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Well, now I’ve gone and done it. Bought a new, unused Bogert jack, advertised for HMMWV. Except it’s not. What I got was this: http://bogertgroup.com/BII/images/88M-MPBMI.pdf Which is for an MRAP. Navistar Defense MaxxPro FOV withDXM Independent Suspension.For Models M1224, M1224A1, M1234...

I shoulda took pictures. I clamped up a small mill angle plate using the bolt holes and tried sliding feeler gauges underneath. Got 5 thousandths no problem, which is likely w/in margin of tolerance for gasketed surfaces (about twice the thickness of my hair). The new outlet piece I put on a...

Drip, drip, drip, drip... Couple of weeks ago I noticed coolant dripping - again. Bought up a bunch of constant-torque hose clamps and put ‘em on. Drip, drip, drip, drip... Wiped, everything down, ran truck around for an hour, parked back in garage, SEEMED to be coming from thermostat...

Welcome to the madness. Pictures, pictures!

SERIOUSLY? $1/kwh? I'm paying 8.2 cents/kwh here in MD with BGE (yeah, I could change, but with bills under $200/month, not a lot of incentive to change for a couple bucks a month plus I get kickbacks for water heater and AC unit shutdown/control in peak hours). I thought Alaska had endless...

One of my brothers was one of the NASA Apollo engineers let loose when the program died - got into fixing guitar amplifiers and stuff and never looked back. He was YUGE on a product called "Deoxit" for long-term contact protection. I've bought several bags of the packard connector...

glad this came up. I replaced one of mine - part from Kascar, I think - and looking at the other, am sure I got the "spring" orientation correct, but NEITHER of them will engage. I even sat down with both feet firmly planted on either side of the twist lock and it still wouldn't go in far...

I don't understand engineers. Hung out with some as an undergrad. Mostly EECS types, but some mechanical and bioengineering types. I - and my friends in the bio sciences - thought they were absolute "grinds," found out they held similar opinions of us in the pre-med fields (chem-bio), but...

Acupuncture. There’s this model we use in modern medicine where a treatment modality is scrutinized by randomized, placebo-controlled trials which are then peer-reviewed, analyzed with statistics methodologies to sort out any confounding variables, trials repeated in larger groups, then...

That explains a LOT. Sell the chains, it’ll blizzard before you know it. We got about two inches yesterday, dogs played for an hour, took an hour to get the mud off ‘em. I spent time in the garage earlier in the day with “my” dog sleeping inside on the tunnel while I replaced the left side...

21 years’ association with the US Army (retired), VA, civil service, various other dealings with alphabet agencies has taught me - if you feel like you’re getting over, tell no one, accept it, count your blessings, STFU, basically. Government giveth, government taketh away. Whimsically...

Thanks. Found several - some in black - added to my wishlists on epay and amazon. I’ll take another look after Christmas.

I’ve been sitting on a pair of the plugs for a while, wondering how to wrap or otherwise tie the wires together. What’s the name, brand, style, of the braid you used? Thanks. Norm

That 30# is for the older BIAS-ply tires. Newer ones have RADIALS and can go up to 50 psi. Really, read the manual. There are some peculiarities about when and where to use high and low lock and when to shift (idling, engine off, etc). That’s in there somewhere too. Once your rig IS...

Look underneath your truck at the transfer case (just aft of the transmission). If it has two wires coming off it, it's an NP 242 - i.e., newer model - and the LED should light up in HL or L(lock). Or just put the TC selector in HL and turn on power, it should light up.

Ah, yes. You're right. It's been a while since I "played" with it, but I do recall the pulley sliding on. The persistance of decay of memory continues unabated. Thanks.

Thanks, Juan. Figured it’d fit the PS pump, still wondering about the alternator pulley.

How’s the PVC holding up to Diesel, Stanadyne lubricity formula, biocide and time? D’oh. Never mind. https://www.calpaclab.com/pvc-polyvinyl-chloride-chemical-compatibility-chart/

[insert politician, actor or athlete here]... Will be changing out stock 60A alternator for 200A 12/24V system soon(or or later) and bought a spare PS pump (on sale, thought it was a good deal and with a hydraulic winch I intend to get some use out of, probably a good investment) and was...

Strong work. They sure grow on you, don’t they?