Well, I was all fired up to drive SSDutch last Saturday. Literally - actually - as I had the Jeep idling in the garage with the intent of just letting it get up to temp so I could keep an eye on things (still nervous about all the new wiring and heater lines etc). While it was running I noted that the carb was leaking a bit, so was going to reach in with a screwdriver and see if changing the idle screws made a difference.
Just that quick I heard a noise and felt a shock to my hand and I knew that I hadn’t fully cleared the fan. One look at the fingertip of my pinkie while running to the garage sink was all it took to realized I was going to need stitches. We put the kids at the neighbors and went to ER…and returned home some 2 hours and ~ 20 stitches later. I lost half the nail and sliced it deep enough to hit the bone. A photo of the result is after the jump - just be forewarned that it’s a bit gory.
In case you’re wondering - the metallic stuff is a chunk of the wrapper for the thread that the Dr. used. It’s stitched in to keep the nailbed healthy and give the best chance for post-recovery nail growth.
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VERNON 1967 CJ-6 , V-6 on June 10, 2008