Hey Cows,
You can see the pix I posted: 0 degrees that morning. The only no-start I've had since 95 was at a trailhead for 3 days when it hit 40 below.

 

Put the summer tires on it and gave it a bath. Gathered up my spare parts for a yard sale.

 

You do know everything you sell or give a way you will need as soon as it's gone, That's murphy's law!

 

I was supporting 2 running 1st gens, now I have only one. I have spare spare parts. Besides, I need the money for 01 spare parts now.

 

Yeah those things work great! I installed one in winter of 2012. No overheating hauling the next summer in 100+ weather

 

Got my trans in and test drove it. Works great. Hope to get my flatbed finished soon and get it and my liftgate going soon.
Mike

 

Nice work Mike .looking foward to seeing it in a few week's .

 

It will look a lot different than when you saw it last Val. I am looking forward to your visit.
Mike

 

I am taking "inventory" on nuts, bolts and washers. I hate to get started on something and find that I am one washer short.
I am also working on a new shackle design.

 

I have old coffee tins full of nuts, bolts, washer, screws, clips, etc. Been hoarding them for years. Every vehicle I part gets stripped down of all the fasteners and hardware. Plus if I'm walking around and I see a fasteners laying on the ground...I pick it up.

Those pieces come in VERY HANDY!!! I probably raid them on a daily basis when I'm out working on the crewcab.

 

We have a lot like that too I am just getting some new grade 8s for the suspension.


The railroad used to park empty car carriers on a nearby siding. I used to walk the decks. talk about a gold mine of bolts nuts and all sorts of things that fell off the new cars.

 

In my youth I worked for an industrial dry cleaning plant. They cleaned all the coveralls, floor mats etc. I had to service the dryers every night, and got to keep all the hardware I found in the screens. I used to leave with my pockets bulging with treasures. I'm still using stuff today that I hauled home back then.

 

Replaced fan clutch, added a little trannys fluid and tinted my windows

 

Broke mine today ! Water/meth turned on by it self on the way to work full bore, looked out the mirror to change lanes and had a huge white cloud pouring out the exhaust. I thought might have lost an injector but upon stopping it laterally stopped the motor. Turned the key on and heard the pump running, switch was off so I cut the power wire to it. Put my ratchet on the crank and sure enough it was hydro locked. I let it cool down for about 30 min and tried again going back and forth, got it to move freely so I unplugged the fuel solenoid and cranked it for a few revolutions. Plugged it back in and started it to a while to clean up the smoke, but still had a miss and slight "tick" . So I pulled the radiator cap and sure enough it was pushing air in the cooling system. At the very least head gasket, possible I scuffed a piston from the blow by it has now and the tick.

 

That's pretty cool