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Nasty? Kind? Sir?? Me??? Okay, I'll merely suggest (in private, of course) that you prop up the exhaust flapper next time so it at least looks like it may be running.

Called Blue Devil tech this morning as I was curious about the guarantee. Sure enough, you may get your money back if the product doesn't work, but if it creates any problems you're on your own. I'd read up on this and similar products last night, and thinking it all through while we were...

I was just going by the vertical tire to fender clearance, which looks perfect to me.

If I wanted to use Metric tools, I'd work on my European cars...no, wait, those have standard fasteners. Except for a few Whitworth plugs. Okay, I'd work on the Unimogs, which are mostly Metric. I can probably learn to live with Metric again, it's the mix I can't stand.

Those are sagging springs?!? Looks fine to me.

How kind of you not to sell that one, too, keeping it for him to enjoy. Oh, I noticed that you/he are playing it safe, without the engine running. Makes sense, especially since that one rarely runs anyway.

After 10 or so years, today the bent tie rod on the M1008 got replaced. Had the parts for almost a year, so it was time. How it got bent I never did figure out - even a GP forklift driver would be hard pressed to bend the rod in this fashion. Should've looked at the replacement parts sooner...

Well, I'll be dipped. According to the Chevy manual it is indeed supposed to be 20, 50, and then 90 degrees. I'd rig up a degree wheel of some kind, camshaft style, to ensure that it ends up being 90 degrees. Anyway, you're far from the first one to forget that we're dealing with a basic GM...

I'd use whatever the regular GM manual calls for. Sorry, but I don't have it handy or I'd post the number(s).

Okay, McGurk, now I'm curious. Did you put 1 oz. per quart in the system as per the instructions? That'd be 0.65 gallons, or about $30 worth. I've read that sometimes the seals on a SEE self heals with some use, and after reading the reviews of Blue Devil I'm more skeptical than usual.

You do know that the light switch levers have to be in all the right positions for those indicator lights to come on, right? But if they really don't work and you want something irritating to look at, you can always shine a small flashlight into your eyes. Gotta look into that devilish liquid...

What a coincidence. Last weekend I had to enlarge some holes on a dozer blade. It was an uphill battle - until I remembered the Drill Doctor. Hadn't used it for maybe 10 years, and now the subject came up twice within a week.

It does make a noticeable dent in the wallet when buying five buckets of AW 32, even the cheap NAPA stuff. Is the change noticeable in the loader? Not to me, but then I don't use it enough to be a connoisseur. On the other hand, even I could notice a change for the better in the backhoe. I've...

Twisted or not, I couldn't think of any other way to get the job done.

I was afraid that might be the case. By the way, did you also get to enjoy having the bolt turn when trying to move only the locking nut? That was the highlight, I think. Ended up putting long-nose Vice Grips on the bolt's threads, on the left side, to enable turning the locking nut. That was...

Now that you mention it, a life insurance policy could be seen as mandatory by some spouses when we're operating a SEE.

Good job, alpine! It's great to see that you missed out on rat repairs, and that it all seems to work. And isn't that power steering belt adjustment fun? Now you know why I changed all three, even though only the alternator belt was questionable. The other day, before putting the skid plate...

You just made me want to change the wording in my prior post. It should've said "I sincerely hope that this isn't a general hood, but an exception."

Okay, paint is not on the list for today. The second application of silicone must dry first. Why did this fiberglass hood need "scoops"? Because it hit the reservoir and some hard parts of the brake system. It didn't need much extra clearance, a piece of flat sheet metal and a PVC pipe end cap...

I would try using a small, sharp center punch, and possibly tap the broken bolt out that way, before resorting to drilling. At the very least, I'd use a guide on the drill bit to keep it in the bolt, instead of ruining the threads. It can be tricky to keep the drill bit in the fastener even with...