Dio's Workshop

Between Bloo, waiting for parts, short frellin' days at the J.O.B. feeling the winds of change in direction My center is feelin' a might wobbly, in need of a pre-load adjustment so to speak. I never worked at a dealership. Corporate shops (the ProCare line) independents in several places, including a wife beater shop that … Continue reading uberwhelmed,,,

in the impatiently waiting war,,, Parts are now showing they will arrive Monday the 22nd. Thats fine, I have an extra long weekend forthcoming with the Christmas break, and maybe that was how all of this was intended to be: My Christmas present to myself to be a running Twuck,,, There are other things I … Continue reading Knowing is half the battle

Parts shipped today California (coulda sworn this company was in Ohio,,,) USPS If I see them before Christmas weekend, I will be happy. If I see them by Satyrday, I'll be JOYOUS, But is what it is sigh,,, impatiently being patient And mentally assessing my memory banks for the USEFUL stuff left over from years … Continue reading Am I surprised, not at all

O-scopes and vacuum gauges, noid lights and Mulitmeters Fuel pressure and Compression gauges these are just a few of my favorite things,,,,, It was one of those nights as the depths of memory started scrolling through my shop days, when I had a rolling cart that was for the day to day (which is purt … Continue reading sillly song,,, add to it if you want

Wanna say I 'eliminated' a problem child of mine, but have to say "aleviated" is the more apropo term. There have been too many instances where a PICNIC (Problem in chair, not in computer) would be my diagnostics on site. SO, even though I replaced the drive unit on a powered gate with an updated … Continue reading J.O.B. day

as in, thats what I did today,,, PIDDLE,,, Ran the wires and installed the Backup camera. Have it ready to wire in on the forward side when I install the transmission. Installed my new horns,,, still not happy about the tone, but much happier that she doesn't sound like a strangled Canadian Goose anymore. Re-arranged … Continue reading Piddle-piddle post

I ordered the 4bolt Main caps last night,,, I know there is some machining involved to make them work, but that seems doable by the desciptions of the parts. Mostly machining the end-roots to match current issue. I WILL be anal retentive about this,,, I need this truck running, sooner than later,,, My paranoia levels … Continue reading Muhndaze, no work due to single digit weather,,,