Good morning readers. Thanks for coming by for a read this morning.
Maybe I was too much like the guy in the picture above trying to find a vet to work on his dog. I borrowed Little Red yesterday and drove into Harper to talk to the Real Mechanic I had in mind to work on the New Truck.
He seemed a nice enough guy, but when I explained what I had in mind, described the truck and the problem, he explained he didn’t care to have anything to do with it.
There’s another Real Mechanic in town, but I decided to back off and think about how to approach this a bit more rather than ask and have him say, ‘no’, too.
The frustrating thing about it all is the fact I could get that truck running well enough to drive it into town myself if I could find photographs of the wiring on a running 1983 F350 with a similar engine. I’d replace the wiring myself, then just take it in to get whatever else needs doing for an inspection sticker.
Today I’m posting a plea on Kerrville and Fredericksburg Freecycle groups for under-the-hood photos with the air cleaner removed from anyone owning a running truck of that vintage. If that doesn’t turn up anything I’ll post on Kerrville Marketplace group offering whatever price it takes to get photos, I reckons.
Crazycrazycrazycrazy. I honestly never anticipated a man in the bidness of fixing cars would refuse to fix one. Guess the economy isn’t as bad as I’ve been hearing it is.
Maybe I need to find a vet.
Old Jules
Today on Ask Old Jules:
Old Jules, what was the happiest time in your life?
