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From: Moonlight Moose Enclosure
I watche dthe moose video. I was so scared it was going to be a moose gets killed video when i started watching. But it was amazing. Absolutely amazing.
Congrats on the baby! Okay Im getting the baby urges! okay they are gone!
Congrats on the baby! Okay Im getting the baby urges! okay they are gone!
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From: SEMO
Hey everyone.
What a wild couple of days this has been. Cody went into pre-labor yesterday morning and serious labor late last night. I was a little nervous and scared as Cody is my baby. I raised her by myself since she was four and I am very protective of her.
Hunter Scott Bounds was born at 4:09 pm, CST. Mom and baby are doing good. They are both resting right now and I am preparing to take everyone out for a steak dinner to celebrate.
Cris, you walked us through a hurricane and now a baby. You rock!
What a wild couple of days this has been. Cody went into pre-labor yesterday morning and serious labor late last night. I was a little nervous and scared as Cody is my baby. I raised her by myself since she was four and I am very protective of her.
Hunter Scott Bounds was born at 4:09 pm, CST. Mom and baby are doing good. They are both resting right now and I am preparing to take everyone out for a steak dinner to celebrate.
Cris, you walked us through a hurricane and now a baby. You rock!
Smokin
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Lisa, I'm mulling over your rear cylinders being oily. Is the Jeep being parked on a slight incline? If so, and the miles on the jeep are getting up there your valve guides may be showing some wear. Stomp on it hard at about 40 mph and watch for smoke. If there is not a lot I would not worry about it. If there is, do a compression check, but get a screw in gauge and remove all of the plugs. Write down the results. All cylinders should be within about 5 pounds of each other, if the engine is in good condition.
Our driveway is sort of an incline, but nothing severe. He says he hasn't noticed any unusual smoke. In my opinion the exhaust has always smelled a bit rich.
What engine is in a 93 jeep? Oil on the plugs can come from ring fouling, valve guides, or a seeping head gasket if its near a return galley. Your coolant leak may be related if it can be a head gasket. Valve stem seals/ valve guides usually blow oil smoke at a cold start... if you see a cloud when you start it that dissapears once its running, you need a head job...that did not sound good, you need a valve job....that sounds better. A compression test may be the easiest way to start diagnosing the fouling, and a pressure test on the radiator might show the leak when cold. Ever used a radiator pressure tester? kinda like a bicycle hand air pump with a gauge that reads in psi. Another possibility is that its a radiator cap on the coolant leak, if it simply overflows after shutdown you'd need to monitor the pressure of the system to see if it increases dramatically ( or if a head gasket is seeping and it happens to stop on compression for that cylinder the pressure would bleed to the coolant system). Wild guesses.... you be the judge.
Welcome to Iowa...
Welcome to Iowa...
The coolant leak is an active drip, or so Randy says. I haven't seen it yet. WE got home a bit late and it got dark quickly.
I did look at the oil, however, and it looked nice and clear, not milky at all, like you would usually see with a head gasket. Randy claims his dad has the tool to do the compression test on the cylinders...sounds like that'll be the first place to start. The more I read, the more it seems we have some failing o rings.
SO, its obvious the plugs will foul again. Randy wants to take it to Nebraska next week. lol.
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I'm working on it. We've talked about selling the Jeep and Nissan 350Z to get him a truck.
You guys will hate me for this, but we might (we just might) get him a 12 valve Cummins.
Muahahhaaha!
No worries. If it snaps in half red will be there to tow it home. Motor will go in the garage for a rainy day and Jeremy will be on speed dial.
You guys will hate me for this, but we might (we just might) get him a 12 valve Cummins.
Muahahhaaha!
No worries. If it snaps in half red will be there to tow it home. Motor will go in the garage for a rainy day and Jeremy will be on speed dial.
Smokin
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His man card got pulled the second he told me he wanted a Duramax.
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From: Wallingford, CT
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Smokin
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lol. Actually I have grown to like that car. I am not a small car or foreign car fan by any means...but Nissan did not skimp on ANYTHING on that car. It is very well made and very tight little machine. Not to mention dependable and gets great mileage. Quick little $h*t too. Fun to drive as long as their isn't any snow on the ground.
Its in the garage for the long haul out here in Iowa.
The little ricer boys do stare at me when I drive it though and I don't like that fact.
Its in the garage for the long haul out here in Iowa.
The little ricer boys do stare at me when I drive it though and I don't like that fact.
Post Fiend
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From: Wallingford, CT
It's cause they've seen Big Red and are hoping you'll give them a tow when their ricers break.
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From: Iowa
Dad has an old 12v cummins in a 93 dodge.... great engine, the truck is falling apart around it though.
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From: SEMO
Evening Cris!
Hey....what I said earlier about that Moose clip, I got it in another email today, this one is a link. CHECK THIS OUT!
Aventure Chasse et Pêche Video - Femelle orignal curieuse
Hey....what I said earlier about that Moose clip, I got it in another email today, this one is a link. CHECK THIS OUT!
Aventure Chasse et Pêche Video - Femelle orignal curieuse
Well, I am signing on with bad news. I know a lot of people do not like cats but we just had to put our cat to sleep because of severe kidney failure. There were no signs of anything wrong until yesterday. This just sucks. He was only 2 years old but he was one of the family you know. He had more personality than most people I know.
Thanks for letting me rant. We are just devastated.
Thanks for letting me rant. We are just devastated.
I allways said I would drive a dodge before a chevy,thats why my wife has a dodge grand caravan.
And eveing all,how's everybody doing?
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From: Brinklow Md
I'm working on it. We've talked about selling the Jeep and Nissan 350Z to get him a truck.
You guys will hate me for this, but we might (we just might) get him a 12 valve Cummins.
Muahahhaaha!
No worries. If it snaps in half red will be there to tow it home. Motor will go in the garage for a rainy day and Jeremy will be on speed dial.
You guys will hate me for this, but we might (we just might) get him a 12 valve Cummins.
Muahahhaaha!
No worries. If it snaps in half red will be there to tow it home. Motor will go in the garage for a rainy day and Jeremy will be on speed dial.
Is it better than girls looking at you thinking your going to be a guy driving a big truck?
