Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Cooled of to 99˚ by 7:30 PM, Today was the hottest day of the year topping out at 106˚, it beat yesterday 105.8, tomorrow hopefully will be the last 100˚ day this year.

Got the blue room cut-in with the alabaster color paint and will be ready to cut-in the ceiling tomorrow and roll out the walls and ceiling on Friday. Could not keep up with my wife because of shoulder but determined to finish before surgery and PT shuts me down for a few months.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of 6.5C and it's presently 16.9C, fairly clear with the occasional gust of wind, otherwise calm at the moment.

Yesterday was very productive. The electrician called @ 0930; the urgent job was done. Met him 10 minutes later @ the Church. Short story is that the Rectory's new stove was installed AND he 'fixed' the old stove's door sealing problem as the 'seal' itself wasn't cracked or damaged!

Over years of use, the bottom hinges of the oven door can get out of alignment. He used the shafts of two of his screwdrivers (one on each side) to sit on the door side of the hinge and then closed the door on them a few times until the door firmly sealed again. WOW. He said that this 'old' stove/oven was still worth A$200-A$300.

The bloke then said that he would 'do' the other security (motion detecting) light job right then & there seeing as I was there to assist. Everything was completed by 1245.

After thanking him, I then proceeded into town to do my grocery shopping.

Today; all I have is a Doctor's appointment (follow-up from the blood test a week & a half ago) this arvo @ 1430.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

We just got back, I took my '69 Rambler out for a spin. I've had it about a month and it had lots of electrical problems. Thankfully it's all stock, nothing had been messed with so dash out, and many bad connections. I removed upper steering column replacing turn signal & horn switch assembly (many hours work). Now everything works, gauges, lights, everything. I even found a factory radio...cosmetically perfect but I had to repair it. Wife said "wow! It's like a brand new car!".
Then driving around a subdivision not far away I smelled something...a burning smell......I pull over and car stops (didn't touch brakes), but it wouldn't budge. There was a house nearby and I asked if they had an adjustable wrench. They did, I let the pressure off the lines at master cylinder and all was well. I drove home carefully not touching brakes. I'll replace master cylinder tomorrow (the piston is sticking).
Then wife says "it needs a heater core also!" after a drop of antifreeze fell on her foot.
Good thing we both took auto mechanics and I have plenty of NOS parts since I collect Ramblers!

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening,
Vt, rainy and cool 54 when we got in !
Turned the heat on for a few minutes!

Ken, great camel story !

The flooding is why I have a 4+ foot by 2 foot deep 150' long trench next to my pool. Got tired of cleaning mud and debris out of it.

Ken, my little drain worked fine nail the grass plugged up the screen ! In the future I will just leave the screen out !

Nice mower. Which engine?

Dennis, I wanted a Koehler but he didn’t have any left and I didn’t want to pay for the Kawasaki so I ended up with the Briggs, if it lasts 15 years I will be 87 ! I’m guessing I won’t be worrying about by then ! The dealer said that they haven’t had any issues with the 22hp Briggs ! So I guess we will see !

Have a good evening!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I would have went with the kawasaki, but i understand cost is more.

Just realized truck and mazda both due for oil change, truck more so..

 

[Buppies]

Glad you made it back safely Fuddy

Both our zero turns have Toro Kohler ExMark Kawasaki both motors perform well Kawasaki has 29 hp Kohler 26.5 but fuel injected

May all have a wonderful evening

 

[Popgadget]

Good Evening
Today started at 50°, made it up to 71. A nice day.

Yesterday, my grandson and I got the mowing done, he insisted on blowing off the mower himself.

Masons are progressing nicely, although they scared my wife. Apparently one of them nearly took a header off the scaffold, his coworker caught him and he ended up sitting in the mortar pan.

Drywall finishers got the first coat on, they tried to reach the 14’ ceiling with stilts on top of stilts.

However, he was not impressed with the stability, and decided to use my scaffold. A bit frustrating, because I took it down at their request, said they didn’t need it, they would use stilts.

 

[newbury]

Good morning to all my TBN friends. 67 degrees on this beautiful North Alabama morning with low humidity. Highs in projected to be in the low 80's!!! Looking forward to a great day here in the Heart of Dixie. This is the day that the Lord hath made. Y'all have a blessed day.

Whereabouts in north Alabama?
I'm trying to retire to northeast Mississippi.

 

[sodamo]

Cautiously optimistic
Tech was here earlier. I had warmed up tractor and knew it would stall.

He hooked her up to his ODB II diagnostic and laptop. 2 codes, not seen before. He got mainland support tech on phone. Some discussion. I don’t remember the codes.

Had us draw off a fuel sample, clean, no water.

Another discussion and he had my tech bypass the fuel filter assembly by hooking tank directly into fuel pump. Started right up and ran nicely. Option was to put it to work. Dragged the rotary cutter a few laps around the area cut just a few days ago then headed off into the wild, same area it choked on last visit. No problem. Headed back to tractor shed. Could it be we found the problem? As said before, the simple thing? That filter was the first thing I changed when problem started last year. Tech is guessing a problem with the filter assembly itself, so has one on order. Fitted with an inline filter we left it in bypass. This weekend I will run it until it fails or feel we found the solution. I did let it run a couple hours after he left.

A bit comforting if this is the solution and nothing serious, but also frustrating that it was so hard to identify. Is it possible I got a bad filter to replace the old? Or is there something gone wrong in the assembly itself? Seems like so much time wasted. we found the problem.

 

[Looking4new]

M7040, it isn't leaking, it is marking its' territory, just like Harleys and old Chevies.

massey, good luck with the sadist tomorrow.

Trike was down to 65% charge after a trip to the dump. 4 miles. Took 1.5 hours to recharge. I only started out with 90% charge. But keep in mind that the manufacturer says to pedal a bit first BEFORE engaging the electrics. I don't. IF I am pointing downhill, then I let it roll a bit then hit the throttle, but on the flat I just let the electrics do it all.

David, fingers crossed the fuel filter is the problem.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all.
Ron glad pond maintenance done, and grass mowed. Hope good visit with sister. great moon pic
Billy nice temps.
Buppies nice temps. Hope you found something, prayers sent.
Bill hope roof replacement went well. Gel seat will likely be more comfy.
NHBX glad you are making progress on winter prep. Your temps look much nicer.
Billy glad your mom about to be released from hospital. I would try one of those inside plugs that were in thread a few weeks ago and use self vulcanizing cement to stop leak.
Billy neat mushroom. glad you and Della got a hike in.
Mike sorry day was so bad. Sorry about accident, and no power to house. Hope generator covered the fridge and like. Glad grass no longer too high.
Drew glad you had cool morning. Hope grocery shopping went well. Hope plumber got acid system installed.
Thomas sorry no record of Boo and other bear playing. Hope test spin went well.
Frits sorry something undoing your tree shelter work. Hope trimming went well. Hope Cody happy with tractor check out.
Don hope you temps back off soon. Hope 92ºF water temp helps cool you off. Glad you got lawn mowed, hope painting covered well.
RNG glad cool down and rain possible close a hand. Good to hear gate fence progress. Hope firewood packing went well.
Bill rat traps not my favorite pedal either. Long recovery period for your knee.
Ken nice morning temps, Hope pool cleanup went well. Sorry about new tires, truck has 40K tires may not make 50K. Sorry new landscapers not better, wonder if they are trainable
Dennis cute pic
Gstrom hope leak is easy fix. Not much wear on tires
Dennis hope grass dries quickly, and Honda no CEL.
Scott(vt) glad no heat or humidity. Nice mower
RNG neat story.
JDGreenThumb welcome to GM thread.
Ken great story, would love to have seen that.
Dennis nice pic
Bill thanks for story. Bad injuries from the wreck.
Drew glad shopping for trip went well. Hope you enjoyed your outside time.
Dennis hope pine didn't damage the garage.
Ted hope irrigating wnet well. I expect the blocking High over Texas will move in the next few weeks.
David hope call came in.
RS sorry about trap damage. Cook gets to choose menu Glad progress on compost screening. Hope mowing went well.
RNG sorry about new fire, glad it was handled so quick.
Drew glad water treatment gear in place.
Frits thanks for rebuild detail.
Massyrider sorry about the cracked tooth.
Dennis glad lawn mowed.
Drew sharp tractor!
Drew glad you worked to stow mower properly
Don glad paint progressing well and your wife helping. I have one more 100ºF in forecast on Friday.
Randy(wag) Nice the electrician fixed everything on the list and then some. Glad grocery shopping got done as well.
Fuddy great story on Rambler, sorry about stuck master cylinder. Nice pics
Scott(vt) I had a 16 hp Briggs V-twin, put 400 hour on engine sold it to neighbor.
Dennis hope oil changes go well.
Buppies thanks for feedback on your mower engines.
Paul glad mowing done. Blowing off those mowers big job. Glad no headers off the scaffold. When out high ceiling taped and mudded, they used stilts and were as fast as doing the 8 ft ceilings. Peak only 13 ft. Nice pics
David sounds like you are on correct track if filter not problem.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 46° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 77° with plenty of sun. Picked up my sister at the airport. Going to be a good visit. She will be here for a month. Grocery shopping in morning. Then enjoy the michigan weather on back porch. No other plans for the day.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

Another cold for August morn...49F. Chilly outside looking for the ISS. Should hit 80.

Massey, sorry about that tooth. Hope it's fixable.

Took Della to last vet appointment for a year (fingers crossed)...got 2nd/final lyme vax.

My wife came home from babysitting for 3 days...all good.

Don, careful not to overdo that shoulder before getting it fixed.

 

[Buppies]

51.3 this morning not quite as chilly as yesterday but still cool. Not much accomplished yesterday added salt to water system changed filter some errands nothing else done.

Prayers for all silent or spoken our Country

 

[Thomas]

Cautiously optimistic
Tech was here earlier. I had warmed up tractor and knew it would stall.

He hooked her up to his ODB II diagnostic and laptop. 2 codes, not seen before. He got mainland support tech on phone. Some discussion. I don’t remember the codes.

Had us draw off a fuel sample, clean, no water.

Another discussion and he had my tech bypass the fuel filter assembly by hooking tank directly into fuel pump. Started right up and ran nicely. Option was to put it to work. Dragged the rotary cutter a few laps around the area cut just a few days ago then headed off into the wild, same area it choked on last visit. No problem. Headed back to tractor shed. Could it be we found the problem? As said before, the simple thing? That filter was the first thing I changed when problem started last year. Tech is guessing a problem with the filter assembly itself, so has one on order. Fitted with an inline filter we left it in bypass. This weekend I will run it until it fails or feel we found the solution. I did let it run a couple hours after he left.

A bit comforting if this is the solution and nothing serious, but also frustrating that it was so hard to identify. Is it possible I got a bad filter to replace the old? Or is there something gone wrong in the assembly itself? Seems like so much time wasted. we found the problem.

Glad the light getting brighter at the end of the tunnel.

 

[Thomas]

50F cloudy mid 60's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.

Plans for today...8 hours at part store afterwards not sure yet.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[ronjhall]

Yesterday I spent most of my time traveling and from airport to pickup my sister. Then spending time talking. Surprised how much I missed on GM thread. Think I am caught up now.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 66F @ 3:15AM. Sunny. High 86F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Gonna be a different story tomorrow when a Flash Flood Warning starts for the Park Fire burn scar. But it only lasts a day, and I won't be here anyway.

That's some good news, David. I can't remember if you've drained and flushed the fuel tank. Could it be that contamination in the tank is clogging the filters? Might be worth investing in one of those inexpensive fiber optic cameras to look inside the drained tank. I heard a story a while ago where a piece of paper or rag somehow got into a tank and was intermittently covering the outlet of the tank.

Got everything on the todo list I wanted done yesterday, with a healthy dose of weed spraying thrown in for good measure. Tires on the van were too hot from sitting in the sun to check air pressure, so I'll do that before I head out. Still have to go through the last minute list; hopefully I'll do a better job than when I left Orcutt last time.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[NHBX]

Good morning,
51° now, looking not to bad for the next week.
(if you can believe them lol)



Good size load to the dump yesterday, going to need neighbors help for the steel pile. More clean up outside and need to mow this afternoon if the showers hold off. That’s about all for today.

Enjoy your day everyone
Stay safe and healthy

 

[daugen]

good morning all
another nice cool morning with high of 77.
hope to work outside today to take advantage of it.

worked for several hours last night planning trip to see oldest brother's granddaughter in
Boulder Co where she goes to college. It adds another day to the trip but that works, since I needed to
delay a day to get into Texas on time. So I'm meeting one young family member in Lexington KY on the way out, and the
other young lady on way home. I know my brother appreciates it and the girls are excited (unlikely...) about Uncle Drew visiting.
I have to find the local Walmart for both stops, they will come pick me up and take me out to lunch. But I treat of course.

getting a haircut this afternoon, will tell him extra short but it won't last two months. Maybe when I'm in Texas I can find a barber.
I am growing my beard back, which is in its itchy stage at the moment. This too shall pass.

funny chat with Colorado state park ranger yesterday about one potential site.
He asked me very specifically if my license plates were up to date.
??
He said he was required to ask that and if plates were not up to date, I would be asked to leave
really......why in the world would this be in his wheelhouse?
maybe they get a lot of derelicts there or poor folks trying to live in their rvs like they do near the cities.

interesting I don't have any year stickers on my rv plate. Just my up to date registration. Now it's making me wonder...but I think
PA stopped those stickers anyway.
my biggest problem with the license plate is the ebike blocks it partially.
Technically that's a violation but I think about all the rvs with bikes out back.
it drives EZPass nuts because they can't verify the driver's license with emitter info and PA
only has rear plates.
How far out West does EZPass go?