Who knew something that is so much fun can be so frustrating. I went down to the registry a couple of days ago and re-newed the plates for the Green Monster. It was a beautiful spring day, I had just seen the first Robin of the year, it was a balmy 14 degrees. It was time. After a long winter in hibernation it was time to get the van rolling. I put the little sticker in the bottom right hand corner of the license plate and I was good to go. I have to admit I was a little excited as I put the key in and turned for the first time. It took a couple of cranks as the fuel worked its way through the system and the engine started quickly and easily.
I backed it out of the drive way and hit the road. Not much of a drive but enough to work out any of the winter stiffness. It was great cruising down Deerfoot at 100kph watching the world rip past me . After about a 45 minute drive I headed home.
The next morning I had a couple of errands to run so I thought I’d take the van out. Perfect. The sun was shining, the birds were singing etc, etc, etc. I decided on the way home that I’d stop at the gym. Once I was done I headed out to the van with a big grin on my face knowing that cruising the afternoon away would be my reward for working my ass off at the gym. I put the key in, turned it and “Click”. Click…. WTF ?!? It was running great about an hour ago and now “click”? Not even engine cranking but click…. SIGH. Tried push starting it, tried a boost but nothing….. click.
So knowing I didn’t have the time or the tools ( yet) to replace the starter I had it towed. I know I am going to get shit from one of my friends for this. He’s going to tell me that we could have done this ourselves and he’s probably right. So at the very least the a rebuilt starter is going to be about $200
So, yes it’s in the shop, and yes I’m gonna have to pay for it (again) and yes my friend is going to give me shit for it. No estimate yet but I’m hopeful that it’s not going to be too bad. I’ll keep you posted.
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