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Murphy's Law

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Been living under the rule of Murphy's Law the past few days. :lol:
Yesterday when I went to do my 3 point seat belt install in the 68. The belts would not unlock so as per the instructions I took off the side cover to reset them. Easy right? Yes unless u remove the wrong side cover. :eek: The darn spring flew off right into my face. :cry: Soooo glad I had on safety glasses, only wounded my pride. :thup: After letting the spring kick my backside for 30 minutes or so I called Welder Joe's tech support. Chris told me to mail it back and they will repair or replace it at no cost to me. :thup:
Got the 2nd one working. Opened the right cover. Don't have to hit me in the face but once for me to learn. Went to install the 2nd belt and, yup, I need L brackets so it is positioned properly. :thup: Got em coming.
Today decided to install rear slider I ordered from LMC. Glad fit was checked with gasket before removing rear window. Gasket was way to big. :doh:
Sending the gasket back to LMC after they kept insisting they sent the right stock # one. Yes they did, but the made in crap land gasket is still to BIG :x
So replacing fuel pump and oil filter block gasket when I notice antifreeze all over the pretty chrome. :eek: thermatstat housing cracked. Got some clean up to do after repairs are done. :lol:
While writing this I just got a call from the local water works district. I have a ruptured water main at the cemetery!!!!!!
Well the 68 will have to wait.....On the road again. :hd: All in all I am Blessed :thup: Off and running :drive:
Just got home from repairing the water main at cemetery and was going to get fuel pump installed on the 68. Have had this Napa fuel pump on the shelf in my shop for 4 years :lol: Looked right, but wrong pump :cry: Called Napa and was told. No problem bring it on in and trade it for the right one. :D How about that :thup:
I am soooo glad that this was not a typical day :yip:
Keep on Trucking.....John
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Re: Murphy's Law

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Sorry, but you've now used up your quota of problems for the year. So it will be smooth sailing now till Christmas!
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mcheath wrote:Sorry, but you've now used up your quota of problems for the year. So it will be smooth sailing now till Christmas!
Not problems, but challenges. Heck life is great. :thup: When ya get well over 60 you can have all ya want. :lol:
May your sails stay full, and your knots not slip. Unless a slip knot.
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Any time you think that "things are under control"......you don't know ALL the facts :wink:
If we did lile would get boring fast.
Steve

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eggman918 wrote:Any time you think that "things are under control"......you don't know ALL the facts :wink:
If we did lile would get boring fast.
Only the Great I Am knows all the facts. :thup:
May your sails stay full, and your knots not slip. Unless a slip knot.
Once I thought I was wrong, but I was wrong.
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Roger that! And in His wisdom he knows that if we did we would never reach our full potential.
Steve

The"Filthy Beast"- '68 F-250 Crew Cab 131"W/B 4x4 4BT compounds hx30/Wh1c,5x.012" sac injectors/ZF 5/NP203-205 /3.54 44 trutrack front/60 trutrack rear on 33's. 2nd owner

"Beauty is only skin deep....Ugly is to the bone"
It is more important to understand what you don't know than what you do know,because then you can start to learn..???
"you must deal with the attaboys and the ass chewing s with your head up and looking them in the eyes" T.J.E. aka My Dad
There are only three types of people wolves, sheepdogs, and sheep. What are you?
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