I thought of Abraham Lincoln and his Gettysburg Address quote this morning as I lifted my wife air canister into the air ("The world
will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here"). First, my wife did not know that 2 of her 3 grommets were loose because the nuts had dropped off, thereby allowing her can to shake, rattle, and roll. Second, she does not know that I put new grommets, nuts, and washers on and cleaned 270,000 miles of grease and grime off the engine. Third, how exciting it was to discover a plastic cap like off a Tide bottle inside the canister among the usual bees, bugs, and leafy materials.
And, I took the first day of 2011 to also top off the power steering fluid - remember, I changed filters earlier and a dry filter soaks up an ounce or two of fluid.
Looking forward to more maintenance items in 2011 plus a few heavy duty mechanic type stuff - and a few good trips along the way. Next up - taking the drivers seat out of Martha and fixing what needs fixing, then valve adjustments in both cars, vacuum run downs on both cars, air conditioning rehabs on both as summer approaches, and radio/antenna cures on both.. Oh yah, the state is looking at an increase on car registrations to help pay our way out of debt. Lets see, 1.8% of vehicle value =s 1.8% x $2000 =s $30-$40 - yep, I can handle that.
brian from la verne.
