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Helped a buddy troubleshoot an intermittent starter problem. Or rather he helped me figure out that my clamp meter is AC only. But we did figure out how to conveniently disable his fuel pump, and that Autozone will test cranking amps, so that's halfway to where we were trying to get. Sent...

Great ikea hack, like it! Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

It's sealed, not sure if agm or gel, only had this bike a few months. I'm wondering if short commutes might be keeping it on the low side, rarely topped off. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Oops, spoke too soon about not doing anything. Fortunately, with work in the morning, I thought to try starting my bike after a week+ sitting in the coldest weather of the year so far. No dice, and the little portable booster in my wife's glove box wasn't up for it either. After about 90...

Very little aside from a little straightening up. It's slightly chilly (in the 20's outside, probably a balmy 50 in the shop) but the real reason is my snowbird folks are in town visiting on their way to Florida. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Shuffling some stuff around to make clearance for the table saw so I can rip some shelves for the Missus. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

I'll say! Didn't rotate anything yet, so just crossing my fingers I didn't damage anything. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Figured out that my stuck engine is not a stuck engine. Or rather, whether my engine is stuck or not, I definitely mounted the flexplate backwards. [emoji26] Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

I assume that whatever airsoft arms race exists... this wins. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

I just straightened up the place and fretted how I'm going to free up my stuck engine after 7mos sitting and maybe 3mos with no oil from when I changed the oil pan gasket. Actually calling it "stuck" is partly fret, too. I haven't even removed the spark plugs. Going to remove plugs, spray in...

Spending most of my time lately working on a Toyota Land Cruiser has me fairly 'Pro-engineer'. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Put on the new tie rod assembly and new filter on and new oil in the engine, but haven't gotten the torque converter bolts on yet because the crank doesn't want to turn. 7 months sitting. Bummer. Next time I pull the battery and starter for more than a month, I gotta remember to rotate the...

Transfer case mounted, last piece I needed help to re-assemble. Now it's just torque converter bolts then adding fluids and bolting things on like driveshafts, shifters, cooler lines, starter. Both excited and scared to fire her up again soon! Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

OK cool, thanks. Yupper, I had 3/8 in mind as an alternative. All my road-going machines are metric, so I try to stick with metric hardware when I can, but I'm more interested in finishing this dang odyssey than finding the perfect exhaust bolts, lol. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Good call. I also looked at silicon bronze based on this recommendation. Any ideas on local sources? Like big box hardware or auto parts? Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Yeah, a more-experienced-than-me friend said the same. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Re: What did you do "IN" your garage today? A section of quarter-century old exhaust pipe is blocking installation of my transfer case. To my mind temporarily removing that section (even if it means replacing some bolts) is preferable to un-mounting the transmission again and trying...

Some kind of universal balance. For every time a dude slips a cup of coffee and catches it without spilling a drop... some other dude has to spill fish curry or caramel in the most impossible spot. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

My buddy and I bolted the transmission back in the truck. Woohoo! We tried doing the the transfer case separately (both are massive and it was MUCH easier handling the transmission without it) but unfortunately the transmission output shaft is long enough that we're going to need to remove a...

All I did was Plasti dip this cable bracket, replacing the original flexible coating that had gotten flaky with age and fell off with disassembly. Spent the rest of the evening running errands. I've been wanting to try this stuff for years. I like it. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk