Mopar1973Man

Thursday trip home sucked big time. All you people with Toyota Prius's park those little stupid cars cars. All you with you wanna-be AWD cars driving 25 MPH in 65 MPH zone you are an IDIOT! Seriously!!! I'd seen 4 of them AWD off the road, then watch one bounce off a concrete guard rail 3 times. I got to the Weiser river bridge project waited for the light. There was 5 cars ahead of me and one behind. When I left the light every one crawled out at 25 MPH in 55 MPH zone. Highway was lightly snow covered. I pulled over took a leak let everyone go. Fired up my MP3 stereo and started rocking out. Took off. In just a mere 7 miles I caught the entire pile of 6 cars. Then once I past the Tamarack mill I opened up and passed all 6 cars dragging tail at mere 35 MPH and resume cruising at 60 MPH. Still only light snow on the pavement (less than 1 inch). If you holding up traffic PULL OVER not everyone wants to drag along for hours at 25 MPH some of wanna go home today! Another day... It's my Friday. Ontario trip today. Yesterday I've been working on my 6.7L CuMy relationship with Eileen @Wet Vette has been growing. We work as a excellent team when we can get together. She loves the place up here in the mountains and so does here family. Like her son came out and spent 4 days with his girl friend and son. They wanna come back for Christmas time. So, I talked it over with Eileen and she wants to learn about the website and help out.mmins with a code hole in the delete tune. I'm having issues getting the flash to go. With the weekend here I could not call for support the vendor was closed. As for my life I've done some talking to @Wet Vette and she is up to learning about the web site and helping out. She seen all the cables come in and me box up a set for DAP. My first box was 30 units so I sent 15 to DAP and kept 15 here for the web site store. Now I'm just waiting on @Me78569 to send some switch to me. Then we will be in business again. I've made the call to Timbo's APPS to get a restock again. Still waiting on a phone call back to get that going. My relationship with Eileen @Wet Vette has been growing. We work as a excellent team when we can get together. She loves the place up here in the mountains and so does here family. Like her son came out and spent 4 days with his girl friend and son. They wanna come back for Christmas time. So, I talked it over with Eileen and she wants to learn about the website and help out with the store and boxing up stuff for the mail. I'm trying to get a balance between the driving job and the wrench job. Wrench job are far and few in between right now. I've a got a few nickle and dime jobs. Then I've got the web stuff I'm trying to get to market being the website has invested thousands of dollars in to parts now we need to sell said parts to make the money back. Like right now I'm trying to keep the home functional. Fought with a leaking kitchen faucet. Darn plastic faucet leaking down back under the sink. The bathroom faucet is plugged up with something and barely any water will come out. Priced out faucets for the kitchen it like OMG Home depot in Ontario is like 100 to 300 dollars for a kitchen faucet that has some quality and metal. Below 100 they turn to plastic junk like I've got now. Like today I'm packing my laptop with me and going to work on the vector art for possible hydro-flask for sale on the site. I lost my can which is a killer 64 ounce can. I talked with the gent I got mine from he'll will to work a deal with me. Hopefully it turns out a good deal. Then a friend in New Meadows calls last night. He's a Ford man. He got his hands on a Ford truck body with no engine or transmission. He's ask for me to find him a 6BT Cummins that is p-pumped. So I'll have a retro fit to do soon. Then one of my past jobs was a transmission job on a Durango. I made a call to Jon @Dynamic and found out those transmissions are junk in design. Known for issues with solenoids and clutch issues. Nothing adjustable like the 46RE, 47RE, and 48RE. Basically this gent is going to need a transmission shop to just rebuild the transmission. Oh, The dumb thing... I got home and parked my truyck in the garage and forget about the packed snow the next morning there is water every where.

Normal. Mine in cold weather initially can be way up in timing but as it idles for a bit it drops rather fast. The VP44 can go as far as 32* BTDC for timing.

Standard Google Adsense... Depending on how much money your will to put out per day and when can make advertising well worth it measure. I will admit its rather pricey to do but can bring in a ton of traffic if done right.

IOD fuse? (Ignition Off Draw) Fuse...

I've made a change up in my cannabis usage. We are no longer going to use vape pens or vape cartridge cannabis. There is a few people having lung issues even with cannabis products. There is debate of the oils in the cartridges might not be absorbed well by the body and tend to harden in your lungs kind of like bacon grease would. We switch back to strictly flower usage. Now my late birthday present I got a beautiful glass bong. Very nice piece with ice chamber included. Lot easier on the body with cold drawing of smoke. What I did learn is that vape pens might be super high in percentage of either CBD or THC contents but your body will get use to those levels 70 to 80% THC. We where finding that cartridges where not last as long being you can consume more before feeling it. Now we are backing back down to flower that is in the 20's percent range. For me it is great muscle relaxer at night after working also great stress reliever. Even I've got a few friends that backed out of using RSO (Rick Simpson Oils) being that the process of making the oil is required to soak the entire flower in solvent. The problem is there is other contaminates that might be on the flower and processed into the RSO. Like my buddy he's now switch BHO and shatter being its a cleaner product. He's using it for pain relief for after his knee surgery which is much better than pain pills. The other thing that we changed up is we now have a herb grinder. This little grinder breaks down your cannabis in fine chopped bits and Keif is screened off in the bottom chamber. This is really nice because if you want a booster you can sprinkle on a bit of keif and it will boost the high or relief. Way less herb is wasted. Another thing is keeping your pipes and bong cleaned. After they start to discolor or have a foul flavor its time to clean them up. Day of old people would save the resin and smoke it again. I've tried that and it a foul flavor of everything mixed together and typically a headache is next. We use alcohol or acetone to clean everything up. Glass and aluminum pipes clean up quick and easy. On the bong it best to drain you water after every usage. I love to fill it up with ice cold water and then drop 3 ice cubes down the neck into the ice chamber. Super nice! Still hold to my guidelines of no cannabis usage till everything is done for the day. The only time when this can be broken is when your sick. I came down with something like the stomach flu or something. I will admit if your trying to eat and hold food down cannabis will do it. It will give you the hunger and also help with the nausea and allow you to keep functional and allow you to eat. Then a bit more after eating and it will help you sleep off the illness.

Made my trip to Ontario, OR yesterday. Extremely cold morning started at +12F here and the quickly changed to -5F in New Meadows, ID. As I posted that on FB at breakfast my State highway guy posted up you should of waited another hour it dropped to -8F before the sun came up. Got MoparMom to the dialysis center. I quickly ran to the bank being I transferred the fund for high idle cables. Then had my bank make me a counter check for the cables. Made the 35 mile drive to Caldwell ID and picked up the first batch of high idle cables. Yup its true I've got cables and @Me78569 is building switches. There will be high idle kits once again. Personally I added a bit more to that check for the cables as a bonus. This changed the play field quickly. The shop manager was chasing out to the parking lot to meet me. So I gave him the low down on what we are building and because of the extra in the check the remaining cables should be ready by next week. Currently in QA testing. Quickly get spun around and headed back to Ontario, OR. I had a few things on the shopping list. Groceries, a bit of smoke, and few parts for the house. I've got a kitchen faucet that is leaking. Man, kitchen faucets can be expensive. Wow. @Wet Vette started her new job in McCall, ID. About the time I got MoparMom loaded up she was heading to work. As for coming home the roads a good and clear but cold enough that you had to be aware of damp areas. These could be frozen or icy. When I found out climbing grades and have the rear tires possibly slip some climbing grades. I made it home at just about 7pm. House was cold 57F inside. Promptly built a fire in the stove and started warming up the house. Evening passes... Now I'm up this morning and got a 2012 6.7L in the yard and then I've got Dodge Durango at the other shop. Bitter cold yet and dragging my feet some. Not wanting to jump out in cold morning air. Already this morning talked with Nick about the high idle kits and how many we are shipping to DAP. Yup. I'm going to have DAP sell a batch too.

You guys don't want to see my wood pile rather shameful.

I ignored that and customized to fit. In tapped on the trailer relay and they come on with parking lamps. My switch is in my overhead console.

Yeah I've missed a few days here. Been busy of course. The only day I did absolutely nothing was Sunday. I never left the house... Monday I was up and jumping quick. My morning started with a nice hot shower to loosen up to then as I turned around in the shower the hot water went cold on me. Yeah can imagine how fast I jumped out of the shower. Grumbling and upset I drove to New Meadows to buy 2 water heater elements. By the time I got back and installed the new elements it was going on 11am. Took @Wet Vette little car to town and got fuel for her and found out what is up at the shop. Ran home grabbed a few things. Then proceeded to start a front driveshaft rebuild. This must of been the worse time I ever had in rebuilding a front driveshaft. I've done mine a few times and goes easy. This shaft from Russ's truck was a PITA. Fought to even get one joint out. Once I got it apart and the center ball bearing was exposed. I fought for quit the while Russ had a secret weapon I've got to remember. He's got a 3 finger slide hammer. The expanding finger barely fit the ball and then tighten it up and about 3 or 4 slides on the hammer and presto it was out. Now assembling this mess again was a PITA. It seemed like everything got screwed from here. Flipped needles over in the caps, binding up, etc. After 4 hours of fighting I finally got it together and smooth but tight. Now I've got Dodge Durango with Transmission issues to jump on next and 6.7L Cummins to look at. The Durango has issues where it will only shift 1st and 2nd gears. But will not shift 3rd or 4th. As for my ECM rebuild project I finally closed that... ECM was tested by ACS and was good. I got it installed and the truck started for all of 2 seconds and died. Back to its errors and lack of function. Without a wiring diagram for the 6.7L I'm not able to help much. The owner is planning on getting a full engine harness. Next jobs for Russ's is going to be doing a heater core in a Chevy pickup. Then I got to do a heater core in a Industrial Chevy boom truck. That should be fun...

I'm trying to get a completed tune for 150 HP injectors. So far I'm finding that the spread between the timing bands is directly related to the cetane of the fuel. High cetane fuel like more around 3+ per band because the fuel ignites easy. I'm running now 3.5+ per band. On the low cetane I can bump up to 4+ or 4.5+ per band because the low cetane fuel resist ignition but contain more BTUs. 14, 17, 20, 23 ---------- 3.0 per band 14, 17.5, 21, 24.5 ----- 3.5 per band 14, 18, 22, 26 ----------- 4.0 per band 14, 18.5, 23, 27.5 ------ 4.5 per band

Look like the same stuff I've been dealing with. My other shop Russ is the building owner. He's given me a long laundry list of stuff to fix like his 1954 Forklift. It's got a Detroit 2 cycle diesel engine still runs good but electrical is a trainwreck.

Yup. Why I'm hanging on to my Sunday. This is my only day off. Like right now I'm sitting in line at Weedology in Ontario, OR to pick up a cartridge. Sunday I'm taking the day off to lay around the house. As for caregiving I'm schooled up and learning to change the way I handle MoparMom. Making it better for me and reduce stress.

Remember Level 2 is just the defuel curve to the 100% line. No added fuel above stock. My problem is getting the timing right for your fuel. It's not the cold air to worry about but the cetane of your local fuel. Start with the 14, 17, 20, 23 and work that and then track you MPG on Simply Auto. This way you can make small adjustments advanced or retard and see the effects. Fuel table not really an issue as long as there no excessive smoke.

Highly important... He's completely right. It would be best to replace the batteries (or at least tested) then replace the alternator make sure to test it before paying for the alternator. Make sure all the battery terminals are good and clean. That 5A fuse is very important to protecting the PCM.

@JAG1 Sorry dude I spaced it off... Something similar will work. It has to be a manual select battery charger not a Automatic.

Agreed...

Just about got a good winter tune now that hits 20 MPG at 10 to 30*F weather with winterized diesel fuel at 80 MPH. Just had to toss out the teaser...

Yesterday was Friday the 13th and a full moon. It took its affect on me. Nothing went right, well almost nothing. Started my morning with the Russ's truck and needing to fix the vibration issue. After pulling the driveshaft and get getting hit in the face with the carrier bearing and blooding my nose up. Found out the carrier bearing was fine, the u-joints seem good. Button it up and still vibration. Ok figured it was tires at that point Russ said he's got another set of tires. Ok change them all out and he take it for a road test and still shaking. Russ figures it out... He's got a manual cable driven CAD axle and he left the transfer case in 4WD and the axle unlocked. The 4WD light is not on but the shaft is still spinning. Ok u-joint kit for the front. Note to self check the transfer case if manual CAD axle. Next task is to fix the starter on Russ's forklift. Serious electrical issues. I opted to just wire in a push button. I was doing thing the neat and stealthy way but Russ is like grab a extension cord run it and through on some crimp terminal. Yeah his way was easier. Then just as a fixed Russ truck I went to pack in tools and here comes another gent asking what I've been up to. I told him I'd wired a started switch for Russ. He's like great let me ask if you would do the same on my Chevy. Not a problem after I go deliver a ECM to my 6.7L customer. I take off for the owner of the 6.7L and get the ECM installed and would you believe it the ECM checked out good with ACS but the ECM will not function in the truck. There is a serious electrical issue on the truck that prevents the ECM from booting up and functioning. No error codes, no WTS, no trailer control, etc. Long list of failed devices on the dash. Owner is a aware and knows he's got to possible replace the entire harness. Get done and start heading back to catch with my starter job and met him on the highway. Flipped a U-turn and hauled after him following him to his house. After dropping the starter and running back for a ring terminal or two. I got the starter push button wired up and jump started his rig. Very happy and it charging up and the the horrid grinding noise starts and A/C compressor bearing crap the bed. Nothing I could do the daylight was leaving and it was getting dark. Nice part is this gent be down on his luck paid me in herb for the job. It all worked out in the wash. I got back to the shop and grab my bluetooth speaker, got a pay check from Russ for his truck work. Then forgot my water can. Got home and ate like a king. Had no breakfast, no lunch by 5:30pm I was starving. Spent a majority of time outside and on the ground yesterday. I'm paying the price this morning my lower back and hips are killing me. Here I am getting prepared for hauling south and it already starting to snow here again this morning. The good news is Sunday is my only day off and I plan on being fully lazy and doing absolutely nothing! @JAG1 my problem is I'm working hard enough to keep my bills paid right now. With Eileen just getting started in her job this next week it will get better soon. @dripley Yeah the road will wear you down fast. I've got a secret weapon... @Wet Vette has been cleared to drive the Mighty Cummins on level 3 of the tuner. She can handle my truck rather well. So far I've not had to use that option but it my ace up my sleeve if needed. Eileen also agreed to drive MoparMom down once in a while on good weather days. Today is my friday I can limp through the day and make it.

Might do better with a Quadzilla. Like myself I'm tuned into the high cetane and here and again reached 20 MPG at 80 MPH.

Ill show you the one I use when I get to Russ shop.

Kind of why I bailed out of work on Wednesday at 2pm. I was get tired and weak from what ever made me sick. Drove over 400 miles yesterday. Between taking care of meds and having to pit stop at the transmission shop. Yeah 3rd gear sync to is acting weird. Ticks on a downshift from 4th to 3rd only. All other gears are good. Gotta wait my rebuilder is gone till after the first of the year. My trip home had some challenge, raining pretty good but climbed over Midvale grade to drop into the fog. By the time I got to Council the fog lifts and the rain is trying to change to snow. In New Meadows I called forward to let Eileen know we are 20 minutes out. One thing I can stand... Little sissies on the highway afraid of driving in weather and drive along at 25 to 35 MPH backing up traffic. Not even required to slow down yet. Got home and both Mom and me jump into guest house where I'm at. @Wet Vette has dinner ready for both of us. Really nice when you work together to make things easier. Rolled in at 6pm. Its 7:30am and I'm thinking of the mess around me. Trucks here and trucks down at Russ's shop. Might be better with a cup of coffee.

Typically have to have a 200 or 120 Amp battery charger. Using a volt meter turn up the charge to about 15.5 volts. My landlord had a battery in his grey Chevy it was stone dead. I removed it from the truck. Filled all the cells with distilled water and left it on fast charge 60 amp with the cell caps off. When I could smell the hydrogen gas I set a timer for 2 hours. Now that once dead battery is good again and been installed into another truck. If you understand lead acid batteries you can bring them back to life. Do not do this with any seal batteries they can explode!

Your suppose the equalize anytime you add distilled water. Equalize charge should be done afterwards. The equalize charge is a constant 15.5 volts till the amp rate falls near zero. This will stir the distill water into the electrolyte and prevent stratification. Typically I do this once a month on the house batteries that are operational 24/7 all the time. On the truck I do this every oil change. When I'm servicing the truck. Again 10 plus years every time.

Either way biodiesel is lower in BTU content per gallon versus straight petroleum diesel. Not to mention it poses a gelling issues that can't be fixed chemically. The only bonus is the low HFRR number. I did learn optimally it would be good idea to have a Quadzilla and you can tune around the high cetane biodiesel properly. Even the high cetane petroleum diesel needs some retarding to keep proper timing.

Like I got back from Boise - Nampa which was 130 miles round trip from Ontario, OR. Topped off with fuel at 20 MPG. Fuel down here is much cheaper than back home. In the meantime Russ calls me wondering about his truck that I left on the two post last night. I left early wasn't feeling good yesterday. @Wet Vette just called and another truck rolled in the yard. After a few questions to her I know who's truck it is. Me... I stopped into Carl's Jr for breakfast. Yup my first meal of the day. Sucks being sick...