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She's beautiful, isn't she? Runs like a top too. She'll go faster than you want, because you have military bias tires hunting around in the ruts on the road, combined with a lot of body roll because she's top heavy, and then a tendency to want to dive right during firm braking because the...

Just a couple pics from the retirement home we visited on the way home from the Memorial Day parade. What a fun and rewarding day! Can't thank everyone enough for all the help I got to get this truck running again (including everyone who was pulling for me from several thousand miles away)...

Going to try to get it to the Memorial Day Parade this coming Monday. River (my little Shepherd, as opposed to my big Shepherd) jumped in and sat down like we were going somewhere - can't disappoint him. It's steady rain today, so no work, since it's sitting in the mud right now. :cry:

Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement, again. Since it has become a multi-post topic of conversation, I was wearing a coat because I was fighting some kind of bug and had just gotten up from a three hour sweaty nap with a stuffy head and I was cold. But I couldn't resist poking my...

I don't know that I'm a great mechanic, but I drive pretty darn well, if I do say so myself. Honestly, better than most of the men I've met. No offense intended to anyone. I've just taught every man I've ever been with something about driving. Double clutch training happens a lot. Enough of...

The starter and gearbox together was the original plan, but time was a factor, so just the starter got done that day, because starting was more important than stiff steering. Fortunately, that truck pretty much just goes to the feed store and back, so it wasn't too big a deal. And it would...

This is a sickness.... I have it bad.... and it just never ends..... soooo much green iron, so little time...... and I wonder why I can't get a date.... For the record, dad was almost going to pass on the weasel. A few choice words and I got him talked into it.

This is my rock crawler.

:funny: Zout, Georgia has grass, Colorado has snow It's too #$@#ing cold here, So now you know. Thanks for the post, the truck is sitting outside of the shop now while somebody else's thing gets worked on. And it's been cold, at least too cold for me to want to grab a bunch of sub-zero...

I only wear gloves when the nail polish is fresh.

Managed to get a fair amount done today. Drained the antifreeze and oil. Since we had only attached the front clip with the two bolts under the radiator, I just had to take those out and undo the wiring harness (again). Rewrote the numbers on the little labels I had made because they were...

Well, I have managed to hire some employees, and so I think I can start work back up again tomorrow. Should have some TERRIBLY EXCITING pictures to post of draining the radiator, and draining the oil, and removing the motor mounts -- AGAIN! Eventually, you will all get to see what the INSIDE...

I spend hours wandering around the farm just looking FOR stuff.

No slackin' for me!! The new oil pump and $300 cam with special spiffy valve springs is on its way. HOWEVER, I won't be working on the ambulance until AFTER I put the starter in my F350, and heck, while I'm in there, a power steering gearbox too. Now that I've posted this, I might get some...

Sadly, we have had a very large setback. The loss of spark happened because the distributor shaft stopped spinning. The distributor shaft stopped spinning because the spindle on the oil pump sheared off some teeth and caused the gear to be rounded off on the cam shaft. The oil pump that was...

Well, it's a little far from running perfectly, but at least it's running (or was). Lost spark on it last night for some reason, but we were too tired to troubleshoot it. Had four guys helping me, and I am so grateful. Mixed up some paint last night, and one of them is going to shoot it for...

And is anybody surprised the fuel system was clogged from the tank forward? I'm not. Dang thing sat for 12 years.

First part of the engine work went pretty smoothly, now I feel like every single thing is arguing, and I'm pressed for time. I had to let an employee go in my store last week, so I am covering lots of days until I can hire someone else, plus I am having to deal with a workers comp investigation...

awful lot of video for a whole lot o' nuthin.

Um, I was wearing safety glasses when the motor mount bolt fell on my head, which I'm sure the bolt saw on it's way down, which is why it decided my forehead was a much softer landing spot.