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Tuned port car. Definitely not a fun job but not terrible with two people and a lift. Hardest part is getting the filler neck to come out of and then go back into the quarter panel.
What are you working on today?
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2013 F150
JB plastic weld front grill.
Replaced mirror reflectors with LED and puddle light.
Adjusted exhaust tip after mechanic installed improperly.
JB plastic weld front grill.
Replaced mirror reflectors with LED and puddle light.
Adjusted exhaust tip after mechanic installed improperly.
Echo SRM-225 trimmer. Replaced air filter, spark plug, and fuel filter with Echo tune-up kit from Home Depot.
1999 XJ 4.0: another failed fail-safe.
I installed a Calorstat from RA. It comes with one paper gasket and a slew of o-rings, but nothing for the 4.0. Thankfully the correct paper gasket was $1.20 at O'Reilly
The Calorstat didn't have a breather hole and I opted to drill an 1/8"
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The driver (my ex-wife actually) reports that having heat again is amazing. Kinda important in Colorado in November
I installed a Calorstat from RA. It comes with one paper gasket and a slew of o-rings, but nothing for the 4.0. Thankfully the correct paper gasket was $1.20 at O'Reilly
The Calorstat didn't have a breather hole and I opted to drill an 1/8"
@slacktide_bitog
The driver (my ex-wife actually) reports that having heat again is amazing. Kinda important in Colorado in November
I've done this on the Camaro to replace the tank due to a leak at the filler/tank junction back in '89.
I didn't find it very difficult, laying on the ground. I unbolt the lower shock/sway bar mounts and lower the rear axle out of the way. Makes getting the filler neck in and out a lot easier.
This is a total hack method. A lot of people do this.
Sometimes I think fail-safe thermostats have a fail-safe because they know it's going to fail.1999 XJ 4.0: another failed fail-safe.
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I installed a Calorstat from RA. It comes with one paper gasket and a slew of o-rings, but nothing for the 4.0. Thankfully the correct paper gasket was $1.20 at O'Reilly
The Calorstat didn't have a breather hole and I opted to drill an 1/8"
@slacktide_bitog
The driver (my ex-wife actually) reports that having heat again is amazing. Kinda important in Colorado in November
Agreed. The concept is fantastic but they seem unreliable.Sometimes I think fail-safe thermostats have a fail-safe because they know it's going to fail.
2018 Frontier. Budget job for one of our volunteers.
I franken-packed the rear springs by adding a couple from a 2013 Express. I may have overshot and achieved too much rear lift -- I need to see if the owner likes it.
Per usual, had to make some custom spring pins with 3/8" bolts
I used the blue wrench and bent the keepers straight. These don't need to be closed again. Managed to catch a bit of cherry here
The table de franken-packing
The brake hoses and WSS wires are alarmingly short from the factory, so I lopped off their respective brackets and relocated. Example of OEM brackets being lengthened:
Brake hose riser:
Right side WSS bracket (remnants of former location visible on frame)
Left side WSS bracket (again, former location visible on xmember)
In a pinch I did something I've never done before and cut the upper OEM shock eyes off and grafted them on to JLUR shocks ('cause, free)
A spritz of Rustoleum Safety Red and no one would suspect:
I franken-packed the rear springs by adding a couple from a 2013 Express. I may have overshot and achieved too much rear lift -- I need to see if the owner likes it.
Per usual, had to make some custom spring pins with 3/8" bolts
I used the blue wrench and bent the keepers straight. These don't need to be closed again. Managed to catch a bit of cherry here
The table de franken-packing
The brake hoses and WSS wires are alarmingly short from the factory, so I lopped off their respective brackets and relocated. Example of OEM brackets being lengthened:
Brake hose riser:
Right side WSS bracket (remnants of former location visible on frame)
Left side WSS bracket (again, former location visible on xmember)
In a pinch I did something I've never done before and cut the upper OEM shock eyes off and grafted them on to JLUR shocks ('cause, free)
A spritz of Rustoleum Safety Red and no one would suspect:
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I personally am not at all against making an access panel, if done right. Only thing is you'd need to pull the tank out anyway to cut the trunk floor safely. It would however make future pump replacement easier.
SWMBO always tells me "You're fired".....You're hired!
Hung a 3'X4' mirror for my wife.
Re-wired a couple of closet lights in a spare room that looked like they were originally wired by blind mice. Used Wago connectors instead of wire nuts to satisfy a curiosity I've had about them. I like the Wago connectors.
Drove in a few deck screws that were sticking up ever so slightly.
Took the 535d through the car wash, washed the X3 yesterday.
Re-wired a couple of closet lights in a spare room that looked like they were originally wired by blind mice. Used Wago connectors instead of wire nuts to satisfy a curiosity I've had about them. I like the Wago connectors.
Drove in a few deck screws that were sticking up ever so slightly.
Took the 535d through the car wash, washed the X3 yesterday.
Reorganized shed up north [Mount Sunapee NH area].
Summer stuff in back, winter stuff in front.
Summer stuff in back, winter stuff in front.
One of my modified JLUR shocks sprang a leak immediately after a ~2 mile test drive. Since I was welding on the not-gas-chamber end I'd say there's about a zero percent chance it was my doing.
These have just been stored on the floor under my box for several years, but I remember many guys saying the early JLUR shocks were very leak prone and several claimed to get new shocks under factory warranty. I'm still running the originals on the rear of my 2019 (I simply relocated the lower mounts when I lifted it, and NOT the bolt-on Metalcloak way), so I had dismissed claims of the OEMs being problematic.
Anyway, I had more JLUR shocks under my box so I fixed it up with yet another one
The leaker:
Maybe shocks don't like being stored fully extended?
These have just been stored on the floor under my box for several years, but I remember many guys saying the early JLUR shocks were very leak prone and several claimed to get new shocks under factory warranty. I'm still running the originals on the rear of my 2019 (I simply relocated the lower mounts when I lifted it, and NOT the bolt-on Metalcloak way), so I had dismissed claims of the OEMs being problematic.
Anyway, I had more JLUR shocks under my box so I fixed it up with yet another one
The leaker:
Maybe shocks don't like being stored fully extended?
Replacing serpentine belt tensioner on the Ram tonight, just began squeaking. Had a new Gates one on the shelf, belt was just replaced within the last 6k miles in September and looked good so left it on.
Ordered the 24” Craftsman belt tensioner tool which made it easier, didn’t have to remove the radiator shroud only the air filter box.
Ordered the 24” Craftsman belt tensioner tool which made it easier, didn’t have to remove the radiator shroud only the air filter box.
How was that? I did an '07 6.7 recently and did nothing but b**** and moan about it
Was supposed to just be an oil change on '07.5 Cummins. But I noticed his tensioner pulley had weird "bubbles" and the belt looked questionable.
He leaves for a road trip tomorrow so I opened my big mouth.
I will say, this was one of the bigger PITA serps I've done (that didn't outright require removing the front clip or bend-over mode aka service mode).
Everything wanted to fight me. I finally rigged up a way to pull my serp tool with a ratchet strap to MAX out the tensioner travel and then barely got the belt on.
Weird bumps on old tensioner pulley. Bearing was dry...
He leaves for a road trip tomorrow so I opened my big mouth.
I will say, this was one of the bigger PITA serps I've done (that didn't outright require removing the front clip or bend-over mode aka service mode).
Everything wanted to fight me. I finally rigged up a way to pull my serp tool with a ratchet strap to MAX out the tensioner travel and then barely got the belt on.
Weird bumps on old tensioner pulley. Bearing was dry...
