220yotekiller
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- Oct 15, 2017
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l lost the engine in the first truck that l ever bought, it was a ram 1500 with a 5 speed transmission in it, it had the factory 323 engine that was a bit light for a truck that size but l took that truck everywhere.
as l more than a bit broke l opted to replace it myself, l scraped up some money and bought a new crate 360 engine, a new clutch, and a battery. l spent every spare minuet that l had pulling the old engine and replacing everything. a week before l was going on a vacation with my wife and infant son l got it finished and to test it out l elected to drive it up the the hayfields. l baled until about midnight when l ran out of diesel, so l climbed into my truck and headed down toward headquarters when l saw a light come on under the hood, thinking that was strange because l didn't have a hood light in that truck l drove for a few seconds when it hit me. the engine was on fire, l popped the hood to see if l could get it out and one look told me that it was a lost cause, the entire engine compartment was on fire. l was on a gravel road on a rock mountainside so there was nothing that l could do exept start climbing the mountain to get a bar of cell service to call my dad and the area deputy.
by the time anyone arrived, the truck was a complete loss, l had just filled the gas tank in it so it was just a complete firestorm.
to add insult to injury the deputy got in my face about how much l had been drinking, what was l doing out at that hour, ect... l was about to say something that l was about to regret when my my dad told him that as he was my boss that l had been working and that l didn't drink anyway, that seemed to calm things down and l was told to just move the burned out body as soon as l could.
needless to say, now l carry a fire extiguisher in every truck that l have owned since.
as l more than a bit broke l opted to replace it myself, l scraped up some money and bought a new crate 360 engine, a new clutch, and a battery. l spent every spare minuet that l had pulling the old engine and replacing everything. a week before l was going on a vacation with my wife and infant son l got it finished and to test it out l elected to drive it up the the hayfields. l baled until about midnight when l ran out of diesel, so l climbed into my truck and headed down toward headquarters when l saw a light come on under the hood, thinking that was strange because l didn't have a hood light in that truck l drove for a few seconds when it hit me. the engine was on fire, l popped the hood to see if l could get it out and one look told me that it was a lost cause, the entire engine compartment was on fire. l was on a gravel road on a rock mountainside so there was nothing that l could do exept start climbing the mountain to get a bar of cell service to call my dad and the area deputy.
by the time anyone arrived, the truck was a complete loss, l had just filled the gas tank in it so it was just a complete firestorm.
to add insult to injury the deputy got in my face about how much l had been drinking, what was l doing out at that hour, ect... l was about to say something that l was about to regret when my my dad told him that as he was my boss that l had been working and that l didn't drink anyway, that seemed to calm things down and l was told to just move the burned out body as soon as l could.
needless to say, now l carry a fire extiguisher in every truck that l have owned since.