Poor guy shouldn't try to work on his Truck...

[Whuntmore]

In my parking lot, I park right beside this younger guy (early 20's) who's working on his 2004 Jimmy.   He's trying to 'flush' his tranny fluid with a bucket and a jug of tranny fluid.  

So we're chatting, and he's taken one of the tubes off (that runs to the top of the rad) and he's got that metal tube to a hose, going to a bucket.  He cranks up the Jimmy, and it's pouring out of the hole the fitting was just in.  I tell him where it's leaking out of.  Fluid is spreading all over the pavement.

So he goes, "if that's supply, then the other side is drain" then he starts taking the fitting off the other end of the rad.   I say, "well, you gotta do something with this hole, cause that's where it's leaking out of."  So he looks at it, and then takes the fitting off the other side, and puts a hose in the hole the 2nd fitting came out of.

Basically, he's got a hose going to one fitting, then he takes off the other fitting and tries to fashion a hose to the rad.  So now he's got a hose to one fitting, a hose to the rad on the other end, and the supply line is off with nothing.  

Well, he was close to having it right... That was fun to watch.  There was a huge puddle of Tranny fluid under his truck.  So he takes a break from making a mess, and looks at my car.

"How much work was it to 'Jack-up' the car?"
"well, I didn't.  that's the way they are made."

"Really?"
"Yup, it's an Eagle"

"What's that?"
"American Motors Eagle"

"Never heard of that, that's pretty cool."
"Yeah, and it's a 4x4 car.  That's the way they came from the factory."

"Really?  Cool"

That was really interesting that he thought I had taken an old 'normal' car, and turned it into this jacked up 4x4 car.

[0stego]

Lol, excellent. Always fun to inform people on vehicles they have never seen before. 

[IowaEagle]

Does his transmission still function?

[Whuntmore]

I think it does, I mean he had like several gallon jugs bought.  he had a box of them. 

I didn't bother to stick around too long, but when I was leaving, he was putting all the fittings back on... So I'm hoping for his sake, he filled it back up with tranny fluid.

[wagoneerhauler]

I wonder if he had changed the filter too?

[tougeagle]

In my parking lot, I park right beside this younger guy (early 20's) who's working on his 2004 Jimmy.   He's trying to 'flush' his tranny fluid with a bucket and a jug of tranny fluid. 

So we're chatting, and he's taken one of the tubes off (that runs to the top of the rad) and he's got that metal tube to a hose, going to a bucket.  He cranks up the Jimmy, and it's pouring out of the hole the fitting was just in.  I tell him where it's leaking out of.  Fluid is spreading all over the pavement.

So he goes, "if that's supply, then the other side is drain" then he starts taking the fitting off the other end of the rad.   I say, "well, you gotta do something with this hole, cause that's where it's leaking out of."  So he looks at it, and then takes the fitting off the other side, and puts a hose in the hole the 2nd fitting came out of.

Basically, he's got a hose going to one fitting, then he takes off the other fitting and tries to fashion a hose to the rad.  So now he's got a hose to one fitting, a hose to the rad on the other end, and the supply line is off with nothing. 

Well, he was close to having it right... That was fun to watch.  There was a huge puddle of Tranny fluid under his truck.  So he takes a break from making a mess, and looks at my car.

"How much work was it to 'Jack-up' the car?"
"well, I didn't.  that's the way they are made."

"Really?"
"Yup, it's an Eagle"

"What's that?"
"American Motors Eagle"

"Never heard of that, that's pretty cool."
"Yeah, and it's a 4x4 car.  That's the way they came from the factory."

"Really?  Cool"

That was really interesting that he thought I had taken an old 'normal' car, and turned it into this jacked up 4x4 car.

I've been "that guy" before on a few thigns in auto parts parking lots... He'll look back and be a little embarrassed at himself later in life XD

Several people have asked the same question... It's fun explaining it to them. My new coworker had never seen one in his life, and has suddenly become very interested in owning one