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Old Mar 27, 2016 | 03:22 PM
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With some help from a FTE member, I wired my 7 way trailer plug to the Ford trailer wires. I twisted each wire, soldered with my mini butane torch, and applied a wire cap. Since the rear of the truck gets submerged in salt water from time to time, I was thinking about squirting copious amounts of dielectric grease into the wire caps.

I throwing it out there for you folks to tell me what I did wrong.
You could fill the wire nuts with silicone. Would probably last better than just grease.

But, if you are submerging the rear of the truck in seawater, including the trailer plug, the wire connections will probably be the least of your worries.

Had no idea that the word 'feaster' would be found in any dictionary. Thought I was cracking clever. Failed again!
 
Old Mar 28, 2016 | 08:59 AM
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We've got spring break this week and I feel the pull of the desert again. Hadn't driven the Excursion in a month, so got the batteries charged up, washed inside/out and loaded for a week of adventure.


Hope to find a wild flower or two. Pics from years past.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2016 | 01:41 PM
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Interesting, our kids had Spring break last week. Cool pics Sean.

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Old Mar 28, 2016 | 04:02 PM
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80 looks so small, so these photos are from significant years past!

Where does the time go, anyway?

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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 03:01 AM
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Beautiful pictures.
 
Old Mar 29, 2016 | 10:18 AM
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He's getting as tall as Mom these days.

Stopped in a well known town for dinner.
 
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That's the town with only one tree!

You guys were sitting in the front corner booth at the Bonanza.

I can't tell what you ordered, though.

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Old Mar 30, 2016 | 09:15 AM
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Quesadilla and fries, I had a taco salad.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2016 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by wpnaes
Quesadilla and fries, I had a taco salad.
Ya' know, I thought so, and was going to say that, but I wasn't quite sure, so I didn't.

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Old Mar 30, 2016 | 12:37 PM
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And the temp at the time was a balmy 74 degrees, with no hint of precipitation.

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.... and Jupiter aligns with Mars.....

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Found a few cool old sites today.
 
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You and 80 out in that desert again!

That's one lucky kid, with a lot of adventures both behind and ahead of him!

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Did you all get your Tesla 3 deposits down?
 
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Good morning SoCal, are you boys going to start an April thread, or stick with this one?
 



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