Well, I finally got around to putting the dieselsite boots on. Glad I did because the original boots were getting soft and there was oil on the lower one from when I did not have the ccv re-routed. One of them had been leaking a little as evidenced by quite a bit of oily soot on the boot and hose clamp.

The job is simple ........ a socket, ratchet, some extensions, a ratcheting wrench, a torque wrench, etc.

Well not quite simple enough for for me I guess. I ended up knocking off and dropping the red cap that protects the alternator connection down into the engine. The ratcheting wrench slipped off and fell deep enough I couldn't quite reach it. Then I was talking to my wife and lossening the clamp and the nut came off and the spring and nut fell into the engine area.

My conclusion is that my telescoping magnet, my lighted swivel mirrror, and my claw type fexible "grabber" are my most important tools in the box.

All but the hose clamp spring retrieved and I just re-used an old one. You just have to laugh when the simple things get hard.

Not sure why I had the dropsies today (more than usual anyway), but I did wake up feeling pretty bad from a long day in the sun the day before. My son and I worked on his (used to be my) 7.3L. We connected up his DP tuner chip, replaced the multifunction switch, replaced his shift lever, and did a few other odds-and-ends. It sure is hot in Texas!


ANYWAY .......
The dieselsite boots are well made, strong, and oil resistant - Glad to get them installed.

 

Agree, also.

I have to get a better set though. Bent mine the last time I worked on the truck. Higher quality on these would be a benefit to me at least. Cheap Harbor Freight stuff didn't cut it.

Live and learn!

 

I am never very far away from my retrieval tools...

 

sadly It take me 15 min to find a screwdriver at the houes. I make it a habbit not to keep much here.
now the tools in my box would make many of you cry...for that matter I think my tool box will make many of you cry, sorry.

 

I am definitley jealous cheezit!!

BTW - I had a question ..... sent ya a PM.

 

Damn, thats a tool box to be proud of.

 

My snap-on one is almost as big as that. Although I find that now that I'm not a tech I can't seam to keep up with all my tools. I think to me a good magnet, grabber, and meteric socket set are the most important things when it comes to my truck.

 

Best tool in my tool box is a church key. Cheezit don't let that box fall on you.

 

Cheezit asked recently if he could fit all his tools in my RK tool box. Sure, he could fit them in.

The problem would be getting them OUT!!!



-blaine

 

You know it's a serious tool box when it's loaded on a flatbed.

 

Who is that guy in the picture?

 

The poor guy that Cheezit hired to move his 2,000lb toolbox...!!??

 

ha ha mines bigger...

 

you mean the guy with the completly awesome goat tee? yours truly.

 

They are both awesome. The boxes and the goat tee