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shadetree
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- East Texas
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Explorer Sport
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
*&%^*($#@ water heater.
Whirlpool, 3 years old. Propane.
Quit last friday. No pilot light. Call company, they asked a couple questions, and decided it was the thermocouple. Said they would send one free, but to get it the next day it would cost $15. This was last monday.
Received thermocouple tuesday. Installed, same problem, no pilot.
Wednesday called company. Said ok, they would send regulator unit, no charge.
I got it today, installed it tonight. It worked for 7 minutes, then same problem.
I do restorations. Working on 66 Vette. Installed battery tray. Purchased battery and had to modify as hold down bracket would not go over battery strap holders. Cut off holders with cutoff tool.
Put battery in tray, put in hold down bracket, could not get rear hold down bolt to go in nut provided for bolt. This is the rear bolt, and a bitch to get to.
Pulled the damn bracket back out, mfgr had welded nut to hole for bolt, and it was off center. Had to grind away metal to get bolt in nut.
Installed battery and hold down bracket. Positive battery cable too short. It was hitting bracket, and would short out. Had to go to auto parts and get another cable.
Got cable installed, put test light in negative side to check for drains, and bigger'n shit, it had a damn drain. Went thru the drill, of disconnecting everything under the hood, drain would not clear. Went inside car, nothing connected that would cause drain as far as lighting, etc. The owner had the clock re-built. I unplugged the clock, drain gone. Had to remove damn clock.
Now that the battery was in, I could re-install the expansion tank and fill with coolant. Did all that, and was pouring in coolant, and it started running all over the damn floor. It was a new radiator, and the mfgr did not put in a drain plug, open hole. So, I gave the **** up, and went home to find the damn water heater still wasn't fixed.
How was your day????????
shady
Whirlpool, 3 years old. Propane.
Quit last friday. No pilot light. Call company, they asked a couple questions, and decided it was the thermocouple. Said they would send one free, but to get it the next day it would cost $15. This was last monday.
Received thermocouple tuesday. Installed, same problem, no pilot.
Wednesday called company. Said ok, they would send regulator unit, no charge.
I got it today, installed it tonight. It worked for 7 minutes, then same problem.
I do restorations. Working on 66 Vette. Installed battery tray. Purchased battery and had to modify as hold down bracket would not go over battery strap holders. Cut off holders with cutoff tool.
Put battery in tray, put in hold down bracket, could not get rear hold down bolt to go in nut provided for bolt. This is the rear bolt, and a bitch to get to.
Pulled the damn bracket back out, mfgr had welded nut to hole for bolt, and it was off center. Had to grind away metal to get bolt in nut.
Installed battery and hold down bracket. Positive battery cable too short. It was hitting bracket, and would short out. Had to go to auto parts and get another cable.
Got cable installed, put test light in negative side to check for drains, and bigger'n shit, it had a damn drain. Went thru the drill, of disconnecting everything under the hood, drain would not clear. Went inside car, nothing connected that would cause drain as far as lighting, etc. The owner had the clock re-built. I unplugged the clock, drain gone. Had to remove damn clock.
Now that the battery was in, I could re-install the expansion tank and fill with coolant. Did all that, and was pouring in coolant, and it started running all over the damn floor. It was a new radiator, and the mfgr did not put in a drain plug, open hole. So, I gave the **** up, and went home to find the damn water heater still wasn't fixed.
How was your day????????
shady
shady
