no complaints about an early post
to fill you in on my day so far: woke up, started studying, showered, etc. Home is kinda distracting so I decided to go to lunch and then to the library. Well, i got in the car at 11:30 and NOTHING happened. I quickly diagnosed it as a battery problem (the clock had reset and the oil/brake/etc lights were very slow to come on) so i walked to the battery/tire store. $85 later, i did the “world’s strongest man: Augusta” 15th street battery haul and got some tools out of my apartment. of course, the negative battery terminal nut was corroded and stripped itself in about 1 second. So i removed the uncorroded bolts to the metal piece that grounds the battery to the chassis, took the + terminal off (fortunately it wasn’t rusted) and removed the old nasty battery. Next step was chiseling the - terminal off the old battery (remember it’s still connected) with a leatherman and replacing it back on the chassis. The new battery went in without too many problems, and i loosely connected the - terminal (remember, i can’t tighten the nut because it’s gone from 10mm to about 8.5mm and i can’t get a socket on it). Finally, after the car started up like a champ, i drove to the battery place to turn in my old battery, drove to krystal, ate a long-overdue lunch, and here I am at the library. I was done with the battery change at 12:30 and eating by 12:40.
So, I’ve decided to drop out of med school and become a mechanic.
The weekend was too short. I’ll write about it in my update tomorrow.
studying sucks, especially when you have to study everything you’ve been taught this year.
-t
Listen up Pep Boy! Two things real quick 1. working on a battery while hooked up is like doing surgery on someone who is still awake (I know that happens but you get the point) 2. Don’t joke about going from doctor to mechanic… you have/will have about 9 mouths to feed (as of last count)
Comment by Anon — May 8, 2006 @ 3:36 pm
here’s a hint. baking soda on the corroded terminals next time. works a little better. baking soda and water.
and you coulda called me instead of doing the battery pull down 15th!
Comment by Mackey McGill — May 9, 2006 @ 4:41 pm