Pride (in the name of Truck)

So you may or may not remember back when I broke the thermostat housing on my car. I was performing one of the very easiest of automotive repairs- replacing the thermostat. And I didn't get the housing seated correctly and I broke the damn thing trying to tighten it. The repair that would have cost me $14 ended up costing well over $200.

Well, a few months ago, I was trying to figure out the source(s) of rattles and pings under the hood of Eric's truck, and I discovered it had the wrong serpentine belt on it. Completely wrong- 6 grooves instead of 7. And it had been like that since he got the truck, about 5 years ago. Today, in preparation for the move, I replaced the serpentine belt. Let me say that again: I replaced the serpentine belt. The tensioner was really tight and that's what ended up being the only problem, but I got it done in, oh, less than an hour. And I swear, it sounds like a different vehicle. It sounds great, and the little vibrations and shakes are gone (we had chalked those up to the fact that it's a 16-year-old Dodge). It's pretty sweet now. And I didn't break nothin'.