Truck

I drove dave's truck yesterday to take david to school.  It ran just fine--not a single tap or rattle.  (just so we're all clear, his truck always runs just fine--has not had any problems)  Noah and I hopped in to leave, and I started the truck like normal and let it idle while I strapped in Noah.  Stall, die.  Wait, what just happened?  It stalled.  This truck never stalls.  Start it back up--the entire vehicle begins shaking and the engine is loudly "RAP RAP RAP RAP"--ing.  Aw crap.  I turn it off and call Husband.

Husband gets on phone, asks me to check oil pressure (normal).  As soon as he hears the noise he starts yelling, "turn it off!  turn it off!"  So, my father in law comes to pick me up.  dave comes home from work (cuz, "this could be a really big problem).  The truck is towed back to our house (praise God that David's preschool is within the "free 5 miles" of towing!).  After talking to the tow guy, it is determined that the fly wheel has broke and needs to be replaced.  OK.  Good--something fixable.

After HOURS of running around getting the parts and tools they need and HOURS of pulling apart this motor---it's not the fly wheel.

I would like to make it known that dave is very mechanically inclined.  he is our mechanic unless there is a huge problem.  It is now his best guess that it is the MOTOR.  the motor was brand new when we bought the truck a year and a half ago.  His guess is that is something to do with a valve getting bent which then caused this, and that caused that, and this caused that.  In order to fix it he would need to literally tear apart the motor take everything out (pistons and such) and replace basically everything.  A complete motor re-build.

He looked online at the prices of motors, $1400 --$1800.  Holy crap.

And so, he has made the decision to sell his beloved Harley and hopefully sell the truck for whatever he can get, and buy a new vehicle.  He had a very rough day yesterday, and is obviously very stressed about it today, and will be stressed until the matter is resolved.  And all this just days away from HUNTING SEASON!!  This is his HUNTING TRUCK!  And told him he could use my durango, but the deer must be strapped to the roof.

So, for those of you who pray, please pray that this matter will be resolved quickly, and God will provide the vehicle that dave needs.  Thank you.