Now it's time for my truck to get a little love. 

How do you get rid of cars that nobody seems to want? 

photo source: the city.nyc
These things just sort of sit around ignored.

Even when that includes you!

Cars cost money. They have their carrying costs.

 So how do you come to your end as a car guy?

Maybe you just grow out of it?

Do you burn out or just fade away?

Do you just grow out of it?

Does it come to an end with a whimper or a bang?

Maybe it just ends with an ache and a groan?

 2007 Mustang hose replacement Project.  Part Two, with an analysis.

I didn't have any need for this tool.

It turns out that the parts guy at the NAPA store had pulled the wrong upper hose. I was on my way to the store anyway, to pick up the thermostat housing but also to also to ask about the special tool the counterman had told me about. There was no way that I could squeeze my hands into that restricted space. He showed me a tool which was like a long screwdriver with a cup with two fingers on the end. It made it possible to squeeze and pull the connector off in one motion. He showed me a set that he could order for less that 25 bucks. I knew that they would be handy when I started to work on my F150 so I went ahead and ordered it. It would be available the next day.