tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post2601548256989389854..comments2023-11-29T09:27:11.895-08:00Comments on at home with the farmer's wife: Where's Waldo? the Battery?Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-21860033369028472662010-01-09T15:07:33.226-08:002010-01-09T15:07:33.226-08:00What a mess technology has made for us under our h...What a mess technology has made for us under our hoods. Well, they do seem to break down much less often, but wowzer... when they do there's not too many husbands left on this earth that know how to fix all that 'stuff' under the hood. It's sooooo unrecognizable isn't it?<br /><br />Di<br />The Blue Ridge Gal<br /><br />I loved the days when you knew who was coming up your driveway just by the sound of the vehicle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-2756614742597597382010-01-07T10:05:51.104-08:002010-01-07T10:05:51.104-08:00When you mention the wingnut and the screwdrive it...When you mention the wingnut and the screwdrive it was like a huge flashback to my old Cougar. In some ways I miss those days, but then I really really don't want to have to do that again. <br /><br />My battery is in my trunk. Had to jump the car the other day, and the new battery was almost two hundred dollars. What. The. Heck.And my car is 10 years old.PamKittyMorninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700213212597420809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-83550966775885337212010-01-06T19:37:47.402-08:002010-01-06T19:37:47.402-08:00Yeah, in our 4 year old car two of our windows don...Yeah, in our 4 year old car two of our windows don't work properly and yesterday a valet at the VA hospital unlocked the windows and rolled them down. Finally this morning they decided to work. The dealer says the motors get too hot. BS, and it's $400 per window to replace these dang motors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-64215833099964521322010-01-05T14:29:23.578-08:002010-01-05T14:29:23.578-08:00I hear your pain.
We have an Acadia (my hubby dri...I hear your pain.<br /><br />We have an Acadia (my hubby drives it)....recently some message came on the dash that told him something was low with the battery. Anyway, when he opened the hood, he found the spot to jump the car..but there was no battery there, anywhere under the hood. SO, because he wanted to check the battery to determine what the charge on it was like, he got the manual out to see where the heck the battery WAS located. The manual didn't help. SO, sensing his keen frustration at this point, I suggested he call the dealership (amazing thought, I know) and ask someone there. After another few minutes of banging and clanging, he finally called the dealership. They told him it was under the floor mat on the right passengers side....IN THE FLOOR! <br /><br />They don't make it easy.<br /><br />It's been very cold in the KC, MO area, too (single digits) and LOTS of snow...with more to come tomorrow!<br /><br />Danadanahttp://thestonerabbit.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-22970804220597646472010-01-05T11:46:07.809-08:002010-01-05T11:46:07.809-08:00I know how to do that too! Yeah! give it a push an...I know how to do that too! Yeah! give it a push and pop the clutch. Fun memory and no I do not see a battery anywhere!Karen Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-77867092199905711102010-01-05T08:36:20.722-08:002010-01-05T08:36:20.722-08:00they sure have made things complicated...I believe...they sure have made things complicated...I believe the days of being able to work on our own cars is gone!Diva Kreszlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278102837785791249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-32601509311359256462010-01-05T07:38:07.194-08:002010-01-05T07:38:07.194-08:00I agree with you - simpler is so often better. We...I agree with you - simpler is so often better. We had a dishwasher a few years ago that quit and the repairman said it was cheaper to replace the dishwasher than to replace the electronic panel. He said to just get one with a manual dial - nothing to go wrong.<br />I can fix many things around our place here, but I know nothing about the vehicles. I can plug in the block heater and fill it with gas and that's about it!Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14777395903446188971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-90743032450710241812010-01-05T06:45:58.451-08:002010-01-05T06:45:58.451-08:00Ah, I remember the sticking of a screwdriver into ...Ah, I remember the sticking of a screwdriver into the carburetor myself. You mean I can't do that anymore? Shoot! Well, I hear complaints such as yours on a daily basis from John who can go off on a rant about new cars for hours. Good to know that you are still living in a community where people help one another. I'm sending John over here later today. He'll not only agree with you, he'll be totally impressed with you!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-16857364709683472632010-01-05T05:44:36.961-08:002010-01-05T05:44:36.961-08:00I totally agree with you. I used to be able to dia...I totally agree with you. I used to be able to diagnose just about anything that was wrong with my '66 Mustang. Back when an engine was an engine and not a computer. Everything was visible right there under the hood, not inside little plastic boxes. You could go down to the auto parts store and get just about anything you needed for $25. And, remember the Goop hand soap that looked like Crisco and worked like a dream? <br />Like you, I dislike and distrust automatic locks and windows. Just something more to malfunction. I have a fear of everything going on the fritz and I'll be clawing at the little door lock nubs, trying to pry one up so that I can get out. Oy. <br />The good old days are long behind us, as far as cars go. Glad that you have a nice person at the dealer, willing to come to your house and tell you where your battery was hiding! That's wonderful!Leslie T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-23449610102957092062010-01-05T05:28:45.103-08:002010-01-05T05:28:45.103-08:00I love those old motors.
Double barrel carburetor...I love those old motors.<br /><br />Double barrel carburetors. No computerized anything.<br /><br />You could fix almost everything by yourself.<br /><br />I remember my dad using a timing light to change the timing on the car. I loved that thing.chocolatechichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926192602146485028noreply@blogger.com