{"id":2726,"date":"2021-04-12T05:22:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2021-04-12T05:22:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:22:01","slug":"sunny-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/2021\/04\/12\/sunny-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I stopped in to the Harbor Freight and picked up the cheapest auto-darkening helmet they had along with some small welding magnets, but the guy at our local Home Depot rental counter looked confused when I told him they offered welders on the website, and assured me they didn&#8217;t have any. So I&#8217;ll have to take a day off, go to our rental outlet, which isn&#8217;t open on weekends, and get one there.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_1217\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/idiotking\/51110665451\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51110665451_e43947a723_b.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_1217\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sunday was supposed to be wet all day but shaped up to be sunny and warm, so I took advantage of it and pulled the roof off the truck. This year I&#8217;m modifying the setup in the garage a little to move the top backwards so that I can pull the truck in a little further, but I need another set of ratchet straps and a 2&#215;3&#8243; to finish it up. We then took a ride to the Home Depot with the top off and the entire family enjoyed the sunshine. I didn&#8217;t have time to pull out any of the soft top hardware and install it, so next weekend I have to decide which color I want this spring: black, nutmeg, or tan?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCF8971\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/idiotking\/51110091867\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51110091867_c307e22232_b.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DSCF8971\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, she&#8217;s running smoothly. There&#8217;s an intermittent squeal from the power steering belt that alarms me, so I&#8217;ll put some belt dressing on that to see if it helps at all. The manifold bolt I replaced makes a huge difference in the engine note; everything is much quieter now. She is being a little finicky on hot starts\u2014it takes some cranking to get her to catch, which tells me there&#8217;s something in the carb that needs adjusting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I stopped in to the Harbor Freight and picked up the cheapest auto-darkening helmet they had along with some small welding magnets, but the guy at our local Home Depot rental counter looked confused when I told him they offered welders on the website, and assured me they didn&#8217;t have any. 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