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She is amazing -Pic
mogley98
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Wife washed and cleaned out her car but when she finished it wouldn't start. Left the dome lights on too long I guess she called me and asked where the battery charger was and hooked it up. The battery wasn't charging well, turned out later a cell had gone bad.
2017 Ford Escape they put the battery under the windshield wiper deck. Kathy watched a few U tube videos, went to the shed and got the tools and removed the wipers and both upper and lower deck along with the Brake fluid reservoir to access the battery compartment and replace the battery all by her self. When I woke up I looked out the door and she had that headlamp on working in the dark until the sun came up enough to see. In this pic she was cleaning the battery cables.
They don't make many like this one, I'm blessed and she has no sisters.
Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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You got a good one. Sounds like a lot of stuff removed for a battery. They just can't make things easy
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
She knew that plastic Coke cup would come in handy.
my wife does a lot and handy with most tools . I screwed up once about 15 years ago ( Ok many more but this was the big one ) I came home from work one morning a water line had broke ( PVC ) my wife turned off the water cut out the bad section replaced it and good to go . she was proud and looking for a great job honey ..
however being a butt head I stepped in it when the first thing said you did not clean or wipe down the hack saw when you were done ..OOPPPS
she still tells that story of stepping up doing a good job and me and my first comment over the hack saw . not thank you what a great job ,,
by the way that was the last time I comment " any thing bad" on any of her work . she does a lot things like you wife ( and sure other wife's ) that others would not even consider trying . like you I got a keeper ( 41 + yrs ago )
Also, YouTube has helped me so much it is hard to believe. I never did major repairs on my own vehicles until 10+ years ago. I have saved a lot of money by fixing vehicles myself.
Well, I have also spent a lot of money on tools that I never needed before,
I have been amazed over the years just how many things she can do. Up to and including cement work. We are blessed!!! I'm 100% sure you and I both see women all the time and the thought is something like "Can you imagine having her for a wife?" This thought is followed by a shutter on my part!! After 22 years my wife is a real South Carolinian woman. Our wives are living proof of why southern women are great women!!!
When I stopped again, a half hour later the truck wouldn't crank. Had to jump start again.
The guy at the auto parts store told me that these new batteries, if you run them down to zero juice they are ruined.
No sisters, but does she have any brothers? 😆
I know a lot of men who couldn't have done what she accomplished. Job well done.
Just bought a 2018 Ford F-150 . In looking under the hood about the only things I can do is check the oil ,water , fluids , and replace the battery . I started rebuilding trucks and tractor engines when I was 16 . Things sure have changed since then . Still consider myself a decent mechanic ....... on the old stuff!
(I too have a keeper...)
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Regarding the under hood layout in days gone by- Had a Buick Sports Wagon- late 6os, water pump went bad. Could raise hood, step on bumper, step over the radiator and stand on the ground inside the body while I changed the pump. I miss those!