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Post by Jason O'Lewa on May 23, 2009 16:11:58 GMT -5
my grandpa is 75 years old.
he restores old tractors and he has done a few cars too
he has a few old tractors and a 1963 t bird and a couple other old cars
well he has run out of gas more often than anybody I know and he always has pushed it to the limit from what everybody says
this afternoon he called my dad and said he was out of gas nearby
so my dad said to me lets go for a ride and we went and got some gas for his old car. its the 63 t bird he was driving
we brout a little gas can filled it up and put it in my grandpas car.
well my dad poured it
when it started my grandpa said I will go to the place just up the road and fill it right up.
its called an old car with a sticky gas gage.
my dad said, no its called being too dam stuborn to listen to your gas gage.
my grandpa said yeah that too
they both laughed and the car was fine after that
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Post by Phil on May 23, 2009 21:31:59 GMT -5
His explanation is his current purpose in life is to create storys for Thanksgiving and Christmas get togethers.
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Post by Blastgirl on May 24, 2009 2:50:12 GMT -5
Phil, if your Dad is seventy-five years old, what makes you think he would change his ways now? IT's worked for him so far the way he does it. ;D
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Post by Classicblast on May 24, 2009 11:14:28 GMT -5
Hahaha, Jason, your grandfather sounds a lot like my father. Fly by the skin of the teeth and believe it will be all right. A 63 T Bird though that's kind of cool. What color is is?
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Post by Mahnarch on May 25, 2009 14:52:42 GMT -5
Sweet ride, Jay and Phil's dad and grand dad....
Tell him I said so.
But, like everyone knows, I personally don't allow my tanks to fall below 1/4 - even in a semi where I still have 4-500 miles to go.
And, believe me, I've had to use that "extra" fuel in the past.
In the winter of '07 I spent 12 hours on the shoulder of a back country road north of Hesperia. High winds and temperatures below zero.
No cell phone signal. No passing traffic.
I'd have been a goner had I let the tank get down to nill when I went into the slop.
Finally, a local passed by and drove 6 miles before he found a signal to call a wrecker.
It sucked.
It cost me $80 to move my truck 15 feet. >:-(
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Post by Phil on May 25, 2009 17:53:17 GMT -5
I agree with you Mahnarch. My father seems to think he can get away with things too.
He knows a lot about motors and cars too he knows better but he seems to think he can push it. But like everybody is saying at age 75 he isn't going to change his ways so it's just going to be that way.
I never believed the line of thinking that says if theres a 20 gallon tank and you get 20 miles a gallon a quarter tank means you have 5 gallons left and you can go 100 miles.
I always took that as a quarter tank to mean stop and fill it at the next stop you can.
But maybe my dad's lax attitude has made me more aware when the tank is getting low.
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Post by Classicblast on May 27, 2009 1:34:47 GMT -5
I'll say this too Phil. Since you have told your father's age I can tell you my father is 2 years younger (73). And my father is the same way. They're a stubborn generation. They're also the toughest generation too. My father started the business my brothers run. He was hands on and actually running bulldozers and backhoes daily until about 1995. Age 60. Obviously that's something I have discussed before that my brothers and the staff mostly run the operation now but my father is not totally inactive.
He still participates in part of the operation. He dug a swimming pool for some friends of his a few days ago, remember he is 73. He didn't put up the walls and install the liner, the staff did that but it wasn't too many years ago he would have been doing that too.
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Post by Phil on May 27, 2009 13:50:45 GMT -5
Mahnarch, I hate to contradict you because we stick together. But I think getting a winch for $80 isn't bad. Especially if the other man had to drive 6 miles to even get a singol strong enough to make the call.
Classic that's great about your father.
My father although sometimes he depends on luck too much is very resourceful as well. He has this poll barn with tractors, a few cars and other projects. My father has a section he made into a paint booth and he works on his projects.
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Post by weasel2htm on May 27, 2009 19:46:18 GMT -5
I never believed the line of thinking that says if theres a 20 gallon tank and you get 20 miles a gallon a quarter tank means you have 5 gallons left and you can go 100 miles. I am very guilty of that; usually though when I'm thinking that, my gas tank is more full than my wallet and payday less than a week away. "Lets see, 23 mpg (sucky truck gas milage) I have to drive two miles before payday, I'm on the one gallon line, I should be fine." I try not to let it get that close and let it be known that I have never ran out of gas (In my own vehicle) though I have cut it closer than I'd like to before. As for the time I ran out of gas driving the church van, that's a new topic. I guess I could also post it in this thread, you guys decide. |
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Post by Blastgirl on May 27, 2009 22:07:05 GMT -5
Sure Weasel2htm that would make for a great story.
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Post by Phil on May 28, 2009 13:59:05 GMT -5
Weasel2htm you get 23 miles a gallon with a truck? I'm lucky to get 13 or 14.
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Post by weasel2htm on May 28, 2009 18:20:00 GMT -5
ON the highway I did at one time, The wheels are way out of alignment and there are some other tinkery stuff I need to do to it. But I miss car Gas milage, my next vehicle will be a station wagon.
Though I still want to know what GM was thinking when the put a 2.2 liter engine in a truck.
Blastgirl, should I make a new topic, or just post it on here
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Post by Mahnarch on May 28, 2009 21:27:15 GMT -5
I agree with Phil; $80 isn't so bad, I suppose.
Weasel, I've seem some pretty ratty church vans in my day.
I know what you're up against! ;D
And, I agree that putting a 2.2L 4cyl in an S-10 was one of the worst ideas in the world but, it did make for a fuel efficient truck that could haul....... some leaves, or something.
45 minutes flat: I can have the cylinder head on the bench.
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Post by Blastgirl on May 29, 2009 0:10:36 GMT -5
Sure Weasel2htm tell your story. You can post it in this topic if you'd rather. It's up to you which way you do it.
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Post by Phil on May 29, 2009 15:36:20 GMT -5
And Phil, do you really want your Dad to change? Perhaps not, I suppose you're right. |
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on May 30, 2009 13:21:10 GMT -5
my grandpa tells us right out he is not going to change.
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Post by dannyboy on May 30, 2009 17:39:47 GMT -5
I'm only 26 and I can be rather set in my ways.
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Post by dannyboy on May 31, 2009 18:53:37 GMT -5
And, I agree that putting a 2.2L 4cyl in an S-10 was one of the worst ideas in the world but, it did make for a fuel efficient truck that could haul....... some leaves, or something. 45 minutes flat: I can have the cylinder head on the bench. So can I. Yes gutless. The postal trucks have them. The LLV is a Chevrolet S10 two wheel drive 4 banger. The first series was 2.5L the next series about 1994 was 2.2L They don't climb hills fast. They are rather easy to work on though. The 3rd series postal truck starting about 2001 is a CRV that is a V6 4x4 Ford Explorer chassis. |
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