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likesmatureones 55M
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12/7/2016 4:02 am
smoked an alternator


wow really wished that was a euthanize for something else....lol.

BUT I've been warning the company that I've been hearing a barring sorta noise in the truck....( perhaps they will actually listen to me next time)..

I honestly thought perhaps it was one of the back duels' hub or perhaps the drive shaft???

Nope..started up the truck and drove it ten feet before this smoke started to pour out of the engine.....the barrings on the alternator seized up and it literally burned up.

Ofcourse the whole cab of the truck ( and me) now smelled like burnt belt ( yep no mistaking that smell)..

The down size is the boss does have a new truck ( he bought it over 2 yrs ago and never ran the damn thing.. it is more of a tax write off than anything useful i guess... but then again it must be nice to have money to just let a truck sit like that..

The ironic thing is this truck is gas instead of diesel...freaking 4 wheel drive!

So in two freaking years the boss never got the truck up and running legally..he expected me to just jump into it yesterday and drive....hell the truck didn't even have any DOT ( red and white stripes reflective ) tape on it..

I can only imagine the fines if I would have drove it and gotten pulled over..

My co worker begrudgingly put a new alternator in the truck... talking about getting your panties in a wad... the guy acted like a real dick .. I mean it is a freaking alternator for christ's sake... it sits on freaking top.. it isn't like he is performing brain surgery.

So atleast I got my truck back for today....never thought I'd be happy to drive it

likesmatureones 55M

12/7/2016 4:04 am


mizJodie 67F

12/7/2016 6:00 am

wah wah!! Grow up! can't you do anything for yourself except whine?


likesmatureones replies on 12/7/2016 8:08 am:
It's a company vehicle and I'm not a pro mechanic Ergo not my job to fix or maintain the truck

likesmatureones 55M

12/7/2016 8:18 am

And FYI yeah I replaced alternators etc before. It's just this isn't my truck. I drive it for the company. Why should I accept liability for the repair.



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