The truck has been vibrating rather strongly at time lately. Found out recently what the problem is. The vibration damper is loose and just riding around on the front of the crank shaft. In the short term, mostly an annoyance. In long term, it can damage the engine.
I haven't had time to fix it when it's warm and light enough to see (and feel) what I'm doing. Guess I'm going to have to do it this weekend while daughter is here. Good part is that it's probably just a couple of bolts that worked their way out. Bad part is that the bolts are gone and I have to figure out the size. May have to go to Auto Zone and borrow a bolt sizer.
Still hoping to get a tax refund this year and get the Camaro fixed with that. Everything else I can manage on my income but that one will take a long time if no refund.
Still, even if it doesn't run perfectly, I'm glad to have the truck because it's better than nothing.
I was doing pretty well financially and projecting much better. Then Wells Fargo screwed me again. Not that you can trust any mortgage company. However, I know what parts of their behavior are scare tactics, what my protections are under current law and what would make sense business-wise. Long as I keep making genuine effort to bring it current and keep the "past due" amount below a certain number, they can't foreclose. Take me a few weeks but I can bring it current.
However, the problem with the car and the mortgage means I have to put off getting new teeth longer. I'm sick of looking like a hillbilly. It's frustrating.
I haven't had time to fix it when it's warm and light enough to see (and feel) what I'm doing. Guess I'm going to have to do it this weekend while daughter is here. Good part is that it's probably just a couple of bolts that worked their way out. Bad part is that the bolts are gone and I have to figure out the size. May have to go to Auto Zone and borrow a bolt sizer.
Still hoping to get a tax refund this year and get the Camaro fixed with that. Everything else I can manage on my income but that one will take a long time if no refund.
Still, even if it doesn't run perfectly, I'm glad to have the truck because it's better than nothing.
I was doing pretty well financially and projecting much better. Then Wells Fargo screwed me again. Not that you can trust any mortgage company. However, I know what parts of their behavior are scare tactics, what my protections are under current law and what would make sense business-wise. Long as I keep making genuine effort to bring it current and keep the "past due" amount below a certain number, they can't foreclose. Take me a few weeks but I can bring it current.
However, the problem with the car and the mortgage means I have to put off getting new teeth longer. I'm sick of looking like a hillbilly. It's frustrating.
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