Thread: Auto Parts Store Shock

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I'm sorry to hear that, Richard. Those things always knock you back a little, sometimes a lot. I just lost someone in much the same way: he was there, then he wasn't; I'd known him all his life.

Thanks to all of you for your Respect and kind words.

I was just so shocked and had to mention it. One example of Dean assuring me I could do a job that I wasn’t familiar with was taking the fuel injection rail off from the upper intake manifold. I had never messed with fuel injection at all. The engine was full of antifreeze leaking from the upper intake but I didn’t know that. I thought I had a dead battery in the winter no less. I got a battery from another car put it in the Olds it still won’t turn over. Now I’m thinking it has to be the starter. I go buy a new one, put the starter on outside in the winter laying on fresh stone in the driveway …the kind that puts those big pockets in the skin on the back. I get the starter on, say a few prayers, turn the key and it still grunts. When all else failed I asked Dean if he had any idea why this would happen? That’s when Dean said it could be the upper intake leaking and the block was full of antifreeze. I was ready to scrap the car. Dean said it would be ok just take the spark plugs out and turn the engine over by the flywheel until you get the antifreeze out. The upper intake I believe was about $400 from GM and the after market I think was about $200 that and was maybe 6 or 7 years ago.
I have a time with the short and long term memory. Just wanted to say something nice about Dean. I did what Dean said I couldn’t believe the Olds 3800 fired up with over 200,000 miles on it.

Richard

[QUOTE=Itoldyouso;393462][QUOTE=lamin8r
Don,was your stroke a mild one??


Yes, it was. I was very lucky that there was no damage at all. I was kneeling down and when I stood up I was dizzy, but it didn't pass like those usually do. We went to the emergency room and sure enough, I was having a stroke. After that, every time I got a headache or a little numbness in my face it made me wonder if another was coming.

I would suggest everyone over 40 ask your Doctor about taking one aspirin per day. My Doctors told me that if I had been taking one (as I should have anyway after my heart attack 23 years ago) that I probably wouldn't have had the stroke. It's cheap insurance.

Don[/QUOTE]

the aspirin is to thin the blood a little isnt it??I have heard about that before,and I think my late father took aspirin,until the doctor put him on the rat poison..