What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
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Nice. Gotta say, though, those newer RAM mirrors, where the inside end pivots upward from horizontal sport to vertical tow mirrors, those were a stroke of genius and the designer should be touted
Finished a 6-hour job replacing the transmission solenoid. Feels great to have that done! Next up: injector coils and plugs.
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Finished the cabinet anchors the other day and let the epoxy cure for over 24 hours. I am dissatisfied with the Gorilla epoxy I used. 3100 psi means nothing..... I have about 1/16 - 1/8" cap on one side of each drawer and the first one I tightened by hand, it started to draw out the anchor. So I used fender washers as spacers to help....
I had no RV jobs today, which is odd, so I decided to tackle the wireless winch relay install! I have been putting this project off since I bought the relay and wireless controller in December 2025. Started the day cleaning off the battery acid mushroom junk off the battery terminals. Then I started making the wire leads and routing them to the winch. All went as well as expected. The last piece of the puzzle is adding a 3 prong hand remote extension somewhere that is easier to access than the factory one. It is only a precautionary back up to the wireless and will be easier to access than the factory one. The heat today took its toll on me and I am done for the day.
Memorial day trip can't get here fast enough....I am so ready.....
I had no RV jobs today, which is odd, so I decided to tackle the wireless winch relay install! I have been putting this project off since I bought the relay and wireless controller in December 2025. Started the day cleaning off the battery acid mushroom junk off the battery terminals. Then I started making the wire leads and routing them to the winch. All went as well as expected. The last piece of the puzzle is adding a 3 prong hand remote extension somewhere that is easier to access than the factory one. It is only a precautionary back up to the wireless and will be easier to access than the factory one. The heat today took its toll on me and I am done for the day.
Memorial day trip can't get here fast enough....I am so ready.....
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What I did today!!!! How about blowing my 6R140 tranny….
But in everything there is a praise!!!! After a very successful week of RV repairs, and 5 jobs already lined up for next week, one is a major $4k repair, the inevitable finally happened! It only took 306k miles! My tranny blew on my way home about an hour ago. Theres a $9k bill….
Yet God is still on the throne and is sovereign over all of life! May He be praised and glorified in our adversity.
But in everything there is a praise!!!! After a very successful week of RV repairs, and 5 jobs already lined up for next week, one is a major $4k repair, the inevitable finally happened! It only took 306k miles! My tranny blew on my way home about an hour ago. Theres a $9k bill….
Yet God is still on the throne and is sovereign over all of life! May He be praised and glorified in our adversity.
The shop tells me it is not the dreaded GM L83 AFM lifter failure. No thrown rod. Warped exhaust manifold due to rearmost manifold bolt sheering, and the added air made the computer inject more fuel. Which eventually destroyed the pre-cat, which clogged the cat. The exhaust that could not get out, was forced back UP, and out, causing knocking, whistling and the lack of power.
Couple new exhaust manifolds, new bolts, new Y pipe with new cats and should be good to go, barring any unforseen circumstances.
Off-Road Ranger I
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- Mike
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- Roots
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16968
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- GMRS: WSGB862
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- USAF Spook
Influencer II
Last Saturday I finally installed my steer smarts yeti tie rod that replaced a worn out stock part on my JKU, should have replaced that when I got the currie drag link. That's one of the mods that you recognize immediately when rolling out of the driveway, amazing and totally worth the money.
Off-Road Ranger I
- 3,507
- First Name
- Mike
- Last Name
- Roots
- Member #
16968
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS: WSGB862
- Service Branch
- USAF Spook
Culmination of a few days, but got both side ladder racks installed, mounted a gas can & fire extinguisher on one side and boards on the other. Also installed the OVS awning. Looking less and less like a fancy Escape.
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Experimenter II
I don't know why, but I got these:
For my F 150, it's getting raise 2.6 inches as well, might look better anyway. It's a 2020, XL (+), 4x4, 5.0, Supercab, it might get that Spacekap slide-in on the bed or just pull the trailer with that thing attached, to pull my Razor or the 1800 Trike.
For my F 150, it's getting raise 2.6 inches as well, might look better anyway. It's a 2020, XL (+), 4x4, 5.0, Supercab, it might get that Spacekap slide-in on the bed or just pull the trailer with that thing attached, to pull my Razor or the 1800 Trike.
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I seem to be saying that a lot lately…I don’t know why I bought that…………………….
Yeah, I know, I'd put a Dakar sticker on my truck except the good'ole boys in my area would probably think it was a political statement supporting some desert country! Anyway, with that bumper I can clear the speed bumps at the mall!
