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I have an echo power saw and leaf blower, craftsman power washer, an ariens snowblower, stihl weed whip, and a John Deere ztr. All but the mower are used infrequently. They always get ethanol free fuel and high quality oil (in the case of the two strokes). They NEVER get the carbs emptied when done…they start all the time. I do keep them in my heated workshop. My dad and I share a Stihl kombi setup rototiller. That machine is very sensitive for its carb…it’s the only stihl machine we’ve ever had problems with
Oh, just to add. I have a Johnson outboard from the early 80’s. It runs about 1x every three years…last time I started it, I gave it some fresh mixed fuel, and got it fired up in less than 10 pulls.
The key to me is staying away from ethanol.
Oh, just to add. I have a Johnson outboard from the early 80’s. It runs about 1x every three years…last time I started it, I gave it some fresh mixed fuel, and got it fired up in less than 10 pulls.
The key to me is staying away from ethanol.
Ethanol is what started me emptying my chainsaw tanks after use. I went about a decade not having a single local source for ethanol-free gas, and I learned the hard way how bad ethanol is on some rubbers/plastics. One day I went to use my top-handle, in-the-tree saw (MS201), and it would start and idle, but died with any movement of the throttle. It turns out that the ethanol had ravaged the pickup tube in the tank. It literally looked like swiss cheese. The wall thickness was minimal on the part that was left, and as soon as the vacuum increased with throttle, that tube would collapse and pinch the flow off. At the time, it was my only saw, so that weekend's plan of trimming a bunch of fallen limbs came to an abrupt stop. It took me a while to figure out the problem, and then I had to order parts that were not stocked locally. Dern ethanol!
Fortunately, about five years ago, two random gas stations started carrying ethanol-free gas, and in the last couple years, Quiktrip has expanded into this area with several locations. Every one I've been to carries it. Much better!
Damn inflation!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1635444255...pid=5337789113&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1
This is the eBay seller, I’d have to check the size for sure. They had better pricing for buying 2 or 3.
Here, it’s really expensive (like close to 5 bucks a gallon) when regular is around 3. I’d like to run it in my motorhome too, but I just can’t stomach the cost… I should though, since the Quadra-Junk is running really well, and I’ll have to become an expert on them at this point to fix it.
5 bucks a gallon, 50 gallon tank=ouchie fillup!
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I think I underestimated the size of this tree... It looked small in the forest
And if I was smart I'd have taken the topper off the truck
I thought Christmas Eve was Wednesday not Thursday (work gave me the 25 and 26th off??) so I have a lot to do today!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone
And if I was smart I'd have taken the topper off the truck
I thought Christmas Eve was Wednesday not Thursday (work gave me the 25 and 26th off??) so I have a lot to do today!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone
Tuesday? I think you're still confused, IBasket!
Merry Chrismas!Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone
Tuesday? I think you're still confused, IBasket!
Merry Chrismas!
Thinking of the 2 days of cleaning before guests I need to do in 1 day now is doing that
Haha I loved this movie. I grew up in Crown Point, IN where they filmed alot of it. My parents loved pointing out all the places they knew.
Now that Christmas is over, I can get back to what really matters... the jeep.
I got this thing:
I'll need to get some organizers to really take advantage of it, but its already so much nicer walking around less to go get tools. Seems like I am losing less stuff now that I have a place to put them, too.
Got the upper control arms from @gasiorv installed. There is evidence of the housing of the last arms hitting the frame-side bracket. Weirdly enough, when I first installed the arms the passenger side was doing the same thing, but I pulled it and messed with it and now it does not. Are the joints not symmetric?
Also got the inner axle seal replaced, always a fun time.
Took it for a drive and it definitely drives much better... no leak from the axle tube (yet) either. I may try to take it out again this weekend and see if it holds up this time.
I got this thing:
I'll need to get some organizers to really take advantage of it, but its already so much nicer walking around less to go get tools. Seems like I am losing less stuff now that I have a place to put them, too.
Got the upper control arms from @gasiorv installed. There is evidence of the housing of the last arms hitting the frame-side bracket. Weirdly enough, when I first installed the arms the passenger side was doing the same thing, but I pulled it and messed with it and now it does not. Are the joints not symmetric?
Also got the inner axle seal replaced, always a fun time.
Took it for a drive and it definitely drives much better... no leak from the axle tube (yet) either. I may try to take it out again this weekend and see if it holds up this time.
The tool cart will be nice, but it needs a lift and 35's
I was happy it had decent sized casters that manage well on my gravel driveway. A set of rubber off-road casters is more than the cart costs at Home Depot
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The passenger side upper arm that I gave you had a little bend in the axle side mount. That may or may not have happened while night wheeling Windrock Trail 15 in the snow a few years ago 
You may actually have a part of a legend...(wait for it)..ary story there. 
Shouldn't cause you any issues though, it has seen plenty of trail miles since then.
You may actually have a part of a legend...(wait for it)..ary story there. Shouldn't cause you any issues though, it has seen plenty of trail miles since then.
The passenger side upper arm that I gave you had a little bend in the axle side mount. That may or may not have happened while night wheeling Windrock Trail 15 in the snow a few years ago
Shouldn't cause you any issues though, it has seen plenty of trail miles since then.
I did notice that... Just a wee bit of bending back and it was a perfect fit, you'd never even know!!
Nothing came apart, drives better than it has all year. Hype. I think I just left the jackstand club for the first time in years.
I procrastinated what ended up being a fairly easy fix... And did a bunch of useless stuff tracking down something that didn't end up being a problem. Hopefully this teaches me to do things differently next time
I procrastinated what ended up being a fairly easy fix... And did a bunch of useless stuff tracking down something that didn't end up being a problem. Hopefully this teaches me to do things differently next time
Random impulse buy on Amazon showed up.
It's a little crammed between the fire extinguisher and my seat, but will still be nice to have some extra storage. Not bad for 50$
It's a little crammed between the fire extinguisher and my seat, but will still be nice to have some extra storage. Not bad for 50$
So in the summer after Moab I had to replace my fan clutch, I decided to pick up the Hayden 2737 "heavy duty" clutch.
Now that it is cold out, I am realizing the clutch is over-cooling my engine I think. It is running much colder than it used to on the highway, closer to the hash mark to the left of the 210 mark. I don't think it was a good idea to get a "heavy duty" clutch when I have no AC condensor, no PS cooler, no intercooler, and no transmission cooler. Just a plain ol' radiator. Guess you live and learn.
Now that it is cold out, I am realizing the clutch is over-cooling my engine I think. It is running much colder than it used to on the highway, closer to the hash mark to the left of the 210 mark. I don't think it was a good idea to get a "heavy duty" clutch when I have no AC condensor, no PS cooler, no intercooler, and no transmission cooler. Just a plain ol' radiator. Guess you live and learn.
Couple of little things done today.
Replaced my seatbelts with some that @gasiorv graciously donated to me. My old driver's side was chewed way up and the passenger side didn't retract at all. I'm also realizing my driver's side didn't retract well either, probably why it ended up in the door so many times.
Removed the rear seatbelts and seat brackets. Looks a lot cleaner.
This stupid bingbong won't stay in the hard top. I put some EB6000 around it and hopefully it stays, but I have no idea if it will cure in subfreezing temps.
Replaced my seatbelts with some that @gasiorv graciously donated to me. My old driver's side was chewed way up and the passenger side didn't retract at all. I'm also realizing my driver's side didn't retract well either, probably why it ended up in the door so many times.
Removed the rear seatbelts and seat brackets. Looks a lot cleaner.
This stupid bingbong won't stay in the hard top. I put some EB6000 around it and hopefully it stays, but I have no idea if it will cure in subfreezing temps.
Just called ECGS and ordered gearsets. Didn't mention the gear brand over the phone but the invoice says Yukon. Are complaints on those unfounded or should I called back and see if they will revise it to RGA?
NVM I checked and they don't even sell RGA. I'm probably overreacting.
NVM I checked and they don't even sell RGA. I'm probably overreacting.
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gasiorv
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What gear ratio did you go with? I wouldn't sweat the Yukon gears, just take your time, set them up properly, and do a break in on the rear and you shouldn't have an issue.
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