I finally got the phone call from the VA to do my VA physical so they can finish my claim. I hope to get it done and have it kick in the month I retire. They say they can fast track the claim since I am doing it while I am still on active duty. We will see.

The diaphragm on the boat fuel pump is bad, boats have a vent line and it is sucking fuel up into the carb, 99 percent sure it is also dumping fuel into the crankcase. I am going to order a new fuel pump and hopefully get this running right before the 4th of July weekend.

I am thinking I have a real good shot at this job. Got my fingers crossed.

 

Does the VA still screw you over since you will be retired? They use to subtract either from diability or retirement to offset the other

 

From my limited knowledge and talking to a retired Army guy, anything under 50% is tax free off your retirement check. Anything over 50% is a separate check. So 50 seems to be the magic number.

Posted on a boat forum and it seems the fuel pump is bad and it is pumping fuel into the crankcase. There is a clear vent line that goes from the pump to the carb and there is fuel being sucked up into it. I was 90 % sure but I was just double checking before I throw anymore money at this thing, yes I'm cheap.

 

I am back from my interview, 99 percent sure I got the job!!! The pay per hour is a little lower than I wanted but the job is close to home. So I could take a little lower pay and not have to commute to the Atlanta metro.

 

Motor mounts came in for Ford today. Head got ripped off Friday. I slept in today. Gravy job on neighbors car.

 

Hotter than the Saudi Arabian desert yesterday so I spent most of the day in the pool!! I have to finish scraping and leveling my driveway today so I can get the tractor back to my neighbor who I borrowed it from.

I have decided to rebuild the carb on the 79 myself, so I am going to order the rebuild kit next week along with the fuel pump for the boat.

I decided to fix the transmission on the motorhome and sell it, I am not going on a vacation for at least a year, want a bigger one anyway and right now I am just making insurance payments on something I am not using for a while.

 

Instead of pumping more money into why not just sell it as is for a little bit less

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...3SJZW7T4TDA6XC

About the same price on rock

 

I drove it around the yard yesterday and it pulls good cold so I am thinking it's not toast just might need a fluid and filter service. The fluid in there looks good and is nice and red so I am going to try that first.

Today is a crazy day for the news, sad that our world is going to hell in a handbasket quick. Trumps rating is going to rise after all this craziness today.

 

I am planing a fact finding trip to Puerto Rico and watching the race

 

Valve is free in the head! Thank god

 

Slap the engine back together with new gaskets and rebuilt carb and we should be golden!

 

Ordered gun parts in response to the shootings. Also piecing together an ar

 

That why we are considering a permanent move to the caribbean

 

Working on the motorhome doing a few little things I put on the back burner so decided to knock them out today, and I picked a bad day as heat usually doesn't bother me but I am sweating my behind off.

Here you go Hugh: Buy Property « Belize real estate | Century 21 BTAL

 

Thank you for the link, but Lexie said no to Belize and Costa Rica. We are going to Puerto Rico in Sept for 2 weeks to see if we like it.