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Old Jan 2, 2016 | 11:29 PM
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Nice looking family!
Thank you! Wouldn't be a fam pic without the Mule in it but I was using the bumper for my cell phone to take the fam pic
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 05:04 AM
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I agree, nice family picture!
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 07:51 AM
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Nice family dude! Looks like fun in the snow. I just noticed your stereo setup. How do you like it? I am getting a new one next week and have been thinking about the flip out screen like that one.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 09:20 AM
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Thank yall for the complainants
As for the head unit, I bough the Dual brand and so far its been alright but wouldn't recommend it. Its cheaply made and the sound quality sucks, but it has alot of nice usable features my favorite being able to make calls or receive thru the radio instead of looking for the dam phone as for sound I have an amp dedicated to all four door speakers (Rockford Fosgate Power series), and a 12" sub(Rockford Fosgate h2 old school and was still made in the USA circa1999) just to give that theater sound. I was going for a Pioneer but they don't make double din head units(IMO Pioneer has the best quality and best sound of the all, and I I've heard alot of other brands)
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 02:22 PM
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Nice family, any Elk there? Always wanted to hunt New Mexico.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 04:34 PM
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Unfortunately I dont know much about hunting, but ive seen plenty of wildlife that are considered game just don't know the names of them grandpa and I used to catch rattlesnake for medicinal use and to eat them( made into jerky with lemon, salt and Tapatio hot sauce and dam them things were good)
RIP grandpa......
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 08:14 PM
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Unfortunately I dont know much about hunting, but ive seen plenty of wildlife that are considered game just don't know the names of them grandpa and I used to catch rattlesnake for medicinal use and to eat them( made into jerky with lemon, salt and Tapatio hot sauce and dam them things were good)
RIP grandpa......
So sorry for gramps I sure miss both of mine. Never knew either much sadly.

I hate to ask but that rust eater stuff you had a while back... Anyway you could post that pic one more time. I'm having bad luck finding it.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 08:39 PM
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So sorry for gramps I sure miss both of mine. Never knew either much sadly.

I hate to ask but that rust eater stuff you had a while back... Anyway you could post that pic one more time. I'm having bad luck finding it.
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Here ya go


 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 10:57 PM
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Never made jerky out of rattlesnake, sounds interesting.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2016 | 10:08 AM
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I work with a guy from CO from time to time. He's been elk hunting in NM.
Rattlesnake jerky, sounds weird but I'd try it lol. Never ate reptile before.
I never knew either of my grandpas either. I have 1 step-grandpa though.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2016 | 10:38 AM
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Its good, most reptiles ive eaten have almost the same taste, ive eaten alligator, snake, and frog leg they all have rubbery texture and have a chickeny,fishy taste but they are good with lemon, salt, and some hot sauce, ive only eaten deep fried gator and its good
 
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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 09:14 PM
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Just bought the tail lights for the Mule, oem are expensive so I had to settle for China man special. Also visited Riffraff and im going to purchase the e99 spider boots, I need them badly, all my intercooler booting are fairly new so Ill just keep rocking them till they leak I was also scoping the engine rebuild kits, and boy was I tempted on spending money I don't have
My engine is started to show its mileage Im starting to feel pressure on the blow by but doesn't blow the cap off, but has a noticeable pressure to it and started to burn 2qts every oil change, and no its not the dog house being clogged, I wish, power is still good and my egts are perfect, but its time for her little giant heart to be removed and replaced with a rebuild one. Soon funds will be available for a rebuild on the e99 engine I have and it does have forged rods

Stay tuned for more updates and pics when my parts get here, ill be taking the long block to the machine shop in a couple of months, ill probably have it re-sleved and go standard, after a few members strongly suggested against going .30 over for fear of cavitation.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 09:33 PM
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Almost forgot to add that I changed my water pump as it started to seep out of the weep hole. The good news is that I have ZERO cavitation on my timing cover so it makes me feel better about using testing strips and additives in the cooling system
Heres a pic did it on saturday it was one of those quick fixer upper ordeals, I had one of the trucks come in for service, so everything got done quick




Man did I have a hard time taking the bronze fitting for the heater core, that thing was lock tight with the red stuff by the previous mechanic but at the end came out nice and just dabbed it with some thread sealer.

One more thing ive been seeing my temp gauge spike to the half mark between M and A everytime I do a WOT run(this was before and after the new pump) any Ideas? I remember it would always stay at the N,
 
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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 10:35 PM
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Did you change thermostat's when you changed pumps?
 
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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 11:01 PM
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I opened this thread expecting to see a bronco. Either way i like what you have done to your truck. And those seats and interior are sweet
 
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