Good morning!!!!

[Eric Salop]

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I got the heads on my car engine, and all the pushrods and valve train in place and torqued. Trying to figure out a way to get the aluminum intake runners cleaned of the carbon/oil gunk???

Kyle, rifle bore cleaners are excellent at removing carbon deposits, although many would be good at eating aluminium too. It's not my engine, so please feel free to experiment

 

[Buppies]

36 this morning high of 54 later today maybe a quick shower tonight.

Almost through regrading around mini storage lot

Good Morning

 

[wngsprd]

36 and dense fog...going to 56 and sunny once the fog burns off in a few hours.

Plan to get brakes done on my son's car. If time allows, need to get my 4Runner's state inspection...due by end of the month.

 

[daugen]

35 climbing to 65 today, some showers tonight into tomorrow morning.
I could never say I was as busy as RS, but I did get xmas presents wrapped yesterday, last trip made to Dollar General for kiddy junk from Santa, and the house somewhat organized. I've got some old appliances I'd like you to look at RS, in between your piranha growing activities...

little baby chairs came in for the Christmas party's "men's table". As in three five year old boys. All I need are a deck of cards and some little cigars...

spent a lot of time on the phone getting visits arranged for this weekend. MIL, childhood friends, all good. Heading off tomorrow to Delaware, then NJ, then home on Monday. And I don't intend to go anywhere after that...except maybe they might get that "stupid boat" fixed for me and I can do another sea trial. Engine surveyor called last night with negative news. Oil reports on ancient gen came back loaded with metal, not sure if anyone every changed the oil properly but this isn't a good indication on a diesel engine with 600 hours. Copper, iron and some other metal. At least no antifreeze or salt water...
I figured I'd have to change the gen out or rebuild it anyway; these things do not last 32 years without issues. And certainly with potentially inadequate maintenance.
Two cylinder Onan, real shaker and rattler, a replacement 3 cyl Kubota engine/gen would just purr. And would cost me ten thousand dollars. Uh, try fixing this please....

Am going to try to blow some leaves today, should have dried out a bit. Really soggy, can't drive the tractor anywere without tracking.

got an estimate back for $3500 to drop 90 tons of ABC/crusher run stone all around my new shed and do the leveling.
I said no thank you...way too much money. More folks with stars in their eyes. (Buppies, what's this stuff cost a ton?)
So, I replied, thank you very much, I want 1000 dollars of stone, you dump it, I level it. However much stone that gets me is going to have to do, and I'll
finish with the huge pile of topsoil I have. That's what my tractor and large fireman helper are for.
Not sure how well that went over but hopefully next week I'll get one small truck of 57's(?) for the muddy area, and ABC for the rest.

My right rotator cuff has been screaming for two weeks, not sure how to make that better. Everything is falling apart...maybe arthritis getting into joint, don't know but it even hurts in bed. Have applied some topical painkiller cream I have but that of course is just a passing help. Let's see, if I put the tube of topical painkillers in the hot tub, and then immerse myself, I might not get out...

the joys of getting old are luckily balanced by the joys of life itself.

 

[daugen]

This motorcycle is being driven by a robot - Video - Technology

once you get past the advertising, this is pretty neat. RNG, if the guy next to you at the light doesn't talk back, better make sure it's a "guy"...

 

[lostcreekranch]

little baby chairs came in for the Christmas party's "men's table". As in three five year old boys. All I need are a deck of cards and some little cigars.

We had bubble gum cigars, when I was a kid. Guess that would not be politically correct now?

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[bakerg]

Good morning, 39F here in Southern Ontario, heading to 46F with possible rain in the forcast.

 

[daugen]

We had bubble gum cigars, when I was a kid. Guess that would not be politically correct now?

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now if I had seen them in the dollar store, you bet!
deck of cards, some dice, sucking on those bubble gum cigars,
holding their glasses up, hopefully not spilling the apple cider
now there's a Kodak moment

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 34ｰ with mostly clear skies. Heading to 66ｰ with mix of sun and clouds. Today is a lay back day. Before finishing our trip to Mesa, AZ tomorrow. Today is also closing day on my mothers house. Another reason for staying close to phone access.
Yesterday we drove from Truth or Consequences, to Silver City, NM. Nice mountain trip with road heights over 9,000'. First picture is of a valley where fire hit a couple years ago. Gila National Forest. Second is of the Santa Rita Cooper Mine. Picture shows less than 1/4 of the open mining operation.
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Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

now if I had seen them in the dollar store, you bet!
deck of cards, some dice, sucking on those bubble gum cigars,
holding their glasses up, hopefully not spilling the apple cider
now there's a Kodak moment

A can remember sitting at that kind of table setting with my brothers and sister. Good memories. Some place in the collection of pictures I have from my mother is a pictures similar with the us kids sitting at it.

 

[farmer2009]

49 this morning and headed to 60 today.

Well pump is back up and running again. Rope was retrieved and new was added. Interesting paddling 14' semi v aluminum boat. 2 people inside one unspooling rope and stopping every 50 feet to tie another one on in the wind. All with one ore power. Well we got it done anyways. Only way I could buy the quantity of rope local was at the new TSC in 50 ft packages. I guessed 250-300 feet. Bought 300 used 250. Can't complain at .17/ft.

Well TMA plans are to get last 2 barns ready to migrate.

Drew. Gravel is high down your way. Here it's under $10/ton plus trucking. I'm 25 miles or so and an independent guy will haul tri-axle for about $100/load. ~25 tons.

Ron beautiful pictures. At what elevation do you stay.

Anyone heard from MFW.

 

[daugen]

thanks Farmer. I'll use 15 bucks a ton delivered as a sanity check. very helpful.
sounds like he had two grand figured in his proposal to spread it. No thank you.
I have new heavy duty ETA rear blade and rake that are going to get some paint worked
off them on this job. but I will need a helper for the hand work.

Anyone heard from MFW.[/QUOTE]

I'm hoping he is having a very, very good time. Maybe the groom is too exhausted to type...

 

[KevT]

52 going to 72 and sunny

Wow Ron, do those pictures bring back memories. I met my first wife by working for her father as an equipment operator putting in the road through the Gila. Times were different then...

RS, do you want this to be a hobby or a business? How you approach it matters greatly. I warn you now as a business they will lose the allure and as a hobby you can only make enough to help supplement the cost of having them. And this is true in anything, from photography, silk screening, Art Design (those were my hobby turned business).

Drew, are you trying to corrupt these kids? :laughing: Have you ever tried acupuncture for your shoulder?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Trying to figure out a way to get the aluminum intake runners cleaned of the carbon/oil gunk???

Try soaking them in water with some strong detergent like Dawn. Might take a couple days, but it should soften the hard deposits so they'll come off with a green Scotchbrite pad. Be cautious if you use Simple Green, as it will turn aluminum gray, especially if the concentration gets higher than 50%.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

This motorcycle is being driven by a robot - Video - Technology

once you get past the advertising, this is pretty neat.

It's bad enough out there already with drivers texting, shaving, talking on their cell phones, etc. without having to worry about some automated thing-a-ma-bob who's creators never even considered that something called a motorcycle might be sharing the highways. Now we've got to dodge a cybernetic motorcycle, too? :confused2::confused3::thumbdown:

 

[daugen]

Drew, are you trying to corrupt these kids? :laughing: Have you ever tried acupuncture for your shoulder?

hey, I might be in the Bible Belt but they could likely corrupt me... Plus their fathers think it's a hoot.

Kev, that's a good idea. We used to have a delightful Texas lady chatting here and she was a specialized Vet who did acupuncture on horses. And it clearly worked.
She was the lady who promised to take me dancing in a real Dallas dance hall but I never made it there in my motorhome.
But she's still there, and my shoulder hurts, so maybe after the holidays Texas sure does sound warmer...

I wonder if Whipper would like me? He might be able to sniff out an "Easterner"...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 52F @ 6:45AM. A steady rain this morning. Showers continuing this afternoon. High 56F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.
Wednesday Night 100 % Precip. / 0.8 in

Tonight, windy with periods of rain. Low 54F. SSE winds at 20 to 30 mph, increasing to 25 to 40 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall possibly over one inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph.

Looks like it'll hold off until about 10:30 this morning, plenty of time to get the bead blaster tarped over and take one last walk around the property looking for things that need getting in out of the weather. Might want to take a peek into the storage trailer, too, to make sure nothing important is left sitting on the floor. The windows and AC unit are known to leak a bit in high winds.

Yesterday's ride was much smoother with the low speed running issues addressed. Had to reset the idle mixture and opening to even get it to start, as it was running on overflow from the float bowls before. Nice ride up the canyon, but more traffic than usual for a weekday afternoon. Noticeably more passing power with the engine modifications, and the rings aren't even seated yet. Looks like I'll have plenty of time for the next round of cylinder head stud re-torquing and valve adjustments, as it's supposed to rain pretty much every day 'till Saturday, then again through Monday. It appears that the atmospheric river has found us finally, and we may get up to an inch and a half in the next day or so.

Happy Hump Day folks!

 

[daugen]

Time for twin 50's on the handlebars...
one way to get that slowpoke botdriver out of the way...
Or maybe a long stun stick, scramble his computers...

you live in a pretty area. When I zoom in with Google Maps Chico comes up, but then Paradise. Somehow Google thought Paradise CA was important enough to imbed it in every layer of cartography. Perhaps that's how they see the area. No wonder you live there...driving in the Plumas Forest?

 

[ronjhall]

Ron beautiful pictures. At what elevation do you stay.

T or C, NM is at 4,300'.

 

[sodamo]

68°F and .02 inches rain

Be safe
Have a great day

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