Pete M

regardless of the outcome, I would get a dash cam so this doesn't happen again.

oh, most definitely. it's a good song, I'm just not sure why it was this morning's earworm. haven't seen it since the nephews were real little. but it's not like my unconscious brain has ever before clued me in to the rhyme or reason so why start now.

there are different ways. one involves an extra t-case of sorts. one has the input at the top of the axle and power goes into the diff, but also passes right out to the rear axle. I'm sure there are others, but these are the ones off the top of my head here the top has an input, and an output. usually found in giant military-style axles like the bigger Rockwells.

woke up with this of all things stuck in my head

just... no...

yup. proof that "rare" doesn't automatically equal "valuable".

turns out they will become open at exactly 8pm EST. discovered it's a optional feature of the lock button. learn something new every day! I'll probably make them visible a bit before that.

I assume he means it has the automatic trans.

ads are complete. if anyone is interested in a bed, I'll be bringing them online this evening around 8.

looks like the perfect dune machine.

a guy in (I think) Puerto Rico is building this:

what sort of shape is your sending unit in?

I guess it's kinda like hockey. the ruling on the ice is that you were at fault, and now it's up to you to overturn it with clear evidence. barring having that, I would also agree to let it go and chalk it up to life experience. at least no one was injured. it could have been much, much worse.

if it all works great, then it's a victory! no longer matters what the cost was.

I swear I've only done it once. I think.

old trucks are... fun. some days are just less fun than others.

it's alive!!!!!!

trying to snap pictures of the red shoulder hawk nest waaaay back by the creek. looks like the leaves are all coming in before I get to see any little ones.

looks good!

yup. only a few dozen more pieces and we can build a new bed!

someone find it and we'll merge them.

nothing more than "soon".

maximum OG right there

almost forgot to post up what I woke up to this morning. it was weird having such an odd rendition of a song running through your brain instead of the original, but it was in the mix played yesterday on the stereo so I guess my brain felt it was the go-to.

the ol' 4.0s are known for blowing some pressure into the crankcase. it's super common and that alone isn't enough to write it off. unless one particular cylinder is mega worse than the others. but without the compression/leakdown numbers, it's impossible for us to call it from our end of the internet. I'd hate for you to rebuild the whole thing when all you needed was to pull the valve cover, do the blowby mods to it and reseal it up nice and tight.