funny story about a Ford Aerostar minivan

wolfen1086 · 10-25-2009, 02:32 PM

6 cyl plenty of gas, good battery sitting in my neighbors yard won't start, she says can I help it only has 316987 miles on it, and it was running a little rough when she shut it off last time, and smoking so her son replaced the rings for her ( her son has all the brains of a dead cat ) so I figure, wth I'll check it out, so I go down there armed with nothing more than my vacuum gage and a compression tester, tried to start it...nothing, pull all 6 plugs, hook up the compression tester and turned the motor by hand, Compression tester gage didn't even move. So I tell her the bad news, she says, " really? "
I say "yeppers mam its got no compression at all" She opens the back hatch and points at a box of compression rings, and asks " Could these be the problem? my son said it didn't need these since he put new oil rings in" She was pointing at the compression rings that her brain dead son removed and didn't reinstall.

**wrench97** · 10-25-2009, 02:52 PM

Awful lot of work to go through and do wrong, maybe he'll get it right on the next try but don't count on it

wolfen1086 · 10-25-2009, 03:06 PM

I rally hope she has the common sense to NOT let him, work on it again LOL

**wrench97** · 10-25-2009, 04:56 PM

Usually not........

wolfen1086 · 10-27-2009, 04:26 PM

True, but I guess thats why peopel like me are still around in this world, we pick up the pieces that others totally screw up. The van's engine is now on my back porch being disassembled

**wrench97** · 10-27-2009, 04:38 PM

They look like a pain to get out.

wolfen1086 · 10-27-2009, 06:25 PM

They are, but I'll get it out tomorrow and let my 15 year old tear it down, that way I can sit back wan watch the fun

10-25-2009, 02:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
wolfen1086 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Va Beach Posts: 259 OS: Win XP SP3	funny story about a Ford Aerostar minivan 6 cyl plenty of gas, good battery sitting in my neighbors yard won't start, she says can I help it only has 316987 miles on it, and it was running a little rough when she shut it off last time, and smoking so her son replaced the rings for her ( her son has all the brains of a dead cat ) so I figure, wth I'll check it out, so I go down there armed with nothing more than my vacuum gage and a compression tester, tried to start it...nothing, pull all 6 plugs, hook up the compression tester and turned the motor by hand, Compression tester gage didn't even move. So I tell her the bad news, she says, " really? " I say "yeppers mam its got no compression at all" She opens the back hatch and points at a box of compression rings, and asks " Could these be the problem? my son said it didn't need these since he put new oil rings in" She was pointing at the compression rings that her brain dead son removed and didn't reinstall. __________________ I'm gonna rot ? yea I know, might as well smile in the mean time :)

10-25-2009, 02:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,621 OS: Win7	Re: funny story about a Ford Aerostar minivan Awful lot of work to go through and do wrong, maybe he'll get it right on the next try but don't count on it __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-25-2009, 03:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
wolfen1086 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Va Beach Posts: 259 OS: Win XP SP3	Re: funny story about a Ford Aerostar minivan I rally hope she has the common sense to NOT let him, work on it again LOL __________________ I'm gonna rot ? yea I know, might as well smile in the mean time :)

10-25-2009, 04:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,621 OS: Win7	Re: funny story about a Ford Aerostar minivan Usually not........ __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-27-2009, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
wolfen1086 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Va Beach Posts: 259 OS: Win XP SP3	Re: funny story about a Ford Aerostar minivan True, but I guess thats why peopel like me are still around in this world, we pick up the pieces that others totally screw up. The van's engine is now on my back porch being disassembled __________________ I'm gonna rot ? yea I know, might as well smile in the mean time :)

10-27-2009, 04:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,621 OS: Win7	Re: funny story about a Ford Aerostar minivan They look like a pain to get out. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-27-2009, 06:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
wolfen1086 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Va Beach Posts: 259 OS: Win XP SP3	Re: funny story about a Ford Aerostar minivan They are, but I'll get it out tomorrow and let my 15 year old tear it down, that way I can sit back wan watch the fun __________________ I'm gonna rot ? yea I know, might as well smile in the mean time :)