Somewhere, someone is blasting Europe’s smash hit “The Final Countdown” and somewhere, someone is asking them to please turn in down. Its game week and people are excited! Our beloved Auburn Tigers begin the season at the insanely early time of 11:00 A.M. this Saturday morning against Utah State. I’m not happy about this because it keeps me from really enjoying tailgating for the first game. It also means that the van will make her maiden trip with “The new guys” on Friday night.
As for the van…
She’s been hanging out the last couple of weeks with Danny Noonan and the boys over at The Caddy Shack in Montevallo. She had some electrical demons among other things that have been needed to be worked on and our friend/sponsor Tim Nash has had his hands full. Tim sent us an email last week with a list of everything that is getting fixed this week:
Replace upper and lower hoses
Replace heater hoses
Replace front pads, Machine front rotors
Brake cable broken to right rear brake shoes
Oil Lube and filter
Complete tune up, Plugs, Plug wires, distributor cap and rotor button, fuel filter
De-carbon engine
Transmission service
Rear differential service
Install new drive belt
Replace idle air control valve
Rewire amps and install in a better location and new radio to get rid of electrical wiring
After reading this list I’m not so sure how or WHY we were driving this thing. My favorite thing I heard from Tim was that he was surprised she hadn’t caught on fire yet from some of the electrical demons. The Tiger Tail Team Van and fire are never a safe mix. The van’s trips to Baton Rouge, 2003 and Fayetteville, 2005, are stark reminders of that fact.
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