How many PSI do you think it took to push that plastic thing through?? That's amazing. Also since that's the liner for the hose, how did the rest of the hose not just give up and burst once that plastic piece left the scene...? Dumb question edit (from an electronics dude so an honest question): Is this the same kind of failure that happens in brake hoses when they go "bad" and leave calipers locked up, etc?
nevermind_za
2024-12-16 22:22:05 +0000 UTC
I could be wrong (I know, I know but just this once) I seem to i remember someone swearing off working on crusty old plow trucks. 😅
K H
2024-12-08 17:50:22 +0000 UTC
And again, I celebrate my decision to fix electronics and computers rather than follow my Dad who fixed cars.
Alan Wood
2024-12-08 17:01:50 +0000 UTC
A feller sometimes needs a mule deer or an elk to jump into his path so he can avoid justifying repairs to an old truck that has served its purpose—meanwhile, we shall certainly enjoy watching you apply your knowledge and skills to get this vehicle back on the road. ❤️🔧✌🏻
Virtue Streams
2024-12-08 14:26:23 +0000 UTC
I don't think most people even realize we're out here.
Watch Wes Work
2024-12-08 02:49:44 +0000 UTC
Thanks, Wes -- good video. Some things happen that just cannot be diagnosed, until they come apart.
Dr. Internet
2024-12-08 01:50:26 +0000 UTC
This sounds like a case of "Pull the entire engine" and do a teardown. Drop the tranny and diff, then you've got the room to fix the brake and gas lines, and patch the frame.
Expensive, but fixes everything.
Richard G. Molpus
2024-12-08 01:13:09 +0000 UTC
That’s why I only work on 1970s two stroke motorcycles
Bill Scott
2024-12-08 01:07:17 +0000 UTC
We all learned some things in this video! Thanks again, Wes. BTW- my electrical service provided provides winks and blinks for no extra charge.
Jeffry Blackmon
2024-12-07 23:57:08 +0000 UTC
I totally empathize with you on working on those old junkers. You get to the point you are agraid to touch anything as you know it will likely break, crack, or fall off and then you have to deal with it and explain to the customer how you have to charge them more. Nice work. I've definately never seen a hose do that before. Good catch and kind of lucky that it started leaking the way it did.
Curtis Roberts
2024-12-07 23:11:42 +0000 UTC
That's a hell of a thing to find!
Keith Mezzina
2024-12-07 22:54:34 +0000 UTC
I notice you are one of the few like myself that uses dewalt. Part of me kicks myself for not going Milwaukee. For what I do they have worked well!
M Drouard
2024-12-07 21:32:38 +0000 UTC
The gift that keeps on giving!
Jeff Chandler
2024-12-07 21:18:50 +0000 UTC
Frame looks good for Illinois! Easier to fix than pay stupid prices for new. I assume he would rather pay you than the dealer.
mike forbes
2024-12-07 21:13:04 +0000 UTC
There has been a lot of belt-tightening from the urban down to the rural, and the rural will be last to feel any rebound.
CapnMac82
2024-12-07 20:49:32 +0000 UTC
I covered some of the cost. I still did OK on the job.
Watch Wes Work
2024-12-07 20:01:29 +0000 UTC
It seems like you could do with a Wilbert's situated near you.
Anthony deFreitas
2024-12-07 19:28:32 +0000 UTC
I hope you're not doing the honourable thing and replacing accidentally broken stuff at your own expense after you told the owner to dump it.
Boudewijn
2024-12-07 19:03:54 +0000 UTC
I've had a terrible string of car issues. First my relatively low mileage Jag destroyed it's engine at 63k miles (after a second turbo grenaded) then my Jeep had an oil leak from the headgasket.... Never mind the BMW EV getting a new motor & electronics....
Luckily the Jag & BMW were handled under warranty, but still. I've been driving my 1993 JDM van which is the most reliable thing I own, but also bought a spare car (minter 2008 BMW wagon) which, despite 167k miles, seems to be on the more reliable side.
Chris M
2024-12-07 18:29:18 +0000 UTC
I feel your pain. Working on my Ranger plow truck. Ball joints hub bearings and worst of all brake lines.
Terry Kasprzyk
2024-12-07 18:03:07 +0000 UTC
It's a goldmine!
Watch Wes Work
2024-12-07 17:58:23 +0000 UTC
Well, if it doesn’t have a Cummins us it still a Shipping Crate? Or just a POS with a Hemi?