He hadn't been running since we arrived here at the beginning of May. So almost six full months.
I had disconnected the engine battery when we left in May. I checked it with the meter and it was still fully charged. Great news! Then I checked the oil level, and it was fine. So I put in the key and cranked it over!
The engine turned over five or six times, and then Igor roared to life! He ran a little rough for fifteen seconds or so, but then smoothed our and idled fine.
I had dug out a bit of the rear wheels that were stuck in the mud. I was able to move him about a foot or so before the wheels starting spinning. I wasn't surprised. In fact, I would have been surprised if he was able to get out of there on his own.
Stuck!
Wheels spinning in the mud.
Our host Chago has a big four wheel drive truck that he uses to put boats in the water. He hooked us up to that and easily helped Igor to more solid ground.
This is where Igor had been parked for the last six months.
On more solid ground.
I've been in touch with a mechanic and alignment shop very close to here in nearby El Arco. He quoted me a price for the labor to change all four shock absorbers (I already have the parts) and do a front wheel alignment. I think it sounds too low, but we booked in a time slot for Wednesday morning at 8:00am, and I'll go over it with him then and confirm that he knows what's involved. The rear ones are fairly easy, but the front ones can be a bit time consuming.
We went for another Spanish lesson late afternoon, then watched game 3 of the World Series.
And what a game it was, lasting 18 innings. That's like watching two complete games! Unfortunately the Blue Jays lost 6-5, but they played well it could have gone either way. We stayed up for the whole thing, and made it to bed at about 12:45am our time. The game had started at 6:00pm! There must have been a lot of sleepy eyes this morning in Toronto where the game ended at 2:45am local time!
End of another great day in Mexico.
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Oh whew, just saw this post after commenting on the previous one. Glad you got some help and got Igor out of the mud! Good luck to the Blue Jays in the next game. That sounds like a real nailbiter!
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