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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11096
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Yesterday I tore down the engine out of my boom truck. Was feeling it this morning. All that stuff is heavy Still have more to do to get to the cylinders and pistons but the weather was nice and I wanted to get siding on the house today
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52064
Real Name: Steve
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I can't tell you how many times that has happened to me . . . I'm right in the middle of a massive truck engine rebuild, and I need to go finish rebuilding my house.
Jesus. Testosterone much?!!
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Arisaka
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Location: Tacoma Joined: Sat May 4, 2013 Posts: 6216
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Looks like a damn yard sale over there Scott!
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Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:41 pm |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4834
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Dont feel too bad, Scott. Your not the only one, lol!
Last week the crankshaft on one of our sawmills broke in half. Everybody is 2-4 months out on engine work. So after two trips to Oregon to source parts and several to Tacoma and Fife I have enough to start assembly tomorrow.
So my shop looks the same. Like a machinery bomb went off.
Then I was dumb/brave enough to buy a dump truck in Maple Valley that hasn't been on the road in 15 years and I drove it home today also! After drying up the fuel supply twice on the road, we actually found a third/hidden fuel filter on the passenger side of the truck. It was plugged solid with garbage from junk in the fuel tank so we unhooked it and ran the feed and return line into a 5 gallon can that I put on the passenger side floor board inside the truck with me
Had to stop and fill it once in Enumclaw and another time in Kapowsin.
DT466/Allison combo ran and shifted great. Only 97,000 miles on the rig.
It was an adventurous day!
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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11096
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Old Growth wrote: Dont feel too bad, Scott. Your not the only one, lol! ... It was an adventurous day! Days like that really test patience and problem solving ability. A true test of character Glad I'm not the only one
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Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:24 pm |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4834
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RocketScott wrote: Old Growth wrote: Dont feel too bad, Scott. Your not the only one, lol! ... It was an adventurous day! Days like that really test patience and problem solving ability. A true test of character Glad I'm not the only one Being on the side of the road in king county M/V is a little different than the woods or gravel pit. Ya can’t just flush a filter out roadside, that might kill a few hundred salmon somehow. A million eyes passing by while you try to carefully revamp a fuel system with out making any kind of mess is nerve wrecking! This is the last stop, topping off the fiver!
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Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:45 pm |
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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11096
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Old Growth wrote: Being on the side of the road in king county M/V is a little different than the woods or gravel pit. Ya can’t just flush a filter out roadside... Pffft! Throw a blue tarp on, and pile a bunch of bikes around it You'll fit right in and can do whatever you want Bonus points if you talk to yourself/other person that's not there
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jukk0u
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Location: Lynnwood and at large Joined: Wed May 1, 2013 Posts: 21290
Real Name: Vick Lagina
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I finally fixed two extension cord ends.
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Pablo
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Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28187
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A fukton. That is all.
Take it from a pro. Don't move. Don't sell your house. Saltier than shit and coconut water is running out.
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Selador
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Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12963
Real Name: Jeff
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Replaced the plastic on the door striker post on my truck. Used a piece of really old cpvc pipe. This stuff is from back when they first started marketing it to replace copper. Attachment: latch pipe.JPG Marked around the post mechanism, to make sure I put it back in the same spot. Removed the post. Cut the pipe to fit, and slipped it on. Then put the post back on. This fit like it was made for it!! Best fit I have ever gotten out of a piece of pipe, there. In the pic, it is on the left. On the right is the passenger side which still has it's original plastic. The problems were that the door rattled and banged, while going down my gravel road, and anywhere else that I would hit the tiniest bump. I had to SLAM the door, to get it to close and latch. And lots of wind noise in addition to the rattling, when on the highway. Now, it closes with just a small push from one finger. Tightly, and quietly. No more rattle or bang. I'll have to get it out on the highway to find out if the wind noise was fixed.
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jukk0u
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Selador wrote: The problems were that the door rattled and banged, while going down my gravel road, and anywhere else that I would hit the tiniest bump.
I had to SLAM the door, to get it to close and latch.
And lots of wind noise in addition to the rattling, when on the highway.
Now, it closes with just a small push from one finger. Tightly, and quietly.
No more rattle or bang.
I'll have to get it out on the highway to find out if the wind noise was fixed.
I've got a big pile of tin, nobody knows what shapes it's in. It's got 4 wheels and a running board It's got 2 doors, It's a FORD. Honk Honk; Rattle Rattle; Toot Crash; Beep Beep
_________________ “Finding ‘common ground’ with the thinking of evil men is a fool’s errand” ~ Herschel Smith
"The said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." ~ Samuel Adams
“A return to First Principles in a Republic is sometimes caused by simple virtues of a single man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Before all else, be armed!” ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52064
Real Name: Steve
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Selador wrote: Now, it closes with just a small push from one finger. Tightly, and quietly. And you feel like a f'ing superhero. Nicely done.
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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11096
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Selador wrote: I'll have to get it out on the highway to find out if the wind noise was fixed. I don't think that's coming from the truck... Seriously though, nice work I've got a box of the hinge bushings if you need some
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Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:04 pm |
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Selador
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Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12963
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RocketScott wrote: Selador wrote: I'll have to get it out on the highway to find out if the wind noise was fixed. I don't think that's coming from the truck... Seriously though, nice work I've got a box of the hinge bushings if you need some I don't think so. I'll look them over tomorrow, to be sure. Thank you!
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Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:07 pm |
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Selador
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Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12963
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MadPick wrote: Selador wrote: Now, it closes with just a small push from one finger. Tightly, and quietly. And you feel like a f'ing superhero. Nicely done. Thank you. It was so easy. And FREE!!
_________________ -Jeff
How can I help you, and/or make you smile, today?
You are entitled to your opinion. You are not entitled to tell me what mine must be.
Do justice. Love mercy.
“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ~ Richard P. Feynman
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