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Worn, but ya can still see hash mark. Ring lip is .002", for 305K, impressed I am!!!

Apologies to Molly Hatchet and The Allman Brothers for rippin' on a great song. https://youtu.be/CrtRucPEbsI?si=CNbSF88VDtkb--DG Tha's the song in me head today,,, AND I AM going to see this through, today, tomorrow, sumpin', rain or no rain,,, (its pissin' down katz and dawgz out there right now) Love this song, Simple lyrics, Danny Joe Brown's … Continue reading dreams I’m GONNA see….

and what a day it has been. Four of Six bolts out of the ends of the manifolds. But Dio!?!!?! You've been at this all day long!?!?!? Whussup widdat? How about, this truck is making me bleed, but not red stuff: the green stuff. Went to use the torch since the first couple of hours … Continue reading From can to Can’t,,,,

started getting worried, things going too smooth,,, Exhaust manifold bolts popped right loose and I started getting REALLY worried. (didn't pull them yet, but did break them free) Then I went to undo the donut brackets and things fell back into "we'z gonna fight muthaF'er!" and my ill at ease went buh-bye. Needs to borrow … Continue reading Buff update

dark out, too early to start working on the Buffalo, but has a full day aligned for that. Want to have those heads OFF today so I can start the repair process. tear down is always the worst part of this process. Getting those exhaust manifolds off is intimidating since this is when bolts can … Continue reading Up early,

Three Pee-Em ish 4:17pm,,,, Exhaust manifold bolts are hosed down with Free-all rust buster and I will begin the truly fun part of getting those manifolds loosened up tomorrow. AND, they MUST come off or the heads are permanent features to that engine. Head bolts are located under the manifold. But I still have three … Continue reading Progress I can stand behind

And for those with no interest,  yah, boring kayaky post.   This'un is from an email, and I figured the info was worth sharing across the board so, this'uns for you, SimonJemmy, and for anyone else with interest. Mapping app.  Geo-Tracker, free version.  Paid version gives a couple extra bells and whistles, but the basic version … Continue reading A request for info