{"id":2551,"date":"2011-02-20T07:59:16","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T14:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cartter.net\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2011-02-20T07:59:16","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T14:59:16","slug":"dodging-bullets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/?p=2551","title":{"rendered":"Dodging Bullets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Trusty Steed is not dead, it will rise again to continue it’s mission. My mechanic is sure a hose replacement (to keep hot water from escaping and spraying electrical things, like spark plugs<\/i> and a tune up will restore the vim and vigor to the QX4.<\/p>\n

The 1998 QX4 has a 3.3 liter offset V-6 motor. The passenger side plugs are easily accessible. The driver’s side plugs are located along the top of the motor, intertwined in the intake manifold, except the rearmost plug, which is located on the back of the block. Right next to the second heater bypass hose. The one that’s been leaking.<\/p>\n

To replace the hose (or the spark plug) the intake manifold must be removed and replaced, a job that would cost thousands in a dealership. My mechanic is a blessing to me, especially now that I don’t have time to do this kind of work myself, which is why I hadn’t started in on the project before it became an issue.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I am driving what can only be considered a pinnacle of manliness<\/a> (top row, second from right).<\/p>\n

Chat ya later…<\/p>\n

\"cary\"<\/p>\n

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none)<\/a>, Wear Red on Fridays<\/a>, and support Warriors for Innocence<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Trusty Steed is not dead, it will rise again to continue it’s mission. My mechanic is sure a hose replacement (to keep hot water from escaping and spraying electrical things, like spark plugs and a tune up will restore the vim and vigor to the QX4. The 1998 QX4 has a 3.3 liter offset […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[167],"tags":[915,19,209],"class_list":["post-2551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-god-we-trust","tag-in-god-we-trust","tag-sunday","tag-wear-red-on-friday"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2552,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551\/revisions\/2552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}