Topic: When it rains, it pours!

[oHIobellboy]

Im sitting in a repair shop right now having the front right hub assembly replaced in Twiggy's Avy. It died on the way down here to Missouri last night. I'm on vacation to see my stepson graduate basic training at Ft Leonardwood so I'm not about to do it in the hotel parking lot even though Donnie offered to bring tools down. I appreciate the offer bud   In the meantime I get a call from my mechanic back home telling me that the gas leak on mine is because the plastic lines on the top of the fuel filter rotted/broke. He's changing that out for me. AAARRRGGGGGG!!!!!

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[oHIobellboy]

Twiggy's was back on the road in less than an hour. There's an O'reiily's right next to the shop. $280 out the door.

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[Main One]

Glad you could get it back on the road so soon.

[Donnie1]

Sounds like they didn't gouge you too bad. Glad you got it going again.

[oHIobellboy]

Sounds like they didn't gouge you too bad. Glad you got it going again.

I had priced them before at AZ with the timken bearings in it at$ 190. Not sure which one they used but its cheaper than my fuel pump for sure.
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[JacquesG96]

glad your back on the road!!  thats usually how I roll so I can feel your pain!!!

[Enkei]

On the road again...  Just want to get back on the road again......

[MyBigToy]

Sounds like they didn't gouge you too bad. Glad you got it going again.

I agree. If they only charged you about $100 for installation you did all right. So where did you have it done - Ft. Wood or Rolla or elsewhere? I'm just curious since I spent 4 years at Rolla. I didn't spend any time around Ft. Wood so I don't know much about what's around there; I've only been on the base one time.

[Rick]

sounds like you got a good deal  and tell your stepson CONGRATS    on getting through Basic Training I did mine there in 97. If you don't mind me asking where is he going for AIT?

[oHIobellboy]

Joe, Sanman auto on 17 just north of 44. I'll give him a nice plug with his addy in another thread from a laptop when I get a chance.
Rick, both kids will be at Ft Gordon for AIT. Heather lea es Mon for basic.

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[Fowlhunter]

Sorry to hear about your bad luck but like everyone else said, glad your back on the road at a decent price.

[oHIobellboy]

Update on the fuel pump. Craig called me today and told me that the top of the pump was so rusted and the metal lines swelled up that they cracked the plastic feed lines and that will need replaced also. Those will be here Monday. Here's a pix he sent me of the top of the fuel assembly. I don't know what the shiny parts are but you can see the rust. He also broke one of those strap bolts we just had out at Bratfest last year when we changed out the straps. Just goes to show what years of running a vehicle on oil well roads without proper cleaning will do. I don't know how many people actually get under their trucks to spray in areas like the top of the fuel tank but it is something to keep in mind for those that like to go mudding and such.

I'll get some better pix Monday after we get Heather shipped off to Basic.

[oHIobellboy]

Here's some pix of the carnage. Damn pump was still working just fine. I guess I'll keep the guts if for when Twiggy's dies. Hopefully it will be usefull. You can see where the lines up top are gone and in the second pix how the plastic line cracked from all the rust.