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Greatest Generation!!
 
71GSSDemon said:
@Just Ron

Another issue that may or may not be related. The PCV valve rattles.....

So, talking this over here at work, we had a discussion about a bad ring/broken ring/up side down ring possibility. The thought was oil is getting into the chamber and fouling the plug...the cylinder then no longer fires and gas washes the plug clean except where the electrode and ground strap are partially guarded from incoming fuel...explains the oily residue in the exhaust pipe also. At higher RPM maybe the cylinder works...unsure. The rattle from the PCV valve could be combustion pressure getting into the crankcase....rattle (due to pressure change) each time that cylinder comes up.
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Have you done a compression test ? Just a thought.
 
Sublime one said:
Four loads of red dirt inbound! Reckon I will be spreading and leveling all day!
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Decomposed granite? I only ask cuz the quarry I worked had this nice blue rock we crushed for road materials. The material that was exposed to the elements before we got there with our explosives to mine it about 8' deep covering the granite was Rustoleum Red :lol:
 
Sublime one said:
I am just sipping my green tea waiting for some daylight, trying to beat the heat. I got hot yesterday for sure. I drank about 900 gallons of water! Can’t wait to get all this substructure done on the deck. Once that is done I can work from the top and not be on a ladder all day. My feet are killing me!
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Ladder work is hard on our body, feet especially. Take care of yourself so you can enjoy your beuityful home for many years.
 
I’m back!
Snoozed for a couple hours. So kind of rested. Physio this morning. Hoping things start improving today.
 
Sublime one said:
Four loads of red dirt inbound! Reckon I will be spreading and leveling all day!
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Hopefully all machine work. I don't have that option, so have been slowly digging at a mound of dirt around trunk of tree I had removed over a year ago. Was at it yesterday and took out a big chunk of root. Might take another year till I get it done, LOL Good exercise anyway...
 
memike said:
Ladder work is hard on our body, feet especially. Take care of yourself so you can enjoy your beuityful home for many years.
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Don't forget arms, shoulders and everything else. I really try not to, but always tend to over-reach and feel it the next day... :BangHead:
 
Unconventional said:
You're late for work :lol: you only here after sunup on Fridays and weekends :lol:
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Oh I was up at 0330, looks like some were online : ) Took the day off to move the daughter. Unfortunately she rented a 10 foot truck with no ramp so should be extra fun, prolly two trips, but I gain space in my shop!
 
Tree stump trick gardener friend turned me on to. Cut the stump of just above the dirt, drill 1" or something close vertical holes in it deep as the bit will go couple inches apart. Fill them with pool acid and let it soak in. Repeat a couple times over the next couple weeks. Acid will weaken those long pesky roots and the stump will pull out with much reduced effort.
 
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Should i bother reinforcing my LCAs? just wondering if it matters for a normal street beater.. other than maybe a small strip of metal to stop spreading at the rear
 
Icetech said:
Should i bother reinforcing my LCAs? just wondering if it matters for a normal street beater.. other than maybe a small strip of metal to stop spreading at the rear
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I added the reinforcing plates when I redid mine. Bought them from PST.. $40 bucks for the pair as I recall
 
WV64Signet said:
I added the reinforcing plates when I redid mine. Bought them from PST.. $40 bucks for the pair as I recall
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Yeah, just wondering if it's worth doing...

And a damn nice 69' dart running at sick summer... mid 9's so far
 
Icetech said:
Yeah, just wondering if it's worth doing...

And a damn nice 69' dart running at sick summer... mid 9's so far
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It was one of those things where I had reinforced the K, upgraded to V8 T-bars...figured it made sense to bring the LCAs along since it was a pretty simple weld job.
 
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