Rob

Man I hear you Ernie on easy starting things! In years past I've had no less than eight Detroit Diesel powered gensets to maintain. All are very easy starting. It's been a wide variety with all between 2-53 through 16V-92. These without a doubt are the smoothest engines in that application available unless using a turbin. In this application a bearing roll in at 1000 hours is adviseable as they go from sitting weeks at zero speed to either 1200, or 1800 rpm in about three seconds and assuming full facility electical load within 15 seconds maximum! There is no time allowed for prelube or engine cranking to build oil pressure. As soon as the governors acheive engine operating speed, the electical load it thrown upon them. Coolant temperatures are kept at 100 degrees at all times however. Now most of the gensets have been replaced by Kohler built units using John Deere diesels, and GM gassers in all variants. Rob

Don't remember if I ever talked about one I did myself back in 97. I repainted one Dodge Viper Red after installing replacment OEM doors, a Jones Performance hood, and new chrome front bumper with all new driving and fog lamps. This truck really looked nice with all aluminum rims and dual stacks. Only thing I didn't like was the owner had me paint the steps and fuel tanks also. They should have been left polished aluminum as original. I thought this detracted from the appearance. Rob

Ahhh I know what you mean. Specially since all three back axles already have brakes! What the hell would a guy need more for? I just kinda like front brakes is all. Rob

I had no idea but would have put her between 16-18 years. Rob

Get an electronic flasher and plug it in. LED's do not draw the current the incadescent do so the flasher never gets warm enough to click off. Rob

I don't stop until my bowel movements are squeezing over my waistband, or running down my pants legs staining my socks, (when I wear them). Rob

I'm going to be needing one of these for my RL797 in NV. It does not have front brakes. It is on Budd hubs and I'd like to either have the complete axle, or brakes only from one. The axle under my other RL797L is a "900" series Rockwell. I'd prefer cam brakes if possible. Thanks, Rob

Hi Tom, I don't know if they are still in business or not but I used to get cables in any length from Jackson's Speedometer Service in OKC. Rob

Thanks for sharing. The dumper on the right looks like it's hard a hard working life. rob

The cab serial number is really of no use once the truck is assembled from the factory. The cab serial number was used during production to build the cab on it's respective line which was independent of the chassis assembly line. Once the cab and chassis are married together, any correspondence follows the assigned vehicle identification number or serial number of the truck. Rob

Put a block between the tires on one side of the truck, and ease both forward and backward and you should see things move as the blocked side binds against the block. Rob

Tape that thing to your leg and jump up and down a few times till the pain makes it go away while staring at the photo. Rob

New bungee straps are cheap enough in the dollar bin at Carquest I just got them. A little gorilla tape on the plastic ends and they last and look good. Rob

Dead on square is best but +/- 1/32" is alright to me. You are about eight times that. Frame squareness is where everything begins. When a frame is out of square, (and lets say left side more forward than right side) the drive axles through the trunion bushings are loading heavily on the left side trying to keep the axles parallel the the imaginary centerline of thrust angle. This puts abnormal pressure upon the trunion bushings/bearings and as these trunion bushings wear, abnormal side loading is absorbed by the "elephant pads" at the ends of the springs. A combination of excess wear in these two sets of bushings are allowing the actual actual axle centerline to shift. What you have here is a lot of worn parts necessatating replacement to be within tolerance. The first thing to do in my opinion is to get that frame square. I would find a set of holes on each side of the frame rails prior to the splicing and check for squarness there before cutting the truck apart. If you have a "diamond" condition starting further forward, this must be straighted also. Rob

I never liked the bras from Wal-Mart. The elastic went out of both mine too early supporting my so called "Man Boobs", (according to my daughter Nikki). Rob

The only grocery store in town here, (besides the convenience stores) is no longer locally owned. The corporation that actually owns this store really jacked up the pricing on anything they could being an average of 25% almost overnight after acquisition from the former local owner. Now groceries were already considerably higher in cost with his ownership, but he just could not compete with the truckload purchasing power or Wal-Mart and the like but customer loyalty was still prevelant. For years, this grocery store was branded an "IGA" franchise. When "County Market" assumed ownership, and the pricing exponentially increased, many, (including myself) bailed. I now shop heavy at Wal-Mart for groceries but do not purchase oil, batteries, and other automotive needs there as that type business is still locally owned. My dollars spent at locally owned businesses helps feed local families, pays local taxes, and supports local infrastructure to a much larger degree than non locally owned businesses. I typically do not purchase on pricing alone. It is the service that matters most to me. Wal-Mart gives the same amount of personal service as the local grocery store and you know how much that is. I don't see a need to pay a higher price for piss poor service. It is kind of like purchasing a car from a dealer that won't work with you when you have warranty problems; you probably wouldn't purchase your next car there. Rob

Keep them greased and inspected regularly and you will notice them loose before catastrophic failure. Impact, nobody can predict that. Rob

I just give them a blank check and they ring up the amount of purchase. Most times don't even sign the paper check, just the electronic authorization. Rob

Until that story of the paternity arose, I'd never heard of either of them. Rob

Besides riding the coat tails, what is she famous for doing? With the social, and biased media only focused on monetary gain, it is the only reason any of us have ever heard of them. Once his popularity begins to wane, so will their relationship. Nothing new here. Rob

The "funnies" is what we always called the comic section of the Post-Dispatch too. Rob

That is usually the case with all cast iron housings as the steel, or bronze impeller is softer than the housing. Rob

Don't think I ever missed an episode.Rob

It's that bladder control thing again?? I have a strap on appliance with a tube that routes it's discharge through the floor in "Crusty", hence the reason I can drink so much coffee on my journey(s) and keep going. The caffeine keeps me awake, and the tube keeps me empty. Truck smells better too in the winter when the windows must be kept closed. Rob