The same here. I am going to buy me a QR code. And if SHTV woodgassing is very very handy. But in our dense populated country will be a lot of other problems that I cant solve. So better not think about it, unles you are willing to emigrate. But again, lords are everywhere. Low profile is the best, where ever you are. I think.
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Cody, that sucks. I hate burns. I pray that you recover soon.
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Thanks for the prayers. It means a lot to me. My work says I have this week off and they’ll have me do easy stuff like help the courtesy driver and anything to keep my hands clean.
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I am mostly curious if they added this as convenient cover - but is it hard to get tested over there? I have not had any reason to suspect I was infected, but I understand that tests are now available at the local pharmacy.
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Made some more charcoal today. Lid is on and char is cooling down now. I’m still drawing out the bike frame for when my blisters heal up. I had the dropouts finished when the accident happened so I just need to weld in the seat stay, backbone/top tube, and branch the downtube to a steering neck.
I’ve been pondering of buying a clean titled but wrecked bike to transfer the VIN onto. Bike will probably go over 45mph even with just one speed due to RPM range. I’m sure someone wouldn’t turn their head twice at a 196cc “Honda Rebel” 
Also found out that Coker still makes DOT rated 26x2.5" motorcycle tires at a very pretty penny but at least they are speed rated.
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Got buried this week with problems in the shop.
You know how they say about diagnostics, if you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras.
Well I get a lot of zebras. I inherit all the zebras that other mechanics can’t or won’t figure out for some reason. It pays the bills I guess. And never gets boring…but where’s all the gravy??? 
Anyway, got several this week. Just on the off chance that one of you has some experience with one of them, I want to post them.
1: T740 Bobcat skid steer. The Bobtach locking cylinder will not function. Cylinder seems fine. switch is good. replaced both solenoids. Bogs down the engine in one switch position (meaning you can hear that it is trying to switch…hydraulic against hydraulic), nothing in the other switch position. Probably has a stuck or clogged stem valve.
My question is…DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO GET THE SOLENOID STEM OUT OF THE GEAR PUMP. ???It is unbelievable to me that the engineer that designed this thing was not hanged for it.
- 2007 Ram3500 4x4. 1.6 amp Power draw through #11 fuse which is labeled (IOD-CCN/RADIO/UNDHOOD LMP/WCM/SDARS/HFM)
eliminated hood light, radio, dash lights, glove box light, and everything else easily unplugged.
It also controls wireless control module. Does anyone know if I can still operate the truck without the module? And is it the module in the column under the key cylinder?
Anyone have any other ideas what to look at?
- 2007 Ram 3500 4x4. 6.7L . Fan clutch wiring harness which goes through the fan shroud and up between the fan blade and the radiator is getting grabbed and ripped off by cooling fan. 3 times now, so I inherited it.
I think I have narrowed this one down to collapsing engine mounts. Any other ideas are welcome.
- 1999 F550 auto, 7.3l power stroke. Hit by lightening with a whole fleet of trucks. Fixed everything else. But still having symptoms: ABS light is on, brake warning indicator light (red) on, over drive button light flashes, experiencing shift problems and RPM problems, speedo not working, radio dead.
actions:
replaced VSS in differential.
Replaced neutral safety switch for different reason since the lightening.
charging system normal (surprisingly)
fuses and fusible links good
chased down someone’s idea that the shift module was powered up through the
3rd in-cab upper brake light, but this truck does not have that light
Open to any pointers on where to go next.
Batteries and alternator survived, even though 4 vehicles next to this one had flat batts, cooked voltage regs., fried idle-up solenoids on 1, and burnt tires. Also a wood chipper with a fried ignition module.
- Anyone know where I can find an ignition module for a chevy 2.3 indutrial engine or even a vehicle (1995). I can put up the serial number if need be. There are about 3 per year that come across e-bay. This machine only has 4 spark plugs, but I think the module will work out of an 8-spark-plug system, or anything that will plug into it.
Like I said, if anyone has any experience with any of these…they are only zebras until you work through them once…or know someone who has.
This is an unusual number of them in one week. Thanks for any help
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Hell of a lightening that must have been. A couple of years ago we had a problem with computer of the house boiler. The church acros the street got hit. Electronics of our boiler was ok but the parameters all got messed up. At the end we bought a new board and worked fine after that. But Ford 1999, how much electronics are there?
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plenty. ecm, abs system, radio, etc.
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Pfoe. Sounds like you need a new computer. And maybe the problem is solved.
I am a mechanic guy. At least you can see what is wrong.
Sorry. Cant really help you.
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I’d make a wag that ford needs a new speedometer head unit, every last thing in the truck is ran through the cluster, yes the brake lights, dome lights, courtesy lights all controlled by the head unit. Gem module, bcm, abs all pick there way through the cluster. If the speedo is functioning the abs lights will go out, they are direct tied systems, if the abs module doesn’t see speed it throws codes and lights immediately. There is a motherboard inside the head unit that is very sensitive. I have seen them fail in the early 7.3 trucks like my f550 service truck and my dad’s 2002 f350, and many more failures in the 2003-2005 6.0 trucks, usually in occurrence with a dead ficm from a large pothole jarring motion. That dodge fan shroud wiring debacle…IV replaced a lot of them, and I couldn’t tell you the fix. I have replaced motor mounts and trans mounts and radiator mounts in a effort to fix the issue, some trucks are a one and done some are return monthly with same problem, don’t quite me but I believe there was a technical service bulletin put out on this issue for the 2003 and up trucks both 5.9 and 6.7. The draw on the 07 does it have either a aftermarket stereo or a plug in style tuner? Both are know to draw on the radio fuse as the radio is commonly controlling buss connection/ power to OBD2 port where tuners plug in and some tuners don’t have a true sleep mode and have a constant draw, I think the edge and bully dog tuners do this
Just my 2cents, I know it’s real easy to be an armchair technician 
but you and I both know without hands on its difficult to diagnose most issues, electrical a whole nother deep dive down the rabbit hole of guess and check
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Spent whole Friday evening with this companion 
Made of 15kg of blackberries and rapsberries, 9 litres of water and 16 kg of sugar. Around one hour after midnight the work was done.
Stockpile for whole year till next harvest come.
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Hello Kamil, it would be worth visiting you, especially when you bake cookies and try wine 
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Actually, this weekend is wine harvest festival in our town.
So, light up your woodgas and hurry up over here. 
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So you think the speedo got fried? f550
I think I got the fan wire fixed. I zip tied it to the radiator.
2007 ram
The radio is removed. Trailer brake box unplugged, almost everything in the cab unplugged except doors and some under seat, and some deep dash stuff like air blenders etc. Draw definitely goes away when unplug the main harness just inside the fire wall.
for sure about the hands on thing.
speedo unplugged.
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I wish I was there billy, I have a attachment for my power probe that acts as a locator. Clip to one end of a wire ( in this case the one with a draw) and it generates a rf tone frequency, so you can follow the wire with a signal through the harness to every connection it makes and isolate each one very easily to disconnect while watching your multimeter to find the draw
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I ordered an a new amp clamp.
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Hi All,
Two old dear friends came a’visiting.
Mr Rain first. Since midnight. Must be 2 inches of green replenishment. Be two more days of Pacific fronts come visiting, passing through.
Then this morning; Miss Woodstove fire. Last seen over 100 days ago.
Needed the low fire, overdraft flow heat, to dry out the two dogs, me, and the raincoat and rubber boots. These all live inside. No cold and clammy for Papa Steve.
The wife of course with the kitchen window cracked open from overheating cooking a Saturday morning breakfast.
It is good to have friends
Steve Unruh
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I don’t even want to think about having to start feeding that stove or the noise from the fan that will run from up in the morning to time for bed. We should have another month if we don’t mind the morning chill.
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Got more work done on the Henderson frame. It being a Honda clone engine I might name it the Honderson. This seat stay can already support a good bit of my weight which is a really good sign.
I found some jumbo welding gloves and sleeves so I can keep my gauze on while welding.
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Lot of folks here on the wet side complain of the rain, I don’t get it
Best salmon fishing, in the rain
Best deer hunting, in the rain
Best elk hunting, in the rain
Best crabbing, in the rain
Best cuddle up in front of the wood stuff with the wife and kids, in the rain
I’ll take soaking wet downpours over high heat anyway, I can always dry off and swap cloths and get warm. If it’s hot I just sweat and pant like an overheated dog 
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