Where You Park is a Big Deal

by | Oct 7, 2016 | Blog, Community, Cross, Old Ford, Truck

I’ve noticed a pattern when I park in a public parking lot. I typically pick a parking spot based on how easily I can pull OUT of that spot. My truck is a bit big, and it doesn’t have power steering, so getting out of tight spaces can feel like a workout. That’s why I...

Windows Rolled Down

by | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog, Community, Old Ford, Truck, Vulnerable

I’ve lived in California for 3+ months and have yet to roll up my windows. When driving, and even when I park my truck on the street for the night, I leave the windows rolled down. One reason for this is environmental: The drought. I’ve woken up to roughly 90 days of...

License Plates and Patch Jobs

by | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog, grace, Old Ford, Uncategorized

A raw, scraping sound emanated from the front right of my truck every time I turned the steering wheel sharply. I wondered, initially, if some steering components had come loose or if suspension parts had broken off. I pulled into the driveway and chocked the back...

DMV and Weighty Issues

by | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog, Old Ford

No matter what state you reside in, the DMV is never an inviting atmosphere. If you found out you only had one year to live, a nanosecond spent at the DMV is an egregious use of time. I went to the California DMV yesterday to register our vehicles. I was informed that...

Space to cool

by | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog, Old Ford, Uncategorized

I dressed up my old Ford with a new carburetor.  She started pretty good when the motor was cold. But I had the darnedest time restarting it after the engine had warmed up.  The 44-year old V-8 turned over, but it lagged, gurgled and easily flooded. I called a tech...