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I got a nice big modified Johnboat. 17 feet long and 7 feet wide in the back all decked out for fishing. You can dance in this thing. If I'm ever headed your directions, I'll tow it down and maybe spend a day fishing.

Attach a brass pole to the roof of the cab and anchor it to the plate between the seats. Your girlfriend/boyfriend/significant other can do an "in cab pole dance" for you on your next date!!!!:lmao2::lmao:

Ammo boxes??

You're spot on with both your statements!!!

My Hero!!! Honest, I'll never poke fun at you again..............NOT!!! In all honesty.......thanks a bunch!!!!

Hey Russ, here's some pix of my latest flag combo. I had to replace the "Stars and Stripes" due to fraying and fading. I also replaced my lower/NRA flag with a different one. Do you know what the lower/other flag is??? Sorry, the pix ain't the greatest, but still you'll probably know what it is. I have confidence in you!!! Take care man.[ATTACH=CONFIG]1300[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]1301[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]1302[/ATTACH]Joe

Here it is guys. I tried numerous times to post the scanned Blackstone reports, but it's been a no go. So hopefully you'll understand what I'm posting here. I'm posting my last 3 oil analysis from Blackstone and what they told me on the latest one. 5/8/08 4/5/09 6/14/10 +/- 80,000miles +/-100,000miles 122,886miles Aluminum 6 4 5 Chromium 2 2 3 Iron 55 46 77 Copper 7 7 7 Lead 4 3 4 Tin 3 3 3 Molybdenum 3 2 3 Nickel 1 1 1 Manganese 1 1 1 Silver 3 2 3 Titanium 0 0 0 Potassium 11 3 9 Boron 1 1 1 Silicon 9 5 11 Sodium 5 2 7 Calcium 2739 2432 2564 Magnesuim 239 264 241 Phosphorus 1378 1195 1410 Zinc 1672 1392 1402 Barium 0 0 0 Fuel - - - Insolubles% .2 .3 .3 TBN 5.6 5.3 5.2 Joe, with your bypass system and your system of "perpetual sump" maintenance, everything still looks pretty good. However, you mentioned some engine work and we noticed a small jump in Iron and Silicon. With 82+K miles without a full oil change, it may be a good time to change now. Only reason being the recent engine work. Everything else looks good. Boys and girls...................This was using WallyWorld SuperTech 15W40 dino "el cheapo" oil. I changed the TP in my MotorGuard bypass about every 1500 miles give or take and added a quart of "make up oil". I changed the "full flow" filter yearly when it coincided with a TP change out and at this time it usually took 2+quarts of make up oil. A pretty good run I think!! As per my original post here, I've changed oil brands, because I found a sweet deal on VPB. Since the full oil change, I've noticed an "oil smell" like Rotella emanating from my engine compartment. Probably just not used to "new" oil smell. Anyhow, that's my story. Any questions, please ask!! ---------- Post added at 09:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:54 PM ---------- Sorry guys and gals, I tried to organize everything into columns, but it didn't work. Hope its understandable!!!

I've been trying to post the results from Blackstone. It ain't working. I've got to run now, but I'll manually post the most recent vs. the last couple analyses from Blackstone later. Also; on a side note, my Lab officially became a "Daddy" today. The _____, so far, has had 8 pups. In order.......2 chocolate females, 2 black females, and then 4 chocolate males. She still may pop one or two more out, but that's as of 2:30PM CDT!! I'll post that stuff later tonite or tomorrow AM. Later guys!!!

I changed the oil in my 04.5.:stuned: Remember I had that gasket/seal replaced in April???? Well I did one more TP change after the work and sent in an oil sample to Blackstone. I told Blackstone of the work........front cover off, valve cover off, rockers and tappets pulled etc. The analysis wasn't bad, but they thought that with having the engine "apart" that I should change it. So I did. Almost 84,000 miles without a complete oil change!!!!I changed oil brands also. I found a super deal on Valvoline Premium Blue 15W40 dino. This is the oil Cummins puts in their engines from the factory. Paid $11.23/gal........so I bought all of them off the shelf!!!! 7 gallons in all. Only downside is the fact that it's CJ rated. I usually see VPB for $15.00+/gal. It's a little darker in color out of the bottle than the WallyWorld SuperTech oil I was using. We'll see how it goes.

I wish there were more "pizza cutter" style tires available in 17" rims.

ISX, where you're at in MO, when you go on long walks like that in areas you don't know, if I were you, I'd be carrying. Too many meth labs in your neck of the woods and with psychos manning them!!! Just my :2cents:!!!

MM, would you be my "guide" if I show up for a visit out there???!!! Serious also!!! It may take a few years to "arrange" it, but, it's on my list...............and so are you!!!!!!

Not in "The Peoples Republic of Illinois". I know for a fact, because I'm involved in several organizations that are trying to get "concealed carry" here. Even with the latest SCOTUS decision in the McDonald case, there is no concealed carry or open carry here.

Yeah, but no skid plate there on my truck!!!

I've got a CCW permit from Florida. It allows me to carry concealed in, I think, 30 states. Sad part is, "The Peoples Republic of Illinois" really has no effective form of on-person carrying.....even with my permit.

The Fumoto Valve requires 2 distinct actions for it to open. A push in one direction to "un-notch/unlock" it and another 90 degree turn to actually open the ball valve. I suppose it's possible for something to be able to do what I described, but it's not happened to me yet. I do a fair bit of off-roading in the fall and winter down 2 tracks and thru fields. Not a problem................I probably just jinxed myself though!!!

In the "real" cold, my 04.5 starts way better than my '99 did/does. ISX, 2* isn't cold!!!!:lmao2:

You get banned at the other place for doing that!!!! :lmao2:

No, I'm talking about the shock looking thing that attaches the steering arm to the axle. You've linked a "steering box support/stabilizer". I've got the BD version of that on my truck!!

You mean "Forrest Gore"!!!

Seeing that I drive like a "Granny", I'd really love to do that to the "******* tailgaters"!!!!!

If you're flowing more air, you're gonna see lower EGT's.............if fueling stays the same. Not knocking you, but it sounds like you were "EXPECTING" a bit more from this cam. Am I wrong????

Already changed her out. 20 minute job.........non-union!!!:lmao2:

Was coming home from dog training last week. We got done right at sunset. So I'm driving home in the "sorta" dark. You know, that time between sunset and dark where your headlights ain't doing squat!!! Anyhow, on the ride home, it rolled over a "log" in the road!!! It made an terrible racket under the truck, but I didn't think anything more of it until I turned into my drive. EEEEEEEERRRRREEEE!!!!! Bent the snot out of the steering stabilizer!!! Nothing else as far as I can tell!! I tried to take some pix, but none of them were good enough to post to show the bend in the shaft and the kink in the tube of the stabilizer!!! I must've took 12 pix and all of them sucked!!! Sorry guys!!:banghead::banghead:

Sure wish folks were like that around here. If I stopped to help someone, I'd sure as hell have my Glock on my hip...........legal or not!!!!