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Old Sep 4, 2023 | 03:53 PM
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Just pulled the ribbs and wrapped them in tinfoil....meat should fall off the bone hopefully. Smoking ribs and and chicken btw..Brined last night. Got an invite for swimming, taking them up on it...break time!
Old Sep 4, 2023 | 04:34 PM
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Holy crap... what a busy day for quotes. Everyone must be wanting to get their trucks ready for winter. 12 quotes, all truck/SUV's.
Old Sep 4, 2023 | 05:13 PM
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Holy crap... what a busy day for quotes. Everyone must be wanting to get their trucks ready for winter. 12 quotes, all truck/SUV's.
Hmmm... Do you have a location in MI?
Old Sep 4, 2023 | 06:43 PM
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No, just here for now. Ron had a shop in Wyoming a few years back, but other than that, just Utah.

I don't know if any of you heard/care, but HD is dropping Klein Tools. All of it is on clearance right now.... I need to go have a look. The replacement? Milwaukee's latest "USA Made" line.
Old Sep 4, 2023 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
I figured it might be a good idea to put an ACTUAL cooler on the electric power steering pump. Ford used this goofy POS on there. Looks like a damn element for an oven.



So I bought this setup made by Hayden. Already got it today, and it's really decent quality. I don't know if I'll use it in conjunction with, or instead of the original tube.

So that's all they had for a cooler beforehand...that one line? Did both ends feed into... at least a block or something...? You know, something with a little mass ? That little line doesn't seem like it would of done much if it were to heat up. Specially when ambient was around 100 degrees outside....since it gets that hot out where you are.

Anyway, that should be a nice improvement. You got it quiet finally, want to keep it that way.

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Old Sep 4, 2023 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
So that's all they had for a cooler beforehand...that one line? Did both ends feed into... at least a block or something...? You know, something with a little mass ? That little line doesn't seem like it would of done much if it were to heat up. Specially when ambient was around 100 degrees outside....since it gets that hot out where you are.

Anyway, that should be a nice improvement. You got it quiet finally, want to keep it that way.
Nope, no block, not a damn thing. when the fluid comes out of the rack, it goes through that oven element, then back into the reservoir. Brillant, eh?
Old Sep 4, 2023 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
No, just here for now. Ron had a shop in Wyoming a few years back, but other than that, just Utah.

I don't know if any of you heard/care, but HD is dropping Klein Tools. All of it is on clearance right now.... I need to go have a look. The replacement? Milwaukee's latest "USA Made" line.
Thanks for the heads up, Klein color coats their tools in accordance to hardness level. Hardest tool steel in the industry, level Blue, -

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-To...8SEN/100352062

They will never dull.


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Old Sep 4, 2023 | 10:42 PM
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Who can give me a primer on plastic welding? I just discovered the windshield washer tank in my 80 series is cracked and leaks. It's that typical, translucent, white plastic. They're discontinued and any that I've found are idiotically expensive.
Old Sep 5, 2023 | 01:15 AM
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Pretty sure white has done it CO. Seen it done myself a few times...However, haven't seen a container that needs to hold fluids done yet...not sure how reliable it would be.

You try a salvage yard yet or https://www.car-part.com/ ?

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Old Sep 5, 2023 | 01:26 AM
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So how do people get anything else done when they have to cook for themselves ? Get a second freezer..Cook a bunch ahead of time.. 10 gallon soup pan maybe??



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