This week for the first time in along time, I have time to myself. No husband or kids to have to come home and cook for or clean up after.
My very possessive husband and our youngest son went to visit relatives in Arkansas. Our oldest son is staying in Avondale with grampa.
The vehicle I normally drive is the vehicle that was taken on the trip, so I am driving the youngests car. It is a 1998 Chevy Cavalier. Not a bad car especially for what he paid for it. I was on the way home from work and noticed the battery light was on. It is an idiot light and not a true indicator as to whether or not the system is charging. After I got home, I called WalMart to see if they would test the battery. They would. So I headed there.
I get there and one of the techs comes out and hooks up his machine to it. He can't get anything to read. He says battery must have some bad cells in it and takes me back inside to price batteries. I think, hmm the car starts fine and runs ok so I think not on the battery. I called my oldest brother and asked how to make sure it was the battery. He walked me through how to test it. Guess what the guy at WalMart was wrong. It was the altenator.
Decision - do I park the car that has AC and drive the other truck that doesn't or do I brave it and change it myself. I decide to go for it only after calling Checker to make sure they have the part before I take apart the car. I call my brother and tell him what my plan is. He says he will come do it for me. I said I will call if I get stuck.
I get all the bolts out but am having issues with the belt. I decide I better go get the other part. I come back and fight the belt some more. I give in and call my husband and tell him what I am doing and ask if we have a certain tool at home. His response - just leave it and I will fix it when I get home - NOT. The youngest calls and is trying to explain to my how to get the belt loose. I keep fighting it. I decide I better call my brother.
I go in the house, eat a little dinner, fold some clothes and venture back outside. I get the tool where the youngest said and call him back. He tells me again what to do. I try and off comes the belt and a big shout for joy from me. My brother had not shown up yet. Yeah for me. I get the altenator off as he pulls in the drive. I am still excited. I put the old one in p
lace. He helped start the bolts. I tightened them up, connected the wiring back and now the hard part putting the belt back on. I crawl under the car, release the tension on the belts and run the lower part, my brother ran the upper part. The belt is on. The car starts and the battery light is off.
I think thats pretty good. There are a few men I know that would not even attempt it and not many women I know would either.
If we set our minds to it, we can do anything.
My very possessive husband and our youngest son went to visit relatives in Arkansas. Our oldest son is staying in Avondale with grampa.
The vehicle I normally drive is the vehicle that was taken on the trip, so I am driving the youngests car. It is a 1998 Chevy Cavalier. Not a bad car especially for what he paid for it. I was on the way home from work and noticed the battery light was on. It is an idiot light and not a true indicator as to whether or not the system is charging. After I got home, I called WalMart to see if they would test the battery. They would. So I headed there.
I get there and one of the techs comes out and hooks up his machine to it. He can't get anything to read. He says battery must have some bad cells in it and takes me back inside to price batteries. I think, hmm the car starts fine and runs ok so I think not on the battery. I called my oldest brother and asked how to make sure it was the battery. He walked me through how to test it. Guess what the guy at WalMart was wrong. It was the altenator.
Decision - do I park the car that has AC and drive the other truck that doesn't or do I brave it and change it myself. I decide to go for it only after calling Checker to make sure they have the part before I take apart the car. I call my brother and tell him what my plan is. He says he will come do it for me. I said I will call if I get stuck.
I get all the bolts out but am having issues with the belt. I decide I better go get the other part. I come back and fight the belt some more. I give in and call my husband and tell him what I am doing and ask if we have a certain tool at home. His response - just leave it and I will fix it when I get home - NOT. The youngest calls and is trying to explain to my how to get the belt loose. I keep fighting it. I decide I better call my brother.I go in the house, eat a little dinner, fold some clothes and venture back outside. I get the tool where the youngest said and call him back. He tells me again what to do. I try and off comes the belt and a big shout for joy from me. My brother had not shown up yet. Yeah for me. I get the altenator off as he pulls in the drive. I am still excited. I put the old one in p
lace. He helped start the bolts. I tightened them up, connected the wiring back and now the hard part putting the belt back on. I crawl under the car, release the tension on the belts and run the lower part, my brother ran the upper part. The belt is on. The car starts and the battery light is off.I think thats pretty good. There are a few men I know that would not even attempt it and not many women I know would either.
If we set our minds to it, we can do anything.
2 comments:
U GO GIRL!! I'm proud of you! Who needs a man anyway?!?! LOL
You go girl - I for one know that Women CAN do anything. I am a single mom so have no choice but think alot of women just don't try. Yeah for you!!!!
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