Fumes.
So, last week, I repaired the hose from the inlet tube to the gas tank, which had rotted out and was leaking. I figured, since I’d driven at least 75 miles since last putting gas in the tank, that I’d need some more. (The gauge reads empty). At the filling station down the street, the [...]
Out On The Highway.
I drive into work yesterday to take advantage of the sunlight and warm weather, and the old girl did not let me down. She fired right up in the morning and I got out onto I-95 grinning from ear to ear. Larger bumps send her into a bit of a panic, because the shocks and [...]
Fuel Filler Hose.
I had to replace the fuel filler hose this weekend, and made the mistake of stopping in an Advance auto parts store to get one. When I asked the two clerks behind the counter, both of them blinked and said they’d never heard of such a thing. I think I’d already turned to leave when [...]
Leaky Gasket.
I took the Scout over to some friends’ last night to pick up a load of baby toys, and figured it would be a good idea to put some gas in the tank. There’s something wrong with either the gas gauge or the sender in the tank, because it’s never registered anything other than empty. [...]
New Steel Doglegs.
Super Scout Specialists now have handmade steel dogleg replacements (the steel curves at the bottom of the A and B pillars, which rust out at the wink of an eye). Seeing as my Scout has some rot on the inner doglegs, we’ll file this under “future purchasing”.
Further Identification.
So having pulled enough parts off my truck to know the original color was a gold metallic (the original spray is evident behind the door panels and under the dash pad), I took a little time to research when that particular only-in-the-70’s color was offered. Paging through IH paint codes this afternoon, I confirmed that [...]
Hi-Lift.
I stumbled across a used 48″ Hi-Lift jack on Craigslist yesterday for the low low price of $40, and couldn’t pass it up. The height of this Scout obviates any sort of bottle or floor jack, because they don’t allow enough height to get a 32″ wheel off the ground. I met the seller out [...]
Weekend Update, 5-30.
Saturday morning, with a mixture of anticipation and nervous fear, I pulled the beast out of the garage and filled the back with garbage from our basement, scrap lumber from the garage, and a year’s worth of dead branches shed from the yard, loaded in a toolbox, made sure I had a towing company number [...]
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