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June 6, 1944

@953 nut and I both preach " CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS!!!! " I put a starter in my C160 about 4 years ago. It was used. Always fires right up and isn't overly noisy. I mowed this AM and shut it off. Mowed this afternoon and parked it in the driveway so I could blow the grass off of it like I always try to do. Tractor sat for about 4 hrs and when I went to start it the dreaded " Solenoid clicks but it doesn't crank." Everything looked pretty good and testing at the starter terminal revealed 12.9 volts with the key in the start position. Here is a picture of the starter and cable. Really doesn't look bad at all: I put my hand on the terminal with the key in crank and a spark!!! So I yanked off the terminal and inspected it. Looked fairly clean but I got some sand paper out and polished things a tad and she fires up so I don't have to push it! Just goes to show you what a little "fuzz" on a connection can do.

My old girlfriend had a 2 tone 57 Chevy Wagon - the perfect party barge when parked backwards with the tailgate down & glass hatch up to watch the movie... Honestly, in hindsight, the car was more fun than her...

There fixed that.

I am! I’m also from that era being a 1966 model myself

June 6, 1933, eager motorists park their automobiles on the grounds of Camden Drive-In, the first-ever drive-in movie theater, located on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Park-In Theaters–the term “drive-in” came to be widely used only later–was the brainchild of Richard Hollingshead, a movie fan and a sales manager at his father’s company, Whiz Auto Products, in Camden. Reportedly inspired by his mother’s struggle to sit comfortably in traditional movie theater seats, Hollingshead came up with the idea of an open-air theater where patrons watched movies in the comfort of their own automobiles.

So many young men paid the ultimate price to end the tyranny of the Nazi regime. Few of the survivors remain with us today but we must not forget their sacrifice.

That Craftsman GT 3000 gets no respect. Came here brand new, dropped off by Sears right in my driveway in 2001. This is its 25th season mowing and bagging grass/leaves and it’s been nearly flawless. The three bin bagger is awesome! One deck spindle pulley failed years ago. That’s the only time it’s been outa commission and unable to do its chores while waiting on parts. Otherwise it’s just been batteries,belts, fluids and grease.

Thanks to the "greatest" generation.

I fixed that picture for ya...

Some WWII trucks on this D Day

My late father, an Army Combat Medic, 30th Infantry Division,105th Combat Medics, 2nd Battalion " D " Company, 120th Infantry Motors 81 MM, Omaha Beach June 9, 1944. He is and always will be my hero, along with all those of that and later generations that heard the call of their nation too defend her!

I remember some fun times at drive ins…

For the sake of clarification, the key that some might not be catching is that a lot of grease is dielectric which does not conduct electricity and is not intended to be "within" the connection. Lithium and other dielectric greases are meant to protect connections, not make them. Clean and make connections and then apply dielectric products to seal them from moisture and keep them from corroding. You want to keep water away from electricity and dissimilar metals.

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Been wanting a small lightweight jack that I can pop off the handle and toss in the backseat of my truck on road trips (think Wheel Horse show in a few weeks) in case my trailer was to have a flat. And of course to jack up tractors HF had this on sale for $79..regular $109.

At a time when Craftsman actually built quality. And your care and maintenance made a difference also.

It was right near THE Dollar General Store, can't miss it. If you find the correct Dollar General.

Watched a movie last on Roku. IKE Count down to D-Day Starred Tom Selleck as Ike. Good Movie. Gave a good insight to the pressure of making the decisions. Interesting you tube on the making of it.

All in I’m usually just under 800 miles after driving to the show and back/forth to the hotel and then back home on Saturday. My V8 Toyota will probably settle at 12-13 mpg depending how loaded it is on the way home. At 800 miles at 12mpg I’m looking at 66.666 gallons and at $4.30 (maybe?) per gallon average I’m spending $287 on 87 octane fuel. Split that in half with my son and it’s $144 apiece. Not so bad., Hotel is around $300 for two nights (also splitting that cost for $150 each). Add in meals of course. Probably around $370 for me to spend 2.5 awesome days at my happy place!! I don’t know how expensive it needs to get before I back out and stay home (being miserable ) but it’s hasn’t gotten there yet. That’s it…just bored sitting in the couch messing with my calculator. See ya’ll in 19 days

Since/cents/sense this happened at the end of a day of mowing/ moving dirt and dog walking, I did enough to get it running and back into the garage. I plan on pulling things all apart and really clean things up, and maybe put a little Noalox on the connections.

I have taken up the habit of brushing a light coat of Super Lube on all connections. Use an acid core brush to apply it. Seems to keep corrosion from wire terminals. A tub like this lasts a long time. https://www.grainger.com/product/44N722

Had that happen many times.

Well I didn't think AI would have much to say about that, but they surprised me. They overlooked the on my wife falls for quite often, Store Loyalty Gas Discounts. A local grocery chain has gas discounts, a nickel per gallon for every $ 100.00 you spend at the store. Quit often the pump price at the grocery store is 10 to 20 cents more than the price at the local cut-rate gas station, but she hates to see those loyalty points expire so she gets a nickel or a dime off of gas the was priced twenty cents higher. "Girl math" is a viral social media trend featuring humorous, often ironic mental gymnastics used to justify spending habits and make purchases feel financially sensible. It operates on the logic that time, convenience, and perceived discounts are interchangeable currencies that effectively make expenses "free." [1, 2, 3, 4] The Core Rules of Girl Math While the scenarios are almost entirely tongue-in-cheek, they follow a few universally understood "theorems": [1, 2] The Cash Rule: If you pay for something with cash or a pre-loaded gift card, it is practically free because the money isn't actively leaving your checking account. [1] The "Cost-Per-Wear" Investment: A $300 item that you wear 100 times actually costs only $3 per wear. Therefore, you are practically saving money by buying it. [1, 2, 3] Pre-Paid Accounts = No Cost: If you load a Starbucks app with $25 ahead of time, your coffee is completely free when you pick it up next week. [1] The Cancellation Profit: If a friend cancels dinner plans, you instantly have "free" money in your budget that was already earmarked for that meal. [1, 2] Discount Logic: If you don't buy an item that is usually $100 but on sale for $50, you didn't save $50—you essentially made $50, which is then free to spend on something else. [1, 2] Event Pre-Payment: Concert or flight tickets bought months in advance are free because you will have forgotten about the initial charge by the time the event actually happens. [1]

Can have this genny there. $600 Cecil Pond signature included.

Earlier this morning I went out to the back 40 (garden area) and used our big walk behind DR Trimmer. Size of a push mower. Works excellent. VERY hard work. About an hour on that was plenty. There's still several hours of work to go there. Then we went hiking up across the street to Bill Merrill Mountain. Just under 4 miles. About 2.5 hours total time. Definitely faster and felt better than either of us was expecting.

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All too many 409's and 396's were destroyed by folks driving them like they were 283's. All in around 4000 RPM - parts start to scatter if you go higher...

Cleaning out drawers in shop today and came across a couple of papers that I've kept for more than 50 years. The first is the bill of sale for the El Camino when I bought it new in 1971. I was suppose to be practicing walking and seating for my high school graduation but dad and I were at the Chevrolet dealership. $3,688.00 brand new. Still have it and drove it a couple of days ago. Apparently, dad had to sign the loan for me. The second picture are from a Sedan Deliveries Unlimited club that I joined in the mid 1970's. Sure was a simpler time when a fellow awaited for the monthly (or bi-monthly) periodicals of his favorite club. I've still got the little round window sticker on the wing window in the delivery from the club. The club dissolved many years ago. The third picture is from the Sedan Deliveries National Meet in St. Paul Minnesota. My delivery (lower right) was one of the cars that was pictured in the monthly mail out that I mentioned under picture #2. Considering that delivery was rebuilt and made running in a small shop whose floor was sidewalk pieces removed when the city replaced them and laid together like a puzzle to make a floor that made a creeper useless. Paul and I were just out of high school, had no/little experience in restoring vehicles but young and dumb we jumped into it with both feet. We sandblasted the delivery using sand we sifted through a screen wire from the local lumber yard. It was my first road trip outside of my state of Missouri. I took about every tool I owned and the only issue that I recall was loose starter. The Montgomery & Wards engine overhaul kit is still holding together. I was probably 23 years old. Now that I am a grandpa, I can only imagine the worry of mom and dad as I struck out in basically and untested vehicle and more than likely no contact with them until I returned back home. Going to a far of city with only a paper map. My, how things have changed!

I use that on all my electrical connections. I only used dielectric grease on spark plug boots.

Back in 2018, my neighbor, who had been an electrician by trade, passed away. When we cleaned out his garage I found a bottle of this stuff. I have been using it ever since on many electrical connections, especially those subject to weather. The last time I had a problem with a B-100 regulator/rectifier, I smeared this on the back where it picks up it's ground.

Thanks for the leads on the correct plug Using the information provided I found this female plug on Amazon, 2P FEMALE BLACK 56 SERIES. I ordered a couple of them, I didn't order the electrical connectors because I think I have the correct Delphi connectors in my stash of crimp connectors. Thanks!!!

Lots of good info in these posts! Tightening to loosen. That’s huge! Shock the threads, but don’t gall them. It was a trick an engineer who came from lab work taught me a long time ago. It works great with pipe threads especially. Impact drivers. They are cheap and I use mine often. Sometimes however, I’ll hang a large box end wrench on my closest screw driver handle and give it some taps with a small hammer or dead blow. It typically does the trick and costs no money if the tools are available. I’ve never broken a screwdriver handle using it as an impact, but I have broken plenty using them as chisels.

Oxidation - akin to rust in so many ways....

I’m quite surprised that it didn’t sell for that. @608KEB I/We would like to see some more pictures of not only the LSE, but all your nice collection 👍🏻

If I had $2800 to spend that 420 LSE would be mine. I've become a pretty big fan of them

Went to see Libby's Service Station where my truck is... Very positive so far. He's using it as a spare time project in between other things, which is exactly what I hoped he would do. Rick has laid out and organized all the parts, and has some of the initial assembly done. He says it all looks OK so far without having attempted actual installation. I'm bringing them a full set of rear brake shoes, springs, and hardware Monday afternoon. We both figured he might as well go right from wheel to wheel with ALL new parts.

If Stormin was still with us, he could have reported on the price per litre on his visits to his pal Dunc. I'm sure it's nuts over there or as nORM would have said "Bullocks!?!

They probably suposed to be but u could see the new grease coming out around the outer race.

Found some steel wheels with ball bearings for 520h mowing deck, wheels had no grease fitting . So made greasable axles instead of adding fittings to wheels seems to have worked out good. Forgot pics of painted wheels but they are you guessed it red now.

I will you bring that rig to plow day!

Her actual job is to keep the geese out of the parking area. 180,000 sf building and our suite is the only one not covered with their crap

Impressed with the Penetrol (Flood). Two applications. Not much sun here but it's completely dry after two days. Not tacky or oily. I like it.

Anyone who's ever replaced the pesky brake pedal return spring on a sundstrand hydro unit knows that it's in the hood stand and can be an exercise in patience. I've seen some workarounds so that's what I chose to do this morning. I'll swap the angle bracket out for something more appropriate but this was effective for testing purposes. I can't recall what these springs are for but I have a few in the shop so they're likely a common part.

Quite a bit of progress today but it's raining like you know what so everything got pushed back into my small shop. I made myself be patient with the wiring, throttle and choke cables, and getting the sheet metal back in place. I have to find a solution for the exhaust but she burns fuel again and I got the head torqued down x3 and one test drive until the skies opened up again. Getting close...

This might look like a bit of a mess but hopefully that's because my shop is so small. Some progress...engine back together and bolted down. All wiring tidied up and ready to finish. Throttle and choke cables robbed from donors. Battery box and belt guard repaired but I won't brag about my welding Most of the long block components are back in place. Shout out to my wife for appreciating how enjoyable this is for me to get in the shop and work We did manage to get steaks on the grill and share a bottle of wine in spite of the weather .

Forgot the pics I swear...I haven't weighed them but they're heavy.

Waiting on an oil pan gasket to start much reassembly but the head bolts came today so I thought I would go ahead and start on some of that. Blocked the head on granite with some 320 grit. Nice and flat . Chased the threads in the block, adjusted the valves and reassembled the breather. I'll wait to torque the head until it's back on the frame. It's just easier when it's not sliding around on the bench.