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Old 08-01-2013, 08:07 PM
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August BS Thread

Here we are, it's August. Where did the summer go! Anyways, lots of plans and projects this month. Hopefully I can get a job to afford it all .

/!\LET THE BSING BEGIN/!\


 
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Old 08-02-2013, 03:21 AM
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Hmm
BSing
Lets that stands for Barn Shoveling?
Boat Sinking
Boeing Striking
Bad Smell
Bavarian Schnitzel
Big Sister

And we can go on and on.

I happen to like Boeing Striking.

Sean

Forgot my BTW
Anyone have an Alternator for a 94-97 7.3 diesel ? Needs to be in good shape
willing to trade that fan or a 3 1/3 ton floor jack or ??
 
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Old 08-02-2013, 03:55 AM
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Boeing Striking is a good one... Do you know of any members heading towards Burlington WA? there is a new member over on the bronco side and I think her rear axle has sploded on her 79 Bronco... She doesn't know much about cars I don't think but would really like to get it on the road and is asking for help. It's 1.5 hours from me which wouldn't be bad if I knew the beetle would make it or I knew the bronco wasn't leaking and had a full tank. She mentioned something about food, beer, and fishing..

Linky for anyone who might like to help.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...olve-this.html
 
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Old 08-06-2013, 01:29 AM
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You can sure tell when EVERYONE is out doing summer stuff.

Tan don't burn

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Old 08-06-2013, 02:37 AM
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well boys, i thought i would check in here...

i was out last night looking at a friend's jeep cherokee - one which had been sitting in his driveway for the last 6 months because it wasn't safe to drive. we started screwing with it, and stumbled upon the problem.
the symptoms were simple - starts cold and idles fine, drives fine, but idle speed creeps up to where the brakes can't hold the vehicle still when in drive. stays up as long as the engine is warm. cruising at 55 doesn't require you to touch the gas pedal. he'd already tried all the usual stuff - IAC and TPS which everybody told him had to be the problem.
looking for a possible vacuum leak, i probed around with an unlit propane torch, just about everywhere, with no change. then i reached for the can of carb cleaner (which i like to call a can of whoop-azz). IAC was manually closed and unplugged, idle speed was 1500 - until i sprayed injector #5, idle speed dropped significantly. #6 did the same thing. spraying them both stalled the engine. there it was - massive vacuum leak at the injector o-rings. the evil problem that had all the jeep guys stumped. well $25 later we had new o-rings, which of course i greased while installing, and the engine acted like it should. victory.

and while boeing striking is good, beamer smashing is even better

on another random note, one of my little LED flashlights offended me tonight because it would only work on its low setting, so i tore it apart, found the broken solder joint at the switch, soldered it up, and it worked perfect. i don't know how many of these i've thrown away for this problem. it was one of these little guys
 
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Old 08-07-2013, 03:28 PM
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Checking in with ya'll

I've been busy with work. I'm working 5 days a week at NAPA, and am filling my evenings up working at my bosses house building a retaining wall for his pool. In the limited amount of free time that I have, I've been making steady progress on my bug, started parting out my 79 (sold the engine/trans Monday) and sold my diesel yesterday. Now I'll be picking up something awesome tonight... I'll post pictures later

It's weird to say, but I'm kinda looking forward to the school year, because I can finally slow down and get some spare time where I can relax, unwind, and hangout.


-Jameson
 
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Old 08-07-2013, 07:14 PM
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Something new huh? Wonder what it is
 
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Old 08-10-2013, 12:58 AM
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Is anyone seeing the Meteor Shower right now? It's supposed to go all weekend.
Perseid meteor shower 2013: Catch the falling stars.

I got a short video I'll post if it turns out ok.
 
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Old 08-10-2013, 01:50 AM
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If I had the fuel I would drive over to Vantage WA and park somewhere near
the I-90 Ryegrass summit rest station
Here is the traffic-cam
WSDOT - Ryegrass Summit on I-90 @ MP 126 - Central Washington Cameras


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Old 08-10-2013, 02:13 AM
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Turns out I guess it's lightening?? I don't know, there has been sudden downpours and thunder. This isn't any lightening I've ever seen though.
 
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Good evening Washington...hope your Saturday night is the best! Enjoy and stay safe...
 
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hello from union I just thought I would drop in and hi and see how everyone is doing
 
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Hey there Tim and Srisher, how are you guys holding up? Things here are peachy so far. Drank my way through most of a 24 pack of mountain dew with some friends and I'm jamming out to Queen now .
 
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GruesomeJeans, im doing rather well thanks. I wish there was more time to work on my trucks but such is life
 
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You know, I've got plenty of time it's money and knowledge I don't have. If I had more of those then I could fix a lot of my problems. But like you said, Such is life. We will get there some day .
 

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