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Wonder if it was that "dip" that you mentioned up-thread. Weld up the crack, as far as you can go without setting the rig aflame. Then put a plate over the crack, and weld that. How's the other side?
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Living up to your thread title, I see. Dropping a tank with 6-gallons in it is still heavy & awkward. You guys did a poo poo-ton of work for welding prep. Are those fuel lines running along the frame?
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Suburban Dad posted:It lives, dies, and lives again. Nice work. Most older professional welders seem to be some combination of alcoholic & psycho.
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As my late good friend (a resident of Morgantown and part-time geology instructor at WVU) used to tell me: "West Virginia is beautiful; the towns are ugly."
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I see that beautiful landscape that you are situated in and all I can think is "you'd better fix it, or you've found your new permanent residence." You get permission to work there? Federal grazing land? (yes, very East-Coast thinking)
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Dec 3, 2022 16:48
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cursedshitbox posted:I.. didn't. Just blm land. I ensure no trace or damage to the local ecology. I was just admiring the balls it took to change out the injectors in what literally is the middle of nowhere. With no secondary/backup vehicle with an engine. cursedshitbox posted:Post all this. I pull into a truck stop and get froggy. The Brick of Thesus. Bad frame; bad motor. Jesus christ you can't get a break. At least the scenery's nice. And you have each other.
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Dec 6, 2022 06:49
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Raluek posted:lol isnt any machine hanging off the back of your rig well oiled 
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cursedshitbox posted:
That flywheel looks primo. Even though this is in the past: I’m here for this
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Dec 13, 2022 19:34
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I have pulled engines & drivetrains in hot weather, cold weather & inclement. I have used the sketchy PGH HF engine hoist. Kept waiting for a weld to blow. I have honed, re-rung & replaced lower bearings in sub-zero weather with a kero heater keeping (only) my feet toasty. But I have never tried to do all of this at once at the side of the road in Randoville. Never with a pigbeast of an engine. My hat is off to you both, sirs. drat.
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Dec 16, 2022 05:14
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cursedshitbox posted:
These two statements always go hand-in-glove as the opening to the most entertaining
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Dec 17, 2022 19:12
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I had a chance, back in 1986, to buy this for $600  this is a 1973 Dodge Tradesman 300 that was cut in half down the middle, stem to stern, and widened ten inches (you can see the spread in the weird grille insert the professional builder cobbled together). I balked because the 440 engine was coated in a stunning quantity of old oil, and I immediately started having nightmares about sourcing that windshield.
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 welp, that qualifies as an OHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIII If that's unzipping on the weld, it tells me that they may have used oxy-acetylene, which will burn the carbon right out of hardened steel. Reminds me of a claim I did in 1987. Insured had unibody frame damage to her <3-YO Nissan Sentra. I paid something like $6000 to have it pulled on a frame machine by a body shop that understood high-carbon steel repair. The insured opted to use a guy with a torch working out of his garage in Vineland. I only found out because she called me for a do-over.* Apparently, she got home from the shop and could not open the driver's door as the frame sagged. *"no." PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Dec 20, 2022 |
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Dec 20, 2022 00:42
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So that perennial rattle was piston slap?
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Dec 21, 2022 04:31
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You camped next to a restroom. My mother would have approved. Joshua Tree: Someday.
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Gorgeous scenery, thank you! You are aware that the only way to get that Unifi to work flawlessly without even a burp, is to move it out to an easily-accessible spot.
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I am charmed and I am hungry.
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Can't wait!
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builds character posted:A couple of thoughts. Sometimes, the actual real devotion to the effort and hard work to things of this nature exceed the media's concept of "masculine." It's what happens when you deep-dive into whatever goes wrong, and do what it takes to make it right: education; a willingness to fail, then to learn; physical endurance. These are human traits. This thread is full of them, because remarkably persistent intelligent and clever folks are solving some really big logistical problems. The process can be exciting but is almost always dull as old toast to anyone not involved. But media can write some great copy and call it "Manly!" (roll with the marketing) PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 01:16 on May 24, 2023 |
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May 24, 2023 01:14
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Wanna sink my teeth into those cookies
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May 27, 2023 02:42
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Get one of those rough-country converted pickup--->firetruck bumpers that stand off like 2-feet from the grille
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Jun 13, 2023 01:57
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But enough about Ford 
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Jul 1, 2023 15:26
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Like, one of these? This one was a 4-cyl diesel... 
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Loose thermocouple should kill the pilot. Can't say I've ever heard of an ignitor head/valve failing in the open position  You two got off easy. Any ideas what caused it?
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I got a free '05 Audi Quattro cabriolet. Got 17-fault codes on the top alone. Then the rear passenger window regulator exploded. Dumped it to Kars for Kids. I'm no CSB. Good luck on the Dream Job. Your perfect overland truck is out there, and I'm here to see it when it happens
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