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Old May 23, 2014 | 07:39 PM
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Yes it is Tim. Cant be too careful with alot of those things anymore.
 
Old May 23, 2014 | 08:02 PM
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Nope, its just a shame that the news sensationalizes things so quickly.

All they had to say was "a suspicious device has been located and we are taking precautions to ensure the publics safety", but no. Its a bomb and they ran with that. Now they look dumb.
 
Old May 23, 2014 | 08:03 PM
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That is right on the nose Tim. The news has to sensationalize everything to scare people into watching what is going on. It's why I only watch it long enough for the weather.l Once I see the weather I change the channel.
 
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Any plans for the weekend? I have a 3 day so I have no idea what I am going to do!
 
Old May 23, 2014 | 08:30 PM
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No real plans at the moment Tim.
 
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Any plans for you Tim?
 
Old May 23, 2014 | 08:35 PM
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Gonna bbq for sure. Probably mess around the house and get caught up on stuff. Nothing exciting.
 
Old May 23, 2014 | 08:42 PM
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hmph... so much for good plans...
 
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That gremlin kick your butt?
 
Old May 23, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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in a fashion tim.. the dangling piece was just a piece of electrical tape that came unwrapped... but while i was under there...











apparently oil is leaking.. and has saturated everything from the engine back...
 
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Bedplate oil leak from the looks of the pics. Hard to tell though.
 
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bedplate??
 
Old May 23, 2014 | 10:25 PM
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Yup, a know 6.0 leak source. Basically the plate between the block and oil pan that the rod caps bolt to it. They warp and leak. Throws oil on the sensors and causes issues. Sometimes appears to be a rear main seal leak. Its actually a pretty easy fix, just labor.
 
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this seems to be coming from higher up though... that first picture is where the manifold bolts to the side of the engine.. which the valve cover sits right over it...
 
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There is a plug up there to a sensor. ICP or something that leaks as well. Might be something as simple as a valve cover gasket. The pics make it hard to tell.
 



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