What did I do ?

[Norm's Coupe]

Guys don't laugh at me but I think I found my problem. I have a push button under the hood on my starter solenoid. I have been using this to crank the engine and to test for spark. What I just realized is that I did not have the key in the ignition in the on position while doing this. That is why I did not have any spark when testing yesterday! I do not have time right now to put it back together and test (have to go to work) but I think this may be it. I will let you guys know later what happens.

Well.........I've never done something like that, although I'm sure I did something else just as bad at one time or another. But.........it does sound like you've solved the problem. Sometimes when things don't go right, it's best to just forget it and come back another day for another look. That's when you see what you've done wrong and then it all sort of falls in place, and the problem almost solves itself.

[aero3113]

Well I put her back together and she started right up. When I was pulling the oil pump I jacked the engine up a little to help with clearance. I used a block of wood under the pan and I must have disturbed a welded repair because I have a slow leak coming from it now:mad:. I guess I have to pull the pan and have this fixed. Can a shop weld this while it is still on the car or do I have to pull it off?

[Norm's Coupe]

I'm assuming you are talking about you have a hole in the oil pan that needs plugging. Yes, the pan should be pulled to weld in a patch. Otherwise, whatever oil is inside the pan will catch fire when they weld it.

[P-12 Tommy]

Well we call that a brain fart up here in the northwest! But I know we all have done stupid things in the past when it comes to cars. I remember back in high school when I had a model A Sedan and was driving down the road when all of a sudden the back end dropped to the ground and the rear tire just went right past me. Must have forgotten to tighten the lug nuts! Got out and retrieved that tire and rim and installed it and back on the road!!! But that was something else just to see that tire fly by me and head up the street.

Years ago...... I had a flat changed on my semi and I was turning a corner in downtown Cleveland and the lugnut wedges came loose and the wheel on my loaded trailer passed me up and went down a hill! Talk about feeling like an idiot.

Tom

[Jim Yergin]

Well we call that a brain fart up here in the northwest! But I know we all have done stupid things in the past when it comes to cars. I remember back in high school when I had a model A Sedan and was driving down the road when all of a sudden the back end dropped to the ground and the rear tire just went right past me. Must have forgotten to tighten the lug nuts! Got out and retrieved that tire and rim and installed it and back on the road!!! But that was something else just to see that tire fly by me and head up the street.

I am just curious. Were you able to recover the lug nuts that had come off, did you have extras, or did you "borrow" one from each of the other wheels to get yourself home?

Jim Yergin

[Norm's Coupe]

All these stories about wheels coming off, reminds me of the story my brother in law tells from time to time.

The 1917 Crow Elkhart you see was built by my father in law. He drove it in many parades in the 60's, then my brother in law started driving it in parades in the 70's. The last parade it was in was sometime in the mid 70's. My brother in law was driving it down main street for the 4th of July parade in their local suburb. Well, as he drove down the main street of Elm Grove, WI, the right front wheel came off and rolled down the street, hopped the curb and went through the hardware store window. Luckily my brother in law and his wife (who was also in the car), and no bystanders were hurt or hit by the wheel. And, there was no damage to the car. Only thing damaged was a little pride, and of course the window.

[JIPJOBXX]

Yep I guess I just got a few extra ones oft the other rims and went home. But I have had my share of dumb things happening and some my fault others somebody else's. But with all the dumb things I have done I was never hurt and neither was anyone else.

I did drive my dads New Lincoln one time down some railroad tracks by accident. Did that on my Senior Prom up in San Francisco. Drove about 25 feet down on the tracks and stopped and back up till I hit the street again. My dad a few weeks latter ask me if I had hit a curb or something and of course I just said a curb dad! Didn't want to loose my privilege of driving that fancy Lincoln.

[Norm's Coupe]

Yep I guess I just got a few extra ones oft the other rims and went home. But I have had my share of dumb things happening and some my fault others somebody else's. But with all the dumb things I have done I was never hurt and neither was anyone else.

I did drive my dads New Lincoln one time down some railroad tracks by accident. Did that on my Senior Prom up in San Francisco. Drove about 25 feet down on the tracks and stopped and back up till I hit the street again. My dad a few weeks latter ask me if I had hit a curb or something and of course I just said a curb dad! Didn't want to loose my privilege of driving that fancy Lincoln.

Now, how could one drive down a railroad track by accident. I would never do that. But...........I did do it on purpose twice in my 58 Chevy while in the army, stationed in Granite City, IL. The first time I did that me and a few other guys from the Depot were going out to have a good time. Well........I turned down the wrong street. Was one block past the street I was supposed to be on. So.........when I came to the railroad switching yards I decided it was closer to ride between the tracks, than to go all the way back around on the streets. Made it almost all the way to the other street before having to stop. Right smack in front of me sat the railroad station building. Now, why did they put that thing there. So.......I went up on the tracks and went around the building. The second time was still stationed at Granite City. Me and a few guys drove up to Alton, IL to have a little fun there. Was supposed to be a live wire town back in the early 60's. Well.........again, took a shortcut to another street down the railroad tracks in my 58 Chevy. That time I did not have to go around a station house. Was young and invincible back then.

[dparksie]

My father and I used to get into trouble together. Not sure which of us egged the other on. The dumbest was deciding to back a 49 Willies up a hill, then put her in first then take it around a trailer to park it on the other side. Only 2 problems: no clutch and no brakes. :eek:Started down the hill grinding gears to get her to stop. Then just about the time I was debating to either drive it into the pond (shallow) or up a steep embankment she dropped into second and took off, oh yeah the throttle cable was frozen in high idle.:eek: Went round the trailer and ended up with it spinning all 4 tires on a stump. Never have lived that one down.

[JIPJOBXX]

Well if you have ever been up to fisherman's wharf in San Francisco the streets are pretty wide. Well I thought it would be just fun to run down the rail tracks that ran down the middle of street that were placed in the asphalt paving. Well I got the car centered on those tracks and as a teenager my mind was more on the gal than my driving. And so I just followed those tracks down the road and all of a sudden the road went one way and I just kept going down the tracks. Not pretty but as soon as I found out that the asphalt roadway had gone away I knew I was in trouble. Just a dumb tanager thing! And I know we all had our moments when were younger.