Recent content by Fearnoevil

Thanks Patrick, it feels good to be getting back to work on this project, hope to get the bones fixed and skin on her before it gets too cold, and then finish the interior by spring, hopefully.

Hey Sternwake, good to see you man ;?). Well I read some journals where they tested various exterior wood treatments and the Minwax stood out as one of the better coatings without too high a cost. I did dilute it like you said and put on 3 coats on both sides of each 4'x8' sheet of 1/4" marine...

Hey High, yeah it's pretty ugly for sure.  I have sat and stared at this for a couple of weeks before deciding to try the current path, but the idea of giving up had crossed my mind more than a few times, lol.  It is at the limits of what I think I'm capable of, but I also figure where there's a...

Here's some pics, proof that rust never sleeps... :?(

Well it's been about a year but I finally made it back, lol.  It's a long story, but basically I wound up falling out of my bus and tore up my knee pretty badly.  It happened late in the afternoon around mid-September last year. It was just getting dark when suddenly it started to rain like...

John, I believe the legal width for most vehicles not including trucks is 8' - 6", and my bus is just under 8'. The vertical supports are 1-1/2" and with a 3/4" profile for the siding I'm under 2.5" per side, so if I end up adding close to 5" I should be fine with a couple of inches to spare ;).

Okay, for an update, I've finished cleaning up the inside, got the ribs treated with Ospho (hard stuff to find round these parts, although it is on Amazon if anyone else has the same problem). I fixed a bad starter that put a kink in things for a bit, but since that's fixed I've been able to...

Yeah I figured that's what it sounded like too, lol. On the other hand, if flushing the fluid does end up uncovering a major problem, I guess I'd rather find out now, long before I actually decide to go full-time. That way I still have a job and can afford to replace the tranny. I'd hate to...

While the age of the transmission might mean a difference in build or components which could be affected, what I'm talking about is addressing whether or not flushing is good or bad in general and try and keep within the scope of that issue. Also that explanation, imo, just doesn't make sense...

This discussion mirrors others I've read on several forums, and as Seeker points out, even among trained professionals there are completely opposing opinions, and knowing a bit about human nature it's actually not so difficult to understand. Let's try resorting to a mixture of common sense and...

So I'm about to do the whole deal starting with a 5 minute chemical flush then drain, drop pan, change filter and then the system flush. But researching it is a bit dizzying cuz it's amazing all the conflicting information out there. First there's the school of thought that says if you don't...

BOOOMMM!!!! It's alive, aahahhaa! :cool::cool::cool: Man, I put that new starter in (used that super Loctite so those 2 bolts will really hold), also changed out the battery cable clamps as well as the starter cable ends cuz they looked kinda beatup, and it fired up the moment I turned the...

Bob, I won't argue there :) I owned a '98 Dodge 1 ton with the Cummins, carried a plus size camper and towed my 20 foot trailer LOADED with auto accessories. I drove if for 3 yrs, every week going from Boise up to the Tri-Cities in Washington up and over mountain passes and it never once gave...

That broken bolt hole is on the transmission case, not the engine block. So it looks like aluminium, so I guess the only fix is to take it to a shop and have them weld it, does that sound right? Wonder how much that will cost, and if it's necessary. Like I said it doesn't appear that that is...

Yeah I've heard this debate before, especially on the Ford forums. Half say the Power Stroke is better than the Triton V10 and vice versa, and while the V10 tends to have more mechanical problems or is less robust, when the Power Stroke has problems they cost a lot more (plus some folks say the...