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To: Texan5

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79 posted on 05/31/2013 6:47:13 PM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden; SoothingDave

Yesterday, my truck had one of those mysterious attacks that seem to be most common to 4x4’s-the gearshift stuck in park and would not budge-not in 2 wheel drive, not in 4 wheel drive, low range or high. My shrieked profanities and blows to the dashboard brought only a few amused stares...

As I sat sweating and fuming with groceries getting warm, I was about to call for a tow when I remembered about a gearshift override from my last such vehicle, and after looking around, I found it and was able to use my trusty swiss army knife to pry the cover off, and push the overtride button, releasing the shift from park and into the gears.

I drove home cursing, parked the thing in neutral with the brake on, and there it sits in disgrace. But my contractor compadre is on his way over with his nephew to see if it may not be a quick fix, since he wants me at work tomorrow...


82 posted on 06/02/2013 12:12:42 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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