Penny got to take a ride again

MNYPNNY · #1 04-30-2005, 02:34 PM

Penny got to take a ride on a flatbed again, this was the 4th time in almost 6 years. Today's ride was just in town and was due to (I think) blown power steering line(s). She was just in the shop on Thursday to get a noisy alternator changed. Then we find out that it wasn't the alternator making the noise but the a/c pulley which ended up seizing and melting a nice little hole in the timing cover. Have to order the pulley, so they just took the belt off so I could drive her over the weekend. Went shopping this afternoon and we were headed home when we starting smelling something and the steering started feeling a little funny. At a stoplight we could see smoke and were luckily near a gas station. Had absolutely no power steering by the time I made the turn into the gas station. So now she's sitting in the yard at the garage. I'm sure I'll get a call first thing Monday morning, "Michelle, why's Penny already here?" They'll know that I had to have her towed because only one tow company in town has the key to the gate. Hopefully the pump is still okay and it's just the lines. I knew they needed to be replaced, so I guess I'm lucky that it happened in town and not out on the road somewhere.

Noir · #2 04-30-2005, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by thndrmtn92svx

Penny got to take a ride on a flatbed again, this was the 4th time in almost 6 years. Today's ride was just in town and was due to (I think) blown power steering line(s). She was just in the shop on Thursday to get a noisy alternator changed. Then we find out that it wasn't the alternator making the noise but the a/c pulley which ended up seizing and melting a nice little hole in the timing cover. Have to order the pulley, so they just took the belt off so I could drive her over the weekend. Went shopping this afternoon and we were headed home when we starting smelling something and the steering started feeling a little funny. At a stoplight we could see smoke and were luckily near a gas station. Had absolutely no power steering by the time I made the turn into the gas station. So now she's sitting in the yard at the garage. I'm sure I'll get a call first thing Monday morning, "Michelle, why's Penny already here?" They'll know that I had to have her towed because only one tow company in town has the key to the gate. Hopefully the pump is still okay and it's just the lines. I knew they needed to be replaced, so I guess I'm lucky that it happened in town and not out on the road somewhere.

that blows.

MNYPNNY · #3 04-30-2005, 07:15 PM

You know your car spends too much time in the shop when:

1 - your mechanic makes Christmas present house calls

2 - you have the combination to the gate at his garage for weekend tow-drops

3 - he calls you on the weekend to find out why Mnypnny is in the yard now when she wasn't supposed to appear until Monday afternoon!!

NapaBavarian · #4 04-30-2005, 07:29 PM

*gives hug*

n00b on demand · #5 04-30-2005, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thndrmtn92svx

You know your car spends too much time in the shop when:

1 - your mechanic makes Christmas present house calls

2 - you have the combination to the gate at his garage for weekend tow-drops

3 - he calls you on the weekend to find out why Mnypnny is in the yard now when she wasn't supposed to appear until Monday afternoon!!

We should start a thread about that! God only knows how many things we could put down as many of our cars spend alot of time in the shop!

Earthworm · #6 05-02-2005, 10:52 AM

I'm willing to wager that the problem is with the idler pulley for the power steering/alternator belt. The pulley is probably siezed up.

MNYPNNY · #7 05-03-2005, 09:45 PM

Sorry Dave, it was blown return hoses.
She's back now, but burning off ps fluid all over the engine is not fun.
Car smoked forever and that s**t smells awful!

But she's all happy again for now (knock on wood). We're going to take a roadtrip this weekend, wish us luck!