I went into work this morning early after having waited for some software updates that never came.
I hate when this happens. We have many folks that work overnight, and it puts them behind. Now I’m working overnight, just like them.
I came home and took a nice long four-hour nap. Iβm a little groggy. But by the time I leave, Iβll be ready to go. That last sentence just made perfect sense, huh?
I’m by myselfβno team after this week. And the extensive resets are about to come down on. And to tell the truth, I’m kind of looking forward to it.
I’ve had to. There’s no other way to accomplish what I need to do and get home at a decent hour.
Still, it’s not me.
I’ve been reading through and about the South Carolina state constitution and its many changes.
I highly recommend that you look into yours. A lot of people talk about States rights and probably never have. You need to know your rights to defend them.
Off to work tomorrow, and I’ve figured out that I have scant few hours of my own time this week that with helping with the band and all. Football game Friday night, competition Saturday.
Well, it ainβt too cold yet, but the mornings are a bit chilly. Riding along in a truck with no heat, fogging up the windows until you get a balance between cracked window air and inside air, is a challenge.
Iβm going to give 1A Auto a shout out tonight because I will always go to them first when Iβm looking to do something mechanical or otherwise with Bruce.
This is a basic heater core flush and isn’t even the correct video for my truck but I have done this before and needed to refresh my memory.
DIY Pro Tip: If you’re gonna go to YouTube looking for answers, watch a couple of different content providers and see what works and what doesn’t.
Start with something simple. Believe me; even the pros won’t have all the answers you’re looking for online.
Just because they say this is what your vehicle should have, it may not. Keep looking.
Find someone that you’re comfortable with following their instructions.
I called around before doing this, and I got some prices that were outrageous to me on something so simple.
As I’ve mentioned before I also have the best shade tree mechanic in three counties for a father, and sometimes you gotta let the old man help to make him feel useful.
He thought there was a problem with the heater control valve.
He thought it wasn’t working, so he learned something today. That valve opens when the fan control is turned on, closes when turned off.
Heater Control Valve
Not all cars, even from the same manufacturer, are made the same. But you’d be amazed how much crossover there is in a lot of parts and interior/exterior body parts and pieces.
Bruce is a pretty basic truck mechanically. I know where my limit is, and I keep pushing it every time.
Sooner or later, I’ll have a completely rebuilt engine if I keep going like this.
Heater core flushes are pretty basic affairs. I have heat. I had to write tonight, and this is what happened today.
You guys and gals that want to DIY you can do it. You are going to mess up. You are going to buy the wrong part. You may even screw up a major part. But don’t let that stop you.
I still remember almost crapping my pants when I didn’t really know about the firing sequence when I did a tune-up. Things happen.
Learn from your mistakes and pass the knowledge and the errors onβeverything you do wrong is a learning experience.
Sometimes it seems as if life and the world want to beat you down and keep you down.
But, if I stop to think about it, I have a job that provides for my family. One that I’m relatively good at (let’s not be modest; I’m excellent at it) and is there to give me troubles.
I do like a challenge.
I have more than one car. We have three, actually. Two of them are paid off and in reasonably good working order. There’s that.
I have a roof over my head. Food in my belly. A wife that loves me. And two kids that, for any of their faults, are probably more respectful, outgoing, kind, and well thought of than a lot of people I encounter.
Blessed beyond measure.
I hope I never really get what I deserve for my past sins.
I hope that I can make up for them.
I’ll take the troubles on my shoulders and keep moving.
Some might say that’s what I’m supposed to do as a father and a man.
