Returning to the Land of Cruiser
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Yes sir; I agree! And I'm posting over in the Coppercreek Club page as we speak.
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So, as I mentioned in this thread, Marjan is in Tools R Us' shop, being worked on for another mechanic's butchery, plus a long history of bad wrenching in the past. This morning, while we were wargaming how to fix the flub up, Tools R Us and inkspot discovered some more substandard mechanical work. the hoses and cables under the hood were pretty much unsecured, with direct interference with hot or vibrating parts common. I quickly put those back in place. The turn signal was kind of hanging loose, and the back of it had eroded away from vibration in places. A few minutes, and some cursing later, Tools R Us came up with an ingenious fix.
The worst thing, though, was the battery bracket. I cannot ever recall such a stupid, butchered and unnecessary job done so badly. It's a minor bit, but bear with me as I show a series of pictures:
So, this bracket is designed to fit over the edge of the battery. That's why it's an angled piece of metal. The J-hooks provide resistence to the battery sliding forward. You'll note it's not fit over the front edge of the battery.
It seems that once the angle iron was improperly installed, the J-hook now hit the hood. So instead of wondering why something that fit before doesn't fit now, the fine individual who installed the battery decided to nip it off with a side cutter. Which conveniently makes it just "this much" too short to fit as designed. Fudge.
Hold the phone, folks! It appears as if the expert side cutter work on the j-hook was "not quite" enough for the job. So it looks as if the "mechanic" took a peening hammer to the under side of the hood to make the job "right". I'm certain this is exactly the way the engineers in Japan wanted it to be in the first place.
The worst thing, though, was the battery bracket. I cannot ever recall such a stupid, butchered and unnecessary job done so badly. It's a minor bit, but bear with me as I show a series of pictures:
So, this bracket is designed to fit over the edge of the battery. That's why it's an angled piece of metal. The J-hooks provide resistence to the battery sliding forward. You'll note it's not fit over the front edge of the battery.
It seems that once the angle iron was improperly installed, the J-hook now hit the hood. So instead of wondering why something that fit before doesn't fit now, the fine individual who installed the battery decided to nip it off with a side cutter. Which conveniently makes it just "this much" too short to fit as designed. Fudge.
Hold the phone, folks! It appears as if the expert side cutter work on the j-hook was "not quite" enough for the job. So it looks as if the "mechanic" took a peening hammer to the under side of the hood to make the job "right". I'm certain this is exactly the way the engineers in Japan wanted it to be in the first place.
There should be a short application form where you get to sign up to kick your rig's PO in the .....
I'd sign up, even going on 4 years later.
Great backstory, may the potential future stories start now
I'd sign up, even going on 4 years later.
Great backstory, may the potential future stories start now
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I will tell you one thing. Hanging out around Tools R Us and Inkpot as well as the other forum members who have dropped in to check out my rig has been a great education.
If this breakdown hadn't happened, I would've flailed around by myself trying to figure things out. It's amazing how much you can learn by just watching an experienced guy point out various features and **** ups on a Land Cruiser.
If this breakdown hadn't happened, I would've flailed around by myself trying to figure things out. It's amazing how much you can learn by just watching an experienced guy point out various features and **** ups on a Land Cruiser.
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