw out a shout out to Ken (kb3) for being an awesome upstanding guy! Thanks so much for always being up to help out a Stangfixer in need!!
In short: Ken offered to drive five hours out to Tioga Pass to meet me to tow Jane's sorry rump back to his place in Modesto for some silly repairs related to a disagreement between the flywheel and the starter. I ended up being able to limp most of the way to him, but the sentiment remains. He opened up his garage to us and helped me yank Jane's transmission out, get a new ring gear on the flywheel, put a new thermostat in ("while we're at it"), and throw it all back together so that I could get back on the road! Way above and beyond the average "hey can I use your shop real quick" repair.
Jane's undercarriage is now smeared with a liberal amount of blood (hopefully an appropriate amount for sacrifice) and she has no more excuses for not starting. We're back on the road and hopefully won't get in too much more trouble before we get home!
Thanks again Ken (and Gayle) for your hospitality and help and everything else! I majorly owe you one
Picture of the flywheel ring gear for proof:
In short: Ken offered to drive five hours out to Tioga Pass to meet me to tow Jane's sorry rump back to his place in Modesto for some silly repairs related to a disagreement between the flywheel and the starter. I ended up being able to limp most of the way to him, but the sentiment remains. He opened up his garage to us and helped me yank Jane's transmission out, get a new ring gear on the flywheel, put a new thermostat in ("while we're at it"), and throw it all back together so that I could get back on the road! Way above and beyond the average "hey can I use your shop real quick" repair.
Jane's undercarriage is now smeared with a liberal amount of blood (hopefully an appropriate amount for sacrifice) and she has no more excuses for not starting. We're back on the road and hopefully won't get in too much more trouble before we get home!
Thanks again Ken (and Gayle) for your hospitality and help and everything else! I majorly owe you one
Picture of the flywheel ring gear for proof: