Grease Monkey

It's a good thing I know my way around under the hood of a car! Haha!! I pulled down the driveway and onto the street, to head for the Y, when my car stopped. It just quit. And it wouldn't start again! I was crooked in the middle of the street with a construction truck on one side and no room for cars to pass by. :( I had to motion to the non-english speaking drivers who came up behind me to turn around and go the other way. So when another construction man pulled up, he pushed me to the curb and out of the way of traffic.

I've already driven over to let Poli out this morning, and had no trouble at all. I didn't know what to do! But, quick-thinking me, I popped the hood. :) Realizing that Ty changed my air filter last night, that was the first thing I looked at. I re-adjusted it, and tried to start it again. This time it turned over- and stayed on! Yay!!! But now I'm afraid to drive to the Y because I don't want to get stuck. So I drove around the block and pulled back into the garage. After some discussion with Ty, some digging in the trash for the old air filter, and a little bit more examination under the hood- I find the problem! Two tubes are not firmly connected. Apparently when Ty pulled off the air filter cover, these tubes disconnected without him noticing. I found the wrench and got to work! Hence the picture of the wrench and the greasy hand. :) Good thing I'm not afraid to get dirty! Unfortunately after all of that mental exercise, I wasn't in the mood for the Y anymore. :)