Recent content by John T

side door is a nice feature... Mine has a top feed.... rarely use it though. They give you a SS cooking tray to place inside to cook burgers... I thought it was a novelty thing but it actually works pretty darn good for flame broiled burgers. smoke goes right up the pipe.... pretty cool.

I just noticed in the picture you can see the secondary burn happening.... The flame at the top is the secondary burn.. Secondary burn is basically burning the smoke that would normally go up the chimney in a normal stove. Once the fire is established this stove barely emits any smoke at all.

You should look for a better wood stove. I was very resistant to get rid of my giant Warm Morning coal/wood stove... at the time, I Thought it heated great .... but the wife wanted a glass window and a nicer looking stove. So after long research I bought a Jotul Rangeley and couldn't be...

I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do .... So I'll leave it up to you -Alvin Lee (1971)

Well RIP Flip I reckon I got along with Flip OK ... We talked sidecars and motorcycles a few times. But I Do understand the folks that were not fans of his... He could be a right b*stard. Probably a good guy in person... But that's the funny thing about the internet.... It's easy to...

Push on the ball with a prick punch to get it to seat back in place. (it's a ball bearing with a spring behind it) Probably some crap in there preventing it from seating. If the Zerk was bad It would not take grease and would make a mess for you. Last resort, Replace it. like mentioned...

Great point.

Pretty cool. Curious, What year is your BX? I've only had a problem with my 4 way flasher switch. disassembly/silicone grease fixed it. Also, tech question.... what is the best soldering iron/gun to solder connections on a green printed circuit board like that? My 1972 pencil soldering...

Just checked my local Advance Auto.... they have it in stock.. I may pick up a pail just to have. I'll use it in my dump body or wood splitter.... Hell yeah. a couple years ago... probably 10, Home depot had an online special 50LB. tins of Lincoln Excalibur 7018 welding rod for like...

True. And auto companies have one goal. Make Money. So it's supply and demand.... The country (world) is changing. They still make Regular cab pickups..... although you might have to order one or search dealerships... Most dealers lots I go by, 99% of the trucks have 4 doors and small...

Don't buy it from Messicks...... They will charge you $850.00 shipping.... :LOL: but seriously, You can find a replacement turbo for a hella lot less than that.

Same here supposed to drop to the 20's tonight... But right now it's 56°F and raining like a bowl legged cow pissin on a flat river rock...

Christmas or birthdays are always difficult... we buy whatever we want during the year... I just bought the Heater for the garage and she says, Oh good that can be your Christmas present.. I got her the obligatory flannel PJ's :ROFLMAO: along with a set of Moissanite sparkly earrings... We...

The fact that the intake hose was off (not connected) AND you found signs of rodents... would concern me. You could have sucked up a mouse when you started it.... The turbo impeller is probably jammed with mouse carnage. anything that got past the turbo might be slowly cooking off in the CAT or...