Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Second Blog
Though in a way I feel that I'm betraying my anti-blog feelings I have created a second blog for my hobbies, interests and whatnot, titled "A Working Man's Journal." All future posts of mine not concerning home and bar improvements will be posted there instead of here.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Automotive Work
Well between factory work, volunteer railroad work, housework (both maintainance and domestic) and yardwork I finally found and took the time to perform some much needed repairs on my truck. After literally months of procrastinating I finally removed my old gas tank, which had succumbed to rust, and replaced it with a pristine one sold to me by my friend Bill's wife Jennifer (who is one of the biggest motorheads I've ever met!). Of course, as you probaly guessed, this turned into a much bigger and longer project than it should've been, but the new tank is now solidly mounted and ready to recieve fuel (which is blessedly a lot less expensive than it was!)
In addition to the fuel leak my transmission also leaks. This perticular leak is entirely my fault; it formed after dropping the pan to attempt to fix a problem which turned out to be nothing but a clogged vacuum line; OUTSIDE of the transmission I might add! For the moment I am going to try just re-torquing the bolts (which were loose again), as dropping the pan involvs dumping $25 worth of AT fluid, and is a VERY messy job! If this doesn't work (which frankly I am expecting it won't), I plan on dropping the pan and reinstalling it using red RTV silicone in lieu of "high tack" which I used last time to seal the gasket.
Of course the truck still needs new tires, but this can wait for a little while at least. Not only do I need the truck to haul coal and for my volunteer job, but I am also (understandably) anxious to drive a vehicle with over 250 horsepower again!
In addition to the fuel leak my transmission also leaks. This perticular leak is entirely my fault; it formed after dropping the pan to attempt to fix a problem which turned out to be nothing but a clogged vacuum line; OUTSIDE of the transmission I might add! For the moment I am going to try just re-torquing the bolts (which were loose again), as dropping the pan involvs dumping $25 worth of AT fluid, and is a VERY messy job! If this doesn't work (which frankly I am expecting it won't), I plan on dropping the pan and reinstalling it using red RTV silicone in lieu of "high tack" which I used last time to seal the gasket.
Of course the truck still needs new tires, but this can wait for a little while at least. Not only do I need the truck to haul coal and for my volunteer job, but I am also (understandably) anxious to drive a vehicle with over 250 horsepower again!