rustystud
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The thing is, around here you never know when someone is just joking or serious ! Or just having fun or being an a$$. That's why I use the emoticons
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What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2
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The thing is, around here you never know when someone is just joking or serious ! Or just having fun or being an a$$. That's why I use the emoticons
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rustystud
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You know us old farts, we don't have any working sense of humor anymore. In fact we don't have any working parts anymore !
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I'd be down...
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I agree it's pretty solid but I don't think it could handle 130 mph wind but that's what they advertise on their brochure.
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They usually hold up pretty good until all the things that aren't bolted down start pelting it. As they weaken the structure it becomes vulnerable. During hurricane Francis, there were a bunch that got destroyed and a few that looked new
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That would be great, however where I was scouting was about three hours to Ocean Shores.
We also found a really great spot for camping next summer with the roof-top tent. The road in is already so overgrown I doubt many will drive up there. The scotchbroom was taking over on both sides and high enough in the middle that the M1009's underbelly got a good scrubbing.
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I haven't been over to Ocean Shores for years now. I was over there on the Olympic National Park this last summer with the family and my M1031 (or whatever the pickup version is, I always forget) . Maybe we can get some local members to take a trip to Ocean Shores for a weekend.
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One side of the fuel door hinge broke off, loosened up the fill pipe which allowed it to slide over to remove the door. Heated up the hinge pin clamp to open it up to remove the pin , fabricated another small part and welded it in. blasted, primed and paint and reassembled.
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lol you won't get me three hours down the road in my truck. We'd have to do it somewhere closer.
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I changed all 8 13 G glow plug's on Voodoo M1009. The right rear glow plug was swelled and required a 1/2 hour of gospel music to get it out. They were in the unit for 9 years. Not bad at all. Back in the fight. I had a new guy that never waited for the light to go out. IMHO that is the cause. But at 9 years of plowing and constant off road use I have no qualms. Other then running this truck to the GM dealer for service and other work it sees no highway use.
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I have never tried gospel music. Sounds like a better plan than a stream of swear words.
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I broke the plug off and removed the injector. Takes longer than a few gospel songs though
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If I don't want to do I don't do it. If I start I finish. Lately I have been more instructional and supervisory then I used to. But most times I do the task. I have someone doing some sanding and cleaning of parts for me at this very moment. I will see how that works out about 4 today. Breaking them off is always a great option.I broke the plug off and removed the injector. Takes longer than a few gospel songs though
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rustystud
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I always listen to Gospel music when I wrench. It helps keep me calmer when that last bolt holding the "whatever" won't come off and there is no physical way to actually reach it since it is behind something and your just using your hands to "feel" it. The Cummins M11 has the stupid fuel pump mounted this way. You have to twist your hand into a pretzel to get on the bolt and pray that the last guy who replaced it didn't use Loctite !
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I bought a "butt" pad for my truck for these long trips. Helps a lot ! That and a lot of pain pills !
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It seems you have a lot of fun during travelling.....LOL
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You kind of wish sometimes that the engineers who designed stuff had to actually service it all once (in the dark while it's raining) before letting their designs go to production.
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Today I better find an XM channel for the gospel music. I went out at 0500 dark and started the Voodoo M1009 and when I went up the road the headlamps went off. I am off road and have parking lamps but no headlamps. And I continue to go and next thing I know a warm feeling comes over my feet and I smell the sweet sweet smell of antifreeze. I look down and the antifreeze is leaking out the center floor vent and the floor is being covered with it. I think the old heater core did not like all that work back there when trying to get that swelled right rear glow plug out. No problem. It is a warranted heater core and easy to fix. The headlamp dimer switch seems to be the issue with the headlamps. Seems to click very rough and sometimes not at all. Anyone know the channel for XM that will calm the savage beast? Kidding no problem. Maybe next week. Maybe not. Happy Holidays.
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Sounds like one of those "fine Navy mornings" one of our old chiefs used to always crow about.