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NY Times Sunday edition will announce the worlds top 52 places to see in 2016 and Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the North Dakota badlands was chosen as #5. http://www.kfyrtv.com/home/headlines/ND-National-Park-Named-No-5-Place-to-Visit-Worldwide-364717361.html

HE351ve Holset VGT Controller This article is for the standalone controller / tuner needed to control a Holset HE351 ve He351 VGT turbo from a 6.7 Cummins. This controller will help you tune the holset he351ve vgt turbo for your truck. It is is %100 open source you can tune the turbo in any manner you like. It will take some trial and error to tune the holet he351vgt, but the pay off is worth it. The he351ve really shines when it comes to low end power and having a flat torque curve. He351ve Airflow Specs The reason for wanting this turbo comparted to another aftermarket turbo are, Increased flow over a hx35 turbo ( 60lb/min to 69 lb/min) buil…

Happy New Year... Looking forward to a much better year. Toughest job is almost over in 2 weeks. How about you?

I got to thinking about all the work I've done to my truck in the last 6 months and started to wonder how much I would have paid in labor if a shop had done everything. Project #1 Installed DOR track bar. Project #2 Removed timing case cover and replaced seal. Tabbed the KDP. Cleaned, applied Loctite, and torqued timing case to engine bolts. Removed injection pump, replaced tappet cover gasket. Set pump timing to 16.5°. Flushed cooling system Project #3 Replaced belt tensioner Project #4 Replaced wheel cylinders with GM 1-ton pieces. Replaced wheel seal. Rep…

Hope all have a good holiday season. Sticking close to home as usual, headed to the Brother in-laws for a get together in Bismarck tonight and then tomorrow off to the Mother in-laws farm for even more in-law family adventures lol. Got my wife a Yoga package at a new studio in Bismarck she has tried a couple times and really liked the gal who runs it. She has been hounding me for a new chopping knife as well, all our kitchen knives are antiques and or just cheap low quality stuff. Went to the store together and she found a high end Wusthof chopping knife on sale for 50 bucks, regular near 150. She got home and went to town with it almost instantly, I…

Glad to see it's not just me that can't drive a Mazda! My mother in law did this one. Thank you God that she came out good. Just bruising in rib area from colliding into console. Fire/ems wasn't going to come out initially but I called them and told them I wanted her checked out. We got to looking at the tire marks, she's very fortunate to not have had a worse situation. If she was going Any slower or went off sooner, she would have ended upside down in that creek. I guess I don't need to worry about putting the replacement parts on now. Truck is more than likely totaled. Water got into the cab and obviously engine bay. Passenger side not looking hot..…

Here you go Dorkweed I know you like Chocolate "Labs"...

Just to give you all an idea of how the activity streams work. Most of you already use it to see what is new post wise. Another way to see what you've done over time. Go to your profile or any other member. In the lower right of the header banner of the member, there is a button "See my activity". Click this. This will now shrink up the graphic a bit and then display the activity stream for that member. On the left side is all the different activities the member has done. You can look at posts, articles, downloads, product reviews, vehicles in the garage, etc. This gives a better view of all the different thing you have contributed to the site. Time for some of t…

So I'll fill you in a little so you get an idea of what's going on. Back in start of August we found a house and bought it. It was darn near everything we've always wanted. It has wood heat and electric heat on the furnace. I knew that the furnace would be expensive to run so I went for wood heat by default. we've always wanted wood heat! So we ordered a log truck load of wood and had it dumped at the house. 10 cord of paper birch. With all move ins things get hectic. But I finally managed a day where I could get a big group together to help with the wood since it was so late on the year. Managed to muster up about 10 or so people. But it ranged from 4year …

So here in a few year my wife and i would like to move out of Flagpole AZ. can go i'd imagine anywhere we want. need ideas. we like the smaller towns. would like a place with water. we used to live in Coeur d'Alene ID it was nice. but again getting to be to many people. thought about Oregon somewhere, don't really know what's there. and of course every city web site boasts their city as the greats thing sense sliced bread. thought about Montana or Wyoming. Texas maybe. Wife like Maine, she used to live there before she met me. not sure i can stand the east coast winters and humidity. i like the snow. don't mind the cold. but here in AZ we get to see blue sk…

Back story: I used to be in good shape, not ripped but strong with a pretty flat stomach. 300lb bench press, 450lb deadlift, and 400lb squat, nothing too special but had a nice solid core. Then I met a girl who smoked (I didn't at the time) and ended up engaged, living together, and I picked up smoking as well. Then we broke up, I kept smoking, and ended up running hot shot deliveries for the oilfield. I would go days in a row without sleep, 140-150 hour weeks were pretty normal. I started chugging 2-3 16oz energy drinks a day, smoking 2 packs a day, eating whatever I could grab at truck stops, and as you can imagine gained a lot of weight. Early one morning after be…

Have not looked into an old forum that I used to be involved in seems to no longer exsist. Midwest diesel connection seems to be history. That is where I first interacted with mm1973man over there. Had he not popped in over there I would have never known about his site. Just another piece of history now it seems. For those who never knew it, it as MNToms first diesel site and it was a very active site but there was some rumblings at one time and another member took over the site and Tom left to start his second Site that a lot here know about The diesel truck site http://dieseltrucksite.com/

B-1 Bomber For Sale A B1 bomber was in here ( Billings , MT ) doing practice approaches and touch and go's. On one of the landings the pilot sets his brakes on fire. He taxis in, and the airport parks him on a taxiway and then puts cones around him until parts and mechanics can be brought in from Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City SD,the next day. The next day is a Saturday, which doesn't have much going on, so we get to laughing in the tower that maybe somebody should hang a For Sale sign on the plane. We convince one of our guys who's well known for doing things like this that it would be a good idea. So he takes off for the hardware store to buy a For Sale sign. On the…

http://speisa.com/modules/articles/index.php/item.1304/isis-releases-kill-list-of-us-cities.html I live near a few places.. Keep your powder dry.

Was a good weekend for finding Kitty cats here in ND this weekend. These were taken about 125 miles NW of where I live but there is a population that spans our entire state, the last few years cats have been taken in all corners of ND, there was one killed only 8 miles from my house a couple years ago and have been numerous sitings all around my house the last several years, I have seen tracks in the snow while hunting but never seen one in person in the wiild. We also have Bobcats but are rarely ever seen, most are taken by trap or snare and even that is rare, sneaky little buggers. I am personally a coyote caller, have done it my whole life and is great fun. h…

I just took and past eight test to be recertified as an ASE Master Auto Tech.. The test were: engine repair. brakes, automatic transmission/transaxle, suspension and steering, heating and air conditioning, engine performance, electrical/electronic systems, manual drive train and axles, for a total of 188 questions. I've had my Master rating since 1980 and have recertified every 5 years. When I worked for the dealer it meant extra pay per hour but now its so my customers see some kind of qualification. I think this will be the last time since I'll probably be retired in the next 3 years.

As if things couldn't get worse! I really hoped the vehicle accident was going to be the least of my problems. I didn't think much of it but I guess the storm we just had roll through the Pacific northwest here was worse than I thought. Went into work yesterday and the weather was getting bad. Halfway through the shift, the power goes out and stays out. That's when the fun began. We get called off and head home. Downed trees everywhere! Windy as crap still. Managed to finally get home after some help cleared the road for us. I geared up and made my round around my area and spent some time cutting up Downed trees to help clear paths for others. Managed …

Started all as snow yesterday around 6:00pm. Went to bed around 10:30pm with about 2" in the grass. Woke up to this on my deck at 7:00am.................. Here's one of my pooches "high-centered" in the back yard at around 10:00am........ And one of PegPeg "high-centered" in my back yard at around 10:00am!! And now one after the "storm" has passed........................notice the "red sky at night", and my wellhead in the lower right corner of the picture. The top of my wellhead is just below knee high...................

I just read about the flooding that's taking place in Portland, Or....and to Jag & Joe Cool...please be safe! Prayers sent.

I'm just curious what everyone's other interests are. Here are some of mine. *Shooting/training with firearms as well as hunting. *I live on a river and I'm only 45 minutes from the bay so I like to fish, a lot lol. *Camping, hiking, building survival skills, ect. *I play electric and acoustic guitar, just about all genres, even had a band back in early 2000. *Refinishing, modding, and general luthier work on guitars. *Metal fabrication *I went through a large part of my life trying to cope with undiagnosed and very severe ADD/ADHD. Now that it's under control I enjoy learning as much as I can.