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Do you by any chance have a link to any of that? The Cummins site sent me to CARB and some page about not being able to modify a vehicle unless parts have an E.O. number or something like that. I can't imagine how Cummins could come up with E.O. numbers for these things. E.O. numbers are...

I am very curious how they call it 50 state legal. What are the hoops to jump through to make it legal in my '96 Cherokee? I would love to go diesel in my XJ.

I have one of those Viair portables (not sure if the exact same model...I would have to go look...). Mine is probably three years old. Nice to know that the company backs up their product. Thank you for sharing.

^^^^THIS! There is no substitute for a good ratchet. There is a reason the good ones are so expensive. On the other hand, as has been said, $60 for a cup is outright silliness. I have no problem with the $10 version, and I don't think anybody lost their R&D shirt when I bought one. That...

Very similar reasons as Sawdoff. For the sake of taking The Varmints camping. And also for some ham radio stuff. The Bride objected to the idea of a hole in the roof of the Suburban, so now we have two camping rigs. The XJ is the more fun vehicle. The Suburban is the one The Bride is...

Varmint #1 and I will probably be headed up to mountains to work with some friends. Whiskey Whiskey 6 Cigar Cigar Mostly HF bands. Last year Varmint #1 managed to talk to Colombia.

Another tool that might be of value to someone looking to buy a vehicle in Kali is the smog check history: https://www.bar.ca.gov/pubwebquery/Vehicle/PubTstQry.aspx This can tell you how well a particular vehicle has fared over the years, and perhaps even how often it has changed owners. For...

Another relatively recent change is that 2000 and newer vehicles are tested without the tailpipe probe. https://www.bar.ca.gov/Consumer/New_Smog_Check_Test.html

Do we have a plan for Father's Day/Otay? I think I have managed to juggle enough balls around and free up the day.

One of the folks I wheel with simply carries a couple of extra Baofengs so that he can hand a programmed, locked radio to someone who otherwise would not be able to communicate with the group. There is probably some room for debate on the legality of that. The responsible, licensed ham is not...

How far back do you want to go? The howdah gets my vote. :wink:

I don't disagree at all. I am just looking for some consistency. If the Aztec was so ugly then why on earth are manufacturers cranking out vehicles that are even uglier? Did no one learn anything from Pontiac's mistake? Or can I hope for more manufacturers to drop dead like Pontiac? (I...

But I would say the Aztec was ahead of its time. On one hand you have the Priuii and other ugly hybrids. On the other hand you have all these crossover SUVs. There are many traits among the vehicles in both hands that seem to have descended from that ugly duckling. A whole bunch of folks owe...

Sleeping in the car is tough with a family of 5. Just sayin'.

I can play along: That is not the preferred travel rig though. This one is much more comfortable: But the Ram gets the win for mileage. The biggest, heaviest vehicle I own, and it gets the best mileage. If only it were easier to find a parking space.

N2TEN here. Mostly foxhunting on 146.565.

Amen to that! We have been dragging The Varmints around since the youngest was 18 months old. That means we have about 6 years of this under our belt, much of it trips of several thousand miles. I am not into electronics. We don't take along much that is intended to entertain them. The new...

I don't fret over trying to name vehicles, but the XJ and our pop-up have both earned names. The Xj is "Scope Creep". The pop-up is "Sandy".

Standard or Metric? :wink: Note, that is not a monkey wrench. A monkey wrench is shaped more like a pipe wrench, but does not have the pivot action of the jaws or the serrated faces. And in case you aren't aware of how to distinguish a standard crescent wrench from a metric one you just have...

I do not know of any such source. My tools are collected based on experience and bits I can glean here and there from vehicle specific forums. Some of my best experience comes from pulling parts in the junkyard. One other point that should be made is GET QUALITY TOOLS! Junk tools damage...