Master mechanic at work

[philfran]

Well, it was transmission fluid change time. Had the Swepco sitting in the garage for about a month and with the afternoon off figured I'd jump on it.

Since I'm single I have all areas of the house to use as my "garage". I decided that I could thin out the Swepco by putting the gallon jug in some hot water. Just to make sure it was warm enough I put the 12 quart pot on the stove and turned that sucker on low. Ah, nothing better than when a plan comes together.

Now out to the garage. Pull the fill plug and drain plug with no problem. Back in the house.

Hmmmmmmm, what's that smell? Where is that smoke coming from? To the kitchen. Why is the water in the pot kinda blue? Oh, sh!!. the jug has a leak! The mix is pooring over the pot edge into the electric burner, not good.

Gotta think fast!

What to do, what to do. Next biggest thing I have handy is my fry pan. Everything else is dirty. Set the Swepco jug in it. Only about a pint drained all over the stove during the shift to the pan. Pan is filling fast, too fast. What to use now?????? Get my next biggest pot and set Swepco jug in that.

Procede to move first pot with water and fluid mix to sink. Crap is going everywhere since it is full to the brim. Whoops, full of them dirty dishes, remember, I'm single. Into the dishwasher they go. Now move mixture to sink dripping additional mix all across the kitchen floor.

By this time the jug is about empty. So I now have a pot and a frying pan full of Swepco. And an empty jug.

Was lucky that the jug was taller than the pot no water mixed with fluid. Still usable.

Easy part now. Carry pot to garage. Place pump in pot and get after it. Great, now the fry pan. No problem, gotta tip it up to get every drop, not sure if I have enough since I have about a quart spread across the stove, kitchen floor, and sink.

Success, fluid stats to seep from the fill hole. Hardly a drop left.

I have to get my priorities right. Gotta test drive prior to cleaning up any mess. Everything fine. Shifts like a dream.

Back to the kitchen. Two rolls of paper towels and a half a jug of simple green and the place is spotless. Smells like crap, but shines like a diamond in goats rear.

Total time of project 30 minutes to change fluid. One hour to clean up the mess.

Just a thought, I kind of like the look of the blue dots on my kitchen floor. Might need to redecorate to get that Swepco look!

I am starting to understand why I am divorced.

[widebody911]

The trick is to boil a pot of water, then set the jug in it...

That's OK, I did a good one: I used one of my heat lamps that I use for painting; trained it on the jug and walked away. Amazingly, no fluid leaked out! But what was left of the jug would have made Salvador Dali blush. I should have kept the jug as a piece of artwork.

[pwd72s]

Schwepco, Schwepco...we must worship the fluid, because Sweet Old Bruce says so...

[Doug Zielke]

Oh Paul! Use your Shmorco if you think it's any good!!



Great story there, philfran.....good thing you are single.
Swepco is stickier than young love!
If I even spilled a single drop in Mrs. Z's kitchen universe, I'd be sleepin' in the garage with the 'Bomber.

[Gordo2]

Swepco, Crisco... Who cares. Should have left some in your pans and fried some eggs in it the next morning. Now that's a bachelor!


Gordo

[ChrisBennet]

Originally posted by pwd72s
Schwepco, Schwepco...we must worship the fluid, because Sweet Old Bruce says so...

Don't forget sweet old Steve Weiner...
Seriously though, I suspect any nonsythetic with the correct rating would probably work fine.
-Chris

[makaio]

Great story.