Knucklehead, there are no questions that are more dumb than some of the conclusions we jump to. To tell a story about myself, embarrasing as it is, you'll see what I mean.
A couple years ago, my Ford 1210 HST refused to move from the spot where I had parked it. Thinking it HAD to be the clutch, I managed to push it into the garage and split it. When I got it apart, everything looked fine. Befused and confuddled, the best move to make next was give up for the day and go for a shower. While shampooing my bald head, the massaging action must have made some blood flow to my brain for a change. Had an idea that just mebbe I should have checked to see what position the little lever marked "H-N-L" might be in. After getting dried off and slipping some clothes on, a quick trip to the garage revealed it was in "N". Well DUH.
I told a bud about this, and he laughed and told me that he had recently drained and dropped the fuel tank on his minivan to replace the fuel gauge sending unit. He's an electronical kinda guy, and out of curiosity checked the old sending unit only to find it was OK. Further inspection turned up a blown fuse. He told me he believes as we get older, we sometimes skip checking the simplest things and jump to the more complex because of impatience.
Since then, I try to "begin a the beginning" when faced with a problem.............chim
