Recent content by RustyA

Hard to tell for sure with wiring loom over fitting in the picture but it almost looks like a banjo style fitting on the engine side?

Use same diameter brake line? Remove your line and take to auto parts store to match up length? If you don't have tubing cutter and flaring tools some stores will shape and finish a line for you?

In the auto repair world U codes are module communication faults. Typically caused by weak grounds or voltage drop. Perhaps your battery is a little short on reserve and during cranking voltage drops enough that a module goes offline until voltage builds again?

In North Carolina the 0w40 full syn is probably less critical than up North for winter starting. If you can't find 0w40 the 5w40 full synthetic diesel oil would probably be okay in your region. Purpose of 0w40 is faster oil circulation to turbo oil feed to protect the bearings on cold start...

Have you tried operating the loader repeatedly to full lift and lower? Perhaps if a little debris is in the valve it will get dislodged? Just a thought for you to try.

Everyone's path forward after the loss of a spouse is different. My wife's brother lost his perfectly healthy wife to a sudden miocardial infarction last year at the age of 56. EMT's said she was gone before she hit the floor, which awakened him from an afternoon nap. This was a year last...

15 year old tires, why not just replace both front tires? They are not that expensive compared to the rear ones.

F-350 crew 4x4 here 6.2 3.73 gears. Bumper pull PJ 22' deck over tilt bed. Have hauled 14 round bales @ 900lb, grunts taking off on grade but hauled it great. Have hauled skid steers, cabbed tractors with loaders on 600 mile hilly trips.

Don't forget the reason you scrimped and saved your money all these years was to enjoy it in your retirement. Take your rmd and spend it on something fun. Someone else will do that after you are gone if you don't.

What calls for straight 90w gear oil? Usually it's 75w90, 80w90, 75w140. What are you putting it in that wants that spec?

Here in Wisconsin off road is 40 cents cheaper due to no tax, just bought some Saturday.

Blade is turned to 45* angle when driving forward? Angle top link to not cut so deep if possible. Grade it in the opposite direction forward with blade at 45* in other direction too. Then tilt bucket slightly down and back drag to fill in divots. Don't drop back blade fully down and make more...

Worked for a Walmart vendor in late 70's and early 80's when Mr Sam was still alive. He personally visited every store once a year and shook every associate's hand. Profit sharing for every employee was company stock distribution. Share price was posted daily in break room. Lots of truck...

Back to the debt discussion I read a great book when I was young called How To Beat The Salary Trap. Rule #1 was pay yourself first, live on 90% of your income and invest the difference...this was pre 401k. Rule #2 never finance a depreciating asset. At the time it was the best advice I had...

My money is still on poor ground to engine, frame, or battery post.