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today figured maybe I'd splice in a few extra grounds to various things with the idea that maybe a bad ground is causing stuff. Plan was to start with the coolant temp sensor, but got distracted as I noticed (again) that my thermostat housing was wet around the base. I've noticed this before but...

so, replaced the coolant temp sensor: no change swapped out my spare ECU: no change tested the wiring from the coolant sensor to the ECU: good continuity from what I can tell. tried with various things unplugged to try to limp mode it (MAF, IACV, temp sensor): nope removed and cleaned IACV: no...

With it down in the teens-20s today, the Raider was REALLY hard to start. Like, took a good 30 seconds of cranking. Once started, ran fine, and started up instantly after I was in the store for 15 minutes. Clearly it's not about an issue in the fuel/ignition hardware at this point, and the most...

So, my stuff from RockAuto came in so time to get the engine back together. Immediate problem. They sent the wrong gasket kit for the IM. The part number is actually correct for this vehicle, so Fel-Pro is probabaly in the wrong here, not RA. Luckily, the old one was still in good shape so I...

came in today, so naturally I had to test it. everything is wet/snow here.....I scrounged dry leaves that had blown into my garage and some sticks for fuel lol...smoked a bit, but worked great

Another cold-ass day, a few other little things until I can put the engine back together. So I do have a 5lb propane tank to take for longer trips, but sometimes it's just more convenient to have a 1lb if I just want to make some hot water or something small and don't want to hook up the...

I had expected to get plugs, wires, and a few other things from RockAuto today to put everything back together. Thought it was odd no "your shipment arrives today" notification and couldn't find a shipping email in my box. Went back to the RA page and found it was still on the checkout screen...

yeah, weight isn't really a concern, really just physical space in my case :) My rig is MPG-limited by the fact that it's a big giant square boxy air brake haha. I think I found a bag I like for cooking gear, so that should be fairly compact and not too heavy, hopefully. I'm not much of a...

Lots of great advice here, definitely looking into all your suggestions! re: the electric kettle - yeah, that would be idea, but my power pack is just a Jackery 500 (also running my fridge) so not sure if it has the start-up wattage for the electrics (at least, it won't run my cuisinart one in...

So yeah, it got cold... Not doing this stuff outside with the cold expected to go on for a couple weeks, so had to do some vehicle rearranging. The rallycar is out of action at the moment (fuel pump) and that side of the garage has an overhead rack that's too low to fit the Raider, so the...

I've been doing a lot of reading, but it's clear that many here have more extensive cooking needs than I do / more space to put stuff / more actual cooking skill than I have. Anyhow, I'm looking to pick up a small set for camp cooking that ideally would include a pot, a frying pan/griddle, and a...

With new coil, distributor/cap, fuel pump and primer switch.....STILL hard starting, and worse now that it's really cold. So I guess the next thing on the checklist from the symptoms is injectors (since it still seems like they're leaking causing too rich mix in the cylinder until it clears...

I just picked up a Samsung A7 LIte (with GSM / data SIM and GPS) and running OnX on it. Seems to work well, though still working on my route planning, etc. In terms of size, it seems about right - at least in my small rig. Price was right, around $100.

well, it's new year's eve, which is also my teenage daughter's birthday. So no partying tonight (not like there's much partying going on here in the burbs anyhow and the city is a hassle), so figured I'd finish up a couple projects this afternoon while it's still unseasonably warm. First off...

Today I ran the family out to the Rally Farm, where we used to rallycross years ago, so they could visit with the owners' alpacas and I could say hi to the owners I could post a bunch of pics of alpacas and dogs and kids and probably get more likes for this post, but trying to keep this...

A cold rainy day with nothing much to do except close myself inside the Raider for a couple hours and do some wiring re-routing - primarily to move my GMRS deck up to the top shelf, off of the dash. It's always been a bit too far away, especially the handset mount. But it was easy enough to run...

A couple little things today. For a while my fuel pump has been kind of loud and whiney, and more recently the truck feels like it's not getting fuel immediately on cold starts - I have to crank a bit and then it stumbles for a few seconds before running fine. Those things may or may not be...

Hope you all had a festive Christmas or whatever else you may or may not be celebrating this time of year. As has been the case recently, most of my gifts (aside from socks and other small stuff my kids get me) have been related to camping/vehicle stuff. So anyhow, basically got the stuff I...

love that tunnel box and the general setup.

As it turns out, good timing on this thread bumping. I ended up picking up a refurb'd A7 Lite (and a cheap protection case) and they arrived today - so already loaded up my mapping stuff and getting used to the controls. It's an international model so it gets GPS/Glonass, and is unlocked GSM so...