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After being co located with them forward deployed, have basically lived with them for 6 months. They really support their lifestyle and every single day I was there they had F-4 loaded go out every day then come back empty. Bombing the Kurds in N Iraq. They are a whole other story there.

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Fred who is that guy?
He looks like my Brother?
Some farmer in NW Iowa.


Yes, there is a yellow submarine in Iowa! It's a roadside attraction located on the edge of Brian Betten's property in rural Calhoun County, at the intersection of Highway 20 and Harris Avenue. It was inspired by the Beatles song and movie, "Yellow Submarine," and was built by Betten, a lifelong Beatles fan, after seeing a similar structure in Key West.

 
Morning!
Windy, cool and rain in forecast. We need the rain.
Today, an excavator showed up. Guess i get to dig out some stumps. Amateur operator, should be fun..
Oh, the mower went and buyer seems happy with it. Ad was up for ten minutes,no haggling. And i asked more than i was expecting to get out of it. Expecting lower offer.
 
I have a motorized beach cruiser I should clean up and bring and also a old Mini Bike I bought for my kid he never road. Be a good pit bike there.
Old mini bikes are quite popular. Scott Englehart on B Bodies has quite a collection from what I understand. I always liked the Rupp's.
 
It will be a good one. Not your first rodeo!
Heck, I thought it was good last time! It mysteriously lost oil pressure at idle. I never found "what I'd call" a smoking gun. It DID have a TINY pinhole in the new oil filter. I also knew the bearing clearances were a little out of spec on the large side...but only by like .0005". It held great oil pressure for three years. Then nothing at idle right after an oil change. I "guess" the hole in the filter couldda been it....but it had noises in the bottom end too.....although I never saw a cause. It's back together now and TIGHT like it should be. Had the crank turned and the clearances are right this time. We'll see. lol
 
Heck, I thought it was good last time! It mysteriously lost oil pressure at idle. I never found "what I'd call" a smoking gun. It DID have a TINY pinhole in the new oil filter. I also knew the bearing clearances were a little out of spec on the large side...but only by like .0005". It held great oil pressure for three years. Then nothing at idle right after an oil change. I "guess" the hole in the filter couldda been it....but it had noises in the bottom end too.....although I never saw a cause. It's back together now and TIGHT like it should be. Had the crank turned and the clearances are right this time. We'll see. lol
Sounds like you're on the right track.
 

Sounds like you're on the right track.
Hopefully. I found a few tricks to help prioritize oiling to the crank. Special grooved cam bearings and plugging off the large oil galley coming into the front main saddle. We'll see what happens. That seems to be the whole issue with the Cleveland family. For "whatever" reason Ford didn't design them to prioritize the crank bearings. The top gets oil first.
 
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