2022: What are you doing today?

[chimp koose]

Crosley I have never heard of that type of hitch before . Interesting way to tow smoother .

[idrivejunk]

Low oil light came on as I left work yesterday. Low coolant light too. Faulty sensor lies on coolant but dipstick still works. Needed a quart and a half at 50% oil life. Thats new. On the GT. I could be guilty of a short fill last change but the blown one pours oil at the pan and neither one customarily needs a top-off.

While I had the hood open I rigged the washer hose Y on a wiper arm (two squirters per, guess I broke it last ice digout.) with a vacuum tee and cap and 3 zip ties. Looks pretty silly but allows some function. Until it falls off or breaks.

[idrivejunk]

Went to drain water from the compressor tank end of today and found the valve body had cracked. It was 67F yesterday, 57 today so doubting it was frozen at end of a work day. The leak didn't startle me much but when I pictured the valve breaking apart when I touched it, that took me back a notch right fast. Much stored energy present.

Is that a common up-north occurrence? Freezing cracking brass valves.

[58 Yeoman]

I think it was around 1974 that I learned to not keep the garden hose connected to the freeze proof outside faucet.  The water froze right into the basement up to the shut off valve and cracked the copper pipe going to the outside. In the spring, I turned on the valve and no water came out. I went down the basement and saw the crack and the flow of water.

[idrivejunk]

Yep I learned that around the turn of the century here. Still not fixed. Its the one out back. Leaked behind kitchen wall under sink when turned on. The valve at work is like a half inch quarter turn valve. I guess leaving a plain old school light bulb on under the compressor tank or something would prevent that?

Oh! Wait theres an extension, a copper tube from the drain valve to outside the shed. I bet thats what causes that. Thanks for the free ticket on your train of thought.

Looks like early out tomorrow due to ice storm then a snow day ahead. Still no '55 roof and floor. If power stays on, I won't mind. Seriously... this new alarmist trend sucks... there was no milk at the store. Bare shelves because snow is forecast. "Severe Impact Day!" they call it. Dadgum overpopulation.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Hooked up some water filters and a water softener to the 5th wheel. Dual water filter setup is primary sediment filter, then a carbon based filter that flows into the water softener.

I have not used a water softener in yrs.  Decided to give it a try on the RV and this unit is RV spec'd. We have used various forms of water filters on the hard water that is in Arizona. Carbon based filters remove some of the chlorine added to the water by local treatment plants

[kb426]

I'm watching the wind blow some snow around. Most of the schools in Kansas shut down for today. It's a long ways from being bad but I'm sure that telling people to stay home is the safe thing to do. I went to walk at the civic center this morning and it wasn't unlocked yet. The person in charge replied that they didn't expect to see anybody today. I printed off 4 of the color simulations Matt did on the F16. It's been interesting to see people's expressions and their thoughts on color choice. At least it gives us something to talk about besides everyday life.

[58 Yeoman]

The news has been hawking the MAJOR SNOW EVENT for a couple days already, and I plowed 7" of snow off my drive this morning. EVERY snow or wind event is now catastrophic, and places were shutting down in anticipation. Seven inches so far. Seven inches.  People go into panic mode when we get two inches; seven is the end of the world.  After plowing my drive, I was by the garage and heard a snow plow coming up the rural road. It was the road grader with a huge V plow on the front, plowing the road that had already been done earlier.  When I was growing up, the grader with the V plow was a last resort, used when the drifts were measured in feet, not inches. (And no, I didn't walk 3 miles uphill to school in 6' drifts).  Still snowing very fine snow, but no blizzard.

Rant over.

[50 F1]

Headed out to work in my semi about 3:45 am to go to work. Just before I got on the freeway my work texted me and said take the day off weather to bad. Got turned around, went home and put the truck to bed. Went in the house and got my dirty clothes on and spent a good 12 hrs on my Plymouth interior. Its finally done. Snow days are still fun even when your old.

[chimp koose]

Yeoman When you think about how many people only had RWD as compared to the vast number of AWD vehicles out today it is a wonder we ever made it anywhere. I saw an old black and white movie once about an oilfield crew driving out to a well in a 20's dodge sedan through  a mud path up to the axles . I wonder how many people could navigate that trip in a new 4WD?

[58 Yeoman]

CK, probably not many. I had a 69 VW Bug before I went to the army, parked on the street, no curbs.  It snowed enough, I couldn't get out, the rear tires were spinning.  I put it in first and got out and pushed it out, then jumped in and took off.  People are really getting soft.

[idrivejunk]

Hell at my age I envy a stiff breeze.

What ever happened to tire chains? On school buses and your car. Current local reality is if one meteorologist can imagine snow ahead, stores run out of milk.

I watched The Choppers ('61) and thought now theres a great flick. The hot rod had an exhaust leak at the start but by the end it had a nice cackle.

[kb426]

The last couple of days, I have made phone calls inquiring about delivery time on bodies. I hear 1 year alot. At almost 70 years old, I don't feel comfortable in doing that. Am I wrong to look at it that way? I want to be working on something in the next year. If I quit working, I might find that doing something else is enjoyable. LOL.

[enjenjo]

The last couple of days, I have made phone calls inquiring about delivery time on bodies. I hear 1 year alot. At almost 70 years old, I don't feel comfortable in doing that. Am I wrong to look at it that way? I want to be working on something in the next year. If I quit working, I might find that doing something else is enjoyable. LOL.

Call some of the rod shops and see if they have one in stock.

[chimp koose]

KB I would think about buying an older restoration . If it were a model A or T  they seem to be close in cost to what the bodywork would cost to get an old body fixed up . Then you could possibly sell the running gear to recoup some of the cost . I saw a model T coupe on kijiji for $9000 cdn . It is an older restoration w/no rust that runs . Probably stored indoors since restored . I believe it was a 1925 T coupe .