Redemption! – The blog of Mister 4×4

Today, I picked up on realigning the alternator bracketry after sweeping the ground under the grille with a monster magnet and stuffing the ‘magnet on a stick’ down into the grille area (with no love). Shortly after giving up on that while working on the fan and water pump pulley, I happened to look down through the engine bay and happened to see the missing fender/grille bolt – under the Jeep, almost smack in the middle. HTF did it make it all the way over there, having to fall down from the top of the grille and taking a trip almost 5 feet from the front of the Jeep?! I should go on The Price is Right and play Plinko! After getting the bracketry and fan belts back on, I finished up the start solenoid by tipping and installing the neutral safety switch and “12C” wire from the engine harness. Got dark, so I’ll hit it again tomorrow.

The missing fender/grille bolt after taking a ride nobody would’ve foreseen… just sitting there, laughing at me for wasting a half hour digging around inside the grille with the magnets. Well played bolt… well played.

Dave and I were talking about clutch fans, and since I had mine off, I took a pic for him.

Yay me. I got all three of the leftover wires hooked up to the starter solenoid after two days of working on the Jeep. I’m so awesome.

My buddy and best DJ EVER, Dennis Allen kicking off the Five o’Clock Fastlane (request hour) with my requested Motley Crue – Kickstart My Heart to finish up his show for the day.

Got some bad news today that he’s going to be leaving after tomorrow (his last show). This sucks – now who’s going to jam with me while I work on this thing?! Based on some things I heard, I already don’t like the new guy and station management even less. Looks like tomorrow is my last day with 101.9 The Fire as well.

Looks like my plan to take leave tomorrow because of the nice weather was a good idea, since I won’t miss Dennis’s last show.