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Let's hope that doesn't happen again. But if it does, it's quicker to put the tranny in a high gear and stall the engine than to remove the doghouse for access.

Good to hear that things are working out. And be careful with over inflated, over sized tires in three feet of water - your little 404 might start floating away. Oh, whenever I start using a new tire pressure gauge I check it against a known one. The digital ones are usually better than the...

For cleansing purposes, I wouldn't mind having a few 5-gallon cans of bio diesel. Wouldn't mind changing filters a few times, either, if that's what it takes to clean out the injectors. At least I hope it's dirty injectors that makes it sound like valve clatter and smoke like crazy.

That could be a blessing in disguise. At least for people who don't plan for gelling. I don't think even the 15% mix is available around here. Yeah, low sulfur diesel, no lead in the gas, hardly any octane in the gas...modern vehicles need electronics just to keep running well. No wonder the...

Surely somebody in Europe can re-arch leaf springs, if the problem is that they're tired.

Well, 53 psi in a 10R20 is different from 53 psi in a 12.5R20. Also, chances are that the manual's recommendations are for a fully laden vehicle, not for running empty, or near empty. Under inflated tires put up a lot of resistance, so it doesn't surprise me that it affects 404s, too. And...

A 1 or 2-1/2-inch lift can provide better comfort by allowing more uptravel in the front, if the spring rates are close to stock. What would I do? Leave it alone. Been there, done that, so all stock springs these days. With the fenders trimmed as needed to accommodate up to 36-inch tires on...

Aside from what I have to put in there to prevent gelling, Howes, Power Service, and Lucas. Can't say that one helps more than the other, or does anything at all, but at least adding them makes me feel like I tried. In reality, there's probably a mix of all three in some tanks as I usually don't...

Exactly. And I suspect that I ran with too little pressure (the twig was a press fit in the hole, so I couldn't really feel the contacts) and got contaminated contact surfaces in the process.

Based on my experience with using things other than the real key, or at least something with the correct measurements, I would limit the use to brief testing. It could certainly be a coincidence, but my switch is not reliable, and that could have something to do with using a twig at first, then...

Make sure to use an oil can with a 1-piece bowl. I put my 50/50 mix in one with a crimped bottom, and it leaks out. I don't think that 50 front and 45 rear is the correct pressure for your 404. Not with 12.5R20s, anyway. Try 30 front and 25 rear, it's probably much closer to what they should be...

Once you have the correct key for the master switch (which does interrupt the negative side), your starter may work. EI has them. And get a battery box/hood key while you're at it, if you don't have one already. Edit: If you want to make your own key for the master switch rather than wait for...

Smart move to leave the rod end attached, making it stay in a good position for working on it. The downside was that you worked on it in the sun, which prompted the custom A/C installation, right?

Not familiar with 404s per se, but most likely the first filter is a strainer, not a true filter. It's a cleanable mesh on FLUs, and may be on your 404, too. If I were a corroded part and someone sprayed WD-40 on me, I'd laugh, too. I think there's a reason that WD-40 recently released a series...

So you're off to a good start...not. Come to think of it, that's how they would say it in German.

This site's rules won't let me post the most appropriate response to that.

Took a few photos today while thinking about rim and tire beads. First is a 16.50 on a 2-inch widened stock wheel, which is spec rim width for that tire. The unusually beefy bead lipon the SEE wheel still sticks out quite a bit. Jay Couch has run these on stock wheels and says it works fine. I...

Dear General, I don't think you give them enough credit by merely calling that mix volatile. It appears to be a finely brewed concoction of things. Including, but not limited to, fungus, bacteria, water, something that promotes rust, stinky additives, and some sort of a flammable liquid. It...

Sorry, I did indeed mean 12.5, not 12.2. I have very mixed emotions about those so-called rim protectors. They do no harm when run at higher inflation pressures, but when aired down they can form a gap in front of and behind the lowest point of the tire. Basically the sidewall pivots around the...