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Last winter the river didn't freeze until mid February, almost March. I looked outside today, and it's frozen now. Two weeks or sooner, and the yearly smelt fishing in the main channel will start. Tonight it's -20 Celsius, with about 10 mph wind.
Yes, as a matter of fact, we have a lot of humidity, in the summer, an average July day can be more or less than 90 degrees with a high humidity index, which makes the sweat just run from you doing nothing.At night, it's sometimes very hard to sleep, so the fans go steady. My basement is a COOL...
Thanks, We had a good old fashioned blizzard just the other night, was some fun going to work, lots of cars off the road and all. I still have much to do before getting behind the wheel and enjoying my Deuce, she leaks prestone bad for one, trans fluid, and brake fluid most importantly. So those...
Hello Kiddo, I see you have the "herd" out grazing in the field, you lucky bugger!! As for MM to inches, i'm sure there's about a good 2 1/2 feet in the yard, my brother out your way said a little while ago, he had maybe 5-6 inches. It's when i see on the news in the States,that they report a...
M-135 Deuce Cold start
https://youtu.be/BnGqzVmNc6M
The fool that made this video, meant to say M-135, but because he was making another video, got them mixed up.aua
This video was to check if it would work after the modifications done to the carb. Seems ok, real test will be when I park...
Summer pictures
Yes, I remember that picture, i actually use it as a screen saver when it's -37 and 40 kph winds!!!!!! That photo is not photo shopped or altered at all. It was a "perfect day"..Since you are teasing me, I wish i had taken a picture of the girls on the Eel River bar out...
Hello sir,
Sorry about the late response, been crazy here with the holiday's and then all the snow. I will post any pictures you need, and thank you for the encouragement. I have only the pictures on my Google Drive, which I can link anyone to if I can do it right. Never had to before, so...
All those axles, are spares I got off 1 truck that was cut in half, and
some from a buddy who, like me can't stand to let stuff go to waste. I made a trade for 3 housings, and transfercase, plus some other stuff. I scrounge whatever I can, where ever I can. Oh, and 3 housings are from my 207. I...
Recent things
Hello everyone,
just had a few moments to think, so I wanted to post some progress on the M-135. It had been flooding like an open pit mine for some while now, and I finally got a few minutes to tear down the carb to see what's going on. Found some dirt stuck in the seat that...
Trout?
Hello everybody. The "lake", is just an illusion. That day I took that picture, the Restigouche River was as flat calm as a pane of glass, giving it a "lake" look. I'm not a fisherman but I think trout are fresh water fish. The river is salt water, and has Salmon, lobster, crab, and a...
M-207 teardown video
Hello everyone, here is the latest part of progress on the truck. More to come, and some pictures to upload when thw weather permits.
https://youtu.be/kd7m4mLzNoM
Hello sir,
Sorry to hear about your problems with your late fathers truck, It should be something good to remember, not a source of frustration. Did you ever try to remove the electric brake lock (emergency brake) and bypass it to see if you have an issue with it? You didn't mention...
Carb video
If you need any further info, let me know, and later this week hopefully I'll have made the valve set video. I think it took longer to put the video up, than the work on the carb took. But i'm getting used to it, but need more practice.
I just realised that I didn't go...
Hello again, I have made the carb video, last night I tried to paste the video here, but for some reason, i couldn't get on the site. So here is the video today.
https://youtu.be/T0BOW-rRYvQ
Well, your wish will be answered. Today i spent cleaning the basement,( I was MOTORVATED, get it.....) and making room so I can work. I'll be making the videos this week, or sooner. The transmission I have, will need to be mounted in a stand to work on first. So stay tuned, things are getting...
Another carb "rebuild"
I will do a couple of videos in the very near future, one on the carb, the other on setting the valves on an engine. I have an engine all set to run in a stand, and can use it as an example. The first will be an engine run as is, then the carb tear down and reassembly and...
This is what you need to modify very slightly. This needs some modifying to fit right. this shows the top, side and underneath of the seal.
Hello!, and thanks for the advice........I've got a confession to make toward safety under the hood. I lost the tip of my "ring" finger to the turbo of...
M135 carb repair.
Well guy's I finally got some time to finish the carb repair, i used a new valve seal from I think a 5.9 Cummins engine, and trimmed it to fit the pump well. I ruined a few in the process, but the results are well worth the effort, as you will see. I modified the original...