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That's terrible. I've read through some of this thread in recent times and Josh was obviously going through some difficult times. Suicide is such a tragic way to go. I feel for his wife, child and other family and friends. I wish he had been able to reach for, and then accept the help of...

I agree, Clinto. Technique and practice makes it much easier. I used 3 large clamps with padded grip points. Those helped a lot with the need for 5 hands. Another thing that helps is to replace the bolt that comes with the clamp, with one that is about 3/4" longer. That may not matter if I did...

Got that pesky boot on this afternoon.....finally. Michael and I took her out for a drive to warm her up and to charge the batteries and all is well. After getting cleaned up, I took a nap and now I can't sleep!

I managed a few hours to work on Betty. I was able to reconnect the driver side defroster duct that had come lose and get the passenger side front tire rotated to the back. I started on changing out the right front zipper boot but I had to stop after an hour of wrestling the new boot on, only...

No question the electric wipers work better. The only reason I kept the air wipers was nostalgia and authenticity. I just get a kick out the way the air wipers sound.

I like the lynch pin idea. I may try that one myself. Tractor Supply usually has a pretty good selection of those and there should be one close enough to the right size to work.

If the weather cooperates, I'm changing out the steering boots (zipper type) this weekend and and hopefully finding a solution for the new hood hinge that fell apart on me at SSGR13. I hate winter in Atlanta; it's either 50 degrees and raining, 15 degrees and windy, or dark.

Man, I want one of those so bad.....

Your mileage my vary, but I tinkered with those cursed plastic motors for weeks trying to get them to work. If you can afford the couple of hundred bucks for the new metal motors, it will save you a lot of frustration. The problem seems to be that over time and temperature, the plastic...

Try this: http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/wimoairop752.html

Also, disconnect the air lines and hook up only one wiper motor at a time. If one is getting stuck and dumping air then the other one won't work. Find out if you have only one misbehaving wiper motor or if both misbehave when operated individually. If they are the plastic wiper motors, push...

The rubber airlines tend to dry rot and leak air. Make sure the lines are good. Do you have plastic wiper motors are they metal? I tried for months to get the plastic motors to work and finally trashed them and bought new metal motors. No problems since then. If the air lines are good and...

I replaced my hood hinges with new ones from Memphis just before SSGR13. The pin in the passenger side hinge fell out during the rally. Fortunately my son noticed that the pin had come out and it was just lying on the hood, so I was able to grab it and put in the glove box. I put the pin back...

That sounds purdy.

Wow, that was nasty. I thought mine were bad, but that one is worse. Cleaned up nice though.

Agree 100%. Air lockers give the option of running locked or open as needed. For those guys running lockers vs the guy running chains, imagine running chains and lockers. With an extensive history of running 4x4 vehicles off road, I can tell you that locking differentials are the single best...

About 4,000 miles per year for two years now. No idea how many actual miles but the odometer says 43,000. I drive for one reason or another every week.

I remember now that mine had a flaky start button in it when I first acquired it. It was necessary to press it really hard to make it work. You can get a new one from several places, but here's the one I bought and its been working great for two years now. I bought it at Erik's Military...

Double check you battery terminal connections and check voltage with a multi-meter. I had a terminal get slightly loose on the strap between the two batteries. It looked like it was connected, but it wouldn't carry any current. The symptoms were similar to yours. In my case though, the loose...

None that I've been able to detect. The Dynomax is a straight through type muffler, so there is very little (if any) restriction to exhaust flow. The exhaust gas temps didn't increase, she pulls strong, and I still get 11-12 MPG on the highway at 45 MPH. I don't regret installing the muffler. It...