Rob

What a way to develop a case of hemorhoids, or pound them into submission. Glad to hear you made the trip alright. Rob

 A fifteen year old Amish boy and his father were in a Mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again. The boy asked, 'What is this Father?' The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, 'Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is.' While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat old lady in a powered wheel chair moved up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened, and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small numbers above the walls light up sequentially. They continued to watch until it reached the last number… and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order. Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24-year-old blond stepped out. The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his son… “Go get your mother.”

What days are the show this year at I-80 truck stop? Rob

When the pan was down would have been a good opportunity to roll new bearing shells in. Did you mic the bearings for clearance at all? A lot of aged engines lose oil pressure internally due to bearing clearance which is a factor of wear from operation. Rob

That is pretty bad detractor from the rest of the truck. I especially like the repaint sporting painted over door latch, gaskets, grab handles etc. The Peterbilt wheels don't do it no favors neither. Rob

Dat shor nuff be a good lookin Pete there. Rob

Yup, can't get in no hurry or something is either broken, misplaced, or just forgotten about. It's all part of it. Things come apart a lot better in most cases if you have a torch to heat fasteners along with penetrant. Rob

And the injectors in my 711 were originally from a 673. Rob

and I thought my "fix" for this was "cheesy" but it worked. Hi Gregg; Do you know what a bulkhead fitting is? Install one of those into the top of the tank by drilling a 5/8ths hole in the top and using a kid with a skinny arm through the fuel fill opening install the nut onto the backside of the gasketed bulkhead fitting. After this is tightened so it won't leak at the fitting, obtain a length of stainless round tubing and bend it into a "J" type fashion with a hand bender. Then offset this "J" bend up under the cab or near the frame so it doesn't present itself as a hazard. Either safety wire a piece of screen on the opening, or shove the screen into the opening to keep mud bobbers out and you will be set. I would then solder the vent hole shut in the cap. Just ensure your vent is placed above the level of liquid fuel when the tank is full and you'll have no problems. Damn, now I been thinking on Sunday morning and the pain is just beginning....... Rob

Think I'm gonna miss the board and original mudflaps. Looks good. Rob

Everybody needs a good winch so I got about eight; including this 100,000# monster.. Then of course there is the winch truck which also has a 100,000 pounder. Rob

And here, a 50,000# line pull winch. Man, taking pictures of things is fun. Rob

It was sammiched between two "Mack Worthy" Alcoa wheels. I've had these about three years and they were crated which I never had opened. Rob

Here is what I took a photo of this morning; bout scared the b'geezus outta me!! Now I got to get rid of the infectious thing someplace. Rob

Atheletic young man. Rob tread_mill_in_the_hood.wmv

Yup, that "Bone Sucking Sauce" sent by "Other Dog" does that to you. Glad you got back on. I pm'd Barry after speaking with several members advising there was a problem. Maybe I done somethin right, (don't tell Momma). Rob

Seen diesel at $4.04 per gallon in Peoria, IL today. First time since the last spiking/greed/profiteering took place. Rob

A decent automotive machine shop can make generic valves fit your engine. I've had them made in the past. I don't know as to cost but really wasn't cost prohibitive 10 years ago for an old Chrysler inline six cylinder, (218 cubic inch). Rob

The camera is always in my shirt pocket except when smashed by a tandem axle Mack, or dropped in a snowbank. Use the camera to take pictures of things eh? Guess I never really thought about that. Rob

I support the privately owned "Carquest" branded store 100% with my parts purchases if they have access to what I need. This is a small family owned store with two employees open six days per week with another employee that is only a delivery driver. Their parts may, or may not be higher priced than the chain stores but the service is very much from an earlier time and quality. It pains me to see some chinese manufactured parts in "Carquest" branded boxes, but this is the way of the world. As an example of service; How many parts stores owners will get out of bed at 2:30am and either give you a key to the door, or travel to the store to either get you the part you need, or provide the support you need to keep moving? Try that with one of the chain stores even if you know them quite well. I exercised that option a few times when we were running cars for truck parts. I've never been one that shops solely on price. It's the reputation and service that brings me in the first place, and the support that keeps me coming back. Pardon the pun but I try to be a "loyal old dog" with my vendors. Of course I'm not ashamed to tell em if I think they're too high in price for something also. Rob

I'm not entirely certain yet. I have both weeks encompassing the event off. Going to try to work with Morgan to all convoy up together. I'm making the assumption he will be going this year also. Rob

I have a conversion kit which is simply a motor and drive gear in a rounded metal housing. You remove the window crank handle, slide the stub into the stub, and bolt the unit to the door with two screws. Run two wires and a switch in the dash an that is it. I'll post the name later today when I'm back at the shop. Rob

Thanks Thad. That is about the clearest diagram I've seen and will save it for future use. I did get mine hooked up and working fine. It now matches other trailers that are brand new. Rob

A dog lover, whose poodle was a bitch and 'in heat', agreed to look after and house her neighbor's male poodle while they were away on vacation. She had a large house however and believed that she could keep them apart but as she was drifting off to sleep she heard awful howling and moaning sounds, and rushed downstairs and found the dogs locked together, in obvious pain and unable to disengage as so frequently happens when they mate. Unable to separate them and perplexed as to what to do next, although it was late, she called the vet. He was a personal friend of hers so she was surprised when he answered in a very grumpy voice. Having explained the problem to him, the vet said, "Hang up the phone and place it down alongside the dogs. I will then call you back and the noise of the ringing will make the male lose his erection and be able to withdraw". "Do you think it will work?" she asked. "It just worked for me" the vet replied.

I'm going to take that advice myself. Got two of em that I want to grind the valves and replace the seals at a minimum. Rob