Yea hard to kill some of them Impalas I think the 3.8 engine iirc
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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KK, best of luck with the Covid with you and your other half.
I had it late this summer, but it was not that bad. My first day was the worst, the next day I was 50% better, than a little better each day after that.
But Covid does prey on vulnerabilities and everyone's experience is different, luckily the only one I had is age, so I never got the jab.
Vulnerabilities: Age, overweight, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, smoking, not having O+ blood.
I had it late this summer, but it was not that bad. My first day was the worst, the next day I was 50% better, than a little better each day after that.
But Covid does prey on vulnerabilities and everyone's experience is different, luckily the only one I had is age, so I never got the jab.
Vulnerabilities: Age, overweight, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, smoking, not having O+ blood.
Sawyer Rob
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Mine has one, also it starts easy, sloooowly sips fuel and no matter how deep the snow gets, it easily drives right to where I want to split. lol
SR
Most cars, with today's oil and anti-freeze will give you a long ride, and trust me, I don't drive like Grandma Moses!
Both my T-Birds, an 85 Turbo Coupe and 92 Super Coupe (both with 5 speed manuals) got me over 250,000 miles, my 2000 Mustang GT Feature Car had over 200,000 when a spark plug stripped. I was away in upstate NY and the dealer I brought it to screwed up the repair.
The original engine in my current 2006 Mustang went 129,000 miles with an AM Supercharger that lifted Hp by 70%, so it did not do badly, and I jumped on it a lot!
The Kohler engine on my splitter and the Kawasaki engine on my Zero turn both start instantly and run great.
My Polaris ATV is much slower to start, but it always does, so I live with it!
Most stuff out there now adays is pretty darn good, and I remember the not so good days with points and condensers pretty well!
Both my T-Birds, an 85 Turbo Coupe and 92 Super Coupe (both with 5 speed manuals) got me over 250,000 miles, my 2000 Mustang GT Feature Car had over 200,000 when a spark plug stripped. I was away in upstate NY and the dealer I brought it to screwed up the repair.
The original engine in my current 2006 Mustang went 129,000 miles with an AM Supercharger that lifted Hp by 70%, so it did not do badly, and I jumped on it a lot!
The Kohler engine on my splitter and the Kawasaki engine on my Zero turn both start instantly and run great.
My Polaris ATV is much slower to start, but it always does, so I live with it!
Most stuff out there now adays is pretty darn good, and I remember the not so good days with points and condensers pretty well!
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Thanks, how’ve you been?
I still cut and split all my house heating needs. Just fell deep into the Gun Acquisition Disease, it’s a bit more expensive that the Chainsaw Acquisition Disease. That and two teenage daughters keep me very busy.
Doing great here thanks.
Back in the semi again, so I won't be doing as much cutting/playing with saws, but I'll still cut for the house and help friends with tree work/firewood when I can.
Yeah, my "little" boy ain't so little anymore, he was over 6' while 14, and he's 15 now. One of my younger daughters is a teen, and they can keep us real busy, but I think that keeps us moving more, which is a good thing
.Heading out shortly to noodle some spruce, should make some nice bedding for the chickens
.Actually, I found ‘SuperClean’ at Menard’s when first looking for ‘Purple Power’! I assumed they were the same.
The SuperClean worked great. When I finally found Purple Power I was disappointed in the results. Reading the labels, SuperClean has sodium hydroxide (lye), which eats the grease. So, in ‘Philbert’s Chain Challenge’ thread I went down a rabbit hole trying pure lye, making my own from wood ash (like the pioneers), and talking to a technical rep at Zep chemicals, etc.
The Zep guy convinced me that a good, commercial degreaser cleans up and carries away other types of dirt too.
So, color aside, look for sodium hydroxide on the label or SDS. I have also seen it on some Zep (Home Depot) and other brands.
Pure lye is available in some plumbing aisles as drain cleaner, and food grade lye (!!!) is available on line for making soap and some food preservation techniques (e.g. lutefisk). Use with care.
On plastics I often try citrus based cleaners first. Purple Power might be a better choice for some other applications.
Philbert
https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/philbert-meets-the-stihl-rs3.202969/
https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/philberts-chain-salvage-challenge.245369/page-10#post-5129876
Around Post #190, plus others.
Thanks Philbert I'll stick with the Super Clean I'm glad I asked before I wasted money on the purple power.
Just threw 4 splits of HVBW into the wood burner 
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Next up, more HVBL.
.Next up, more HVBL
.That is the way it should be. You are lucky on the wheel bearings. They normally crap out between 100-150k
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
It spit out a plug and they tried to “fix it” with a insert. Didn’t go well. He ended up putting a crate engine in it. Any competent guy can put a threaded insert in properly…
I’m under the belief they had an out of town guy and stuck it to him with a big fat Repair Order.
They ended up replacing the engine. The cost difference between that and new heads was not much. I was not happy but was on the road and "stuck".
That car was a 2000 Zinc Yellow Mustang GT feature car. Only 917 were built. It has been restored and is in Middletown NY.
When the retro style Mustangs came out in 2005 I knew I had to have one, but it was not till 2006 that they stopped charging over list price for them. Also, my Vista Bule Metallic was a new color in 2006, the 2005 blue was a purple blue I did not like.
there are still unsrupulous dealers out there............................
Since we're on a car scrounging topic. There is wood involved to stay semi on topic.
Saw this one at Walmart this morning. Late 40's I think.
Saw this one at Walmart this morning. Late 40's I think.Now there is a good idea!!!....um...maybe not. Last time I worked on a saw there my wife asked if I wanted to buy a new saw. Being rather occupied with a very small screw at the time I didn't think and replied "not thanks, I already have three" Then it hit me what I had said, she only knew about 2.
He is exactly right; a lot of guys generate so much HP in a streetcar that they cannot put it to good use!
I also like another one of his great quotes. When his Mustang GT-350s were racing against the Corvettes a reporter asked him when he was going to replace the rear axle with IRS? His response was: "They are winning, ain't they?" His re-designed traction bars that did not ruin handling were key!
Mine has one, also it starts easy, sloooowly sips fuel and no matter how deep the snow gets, it easily drives right to where I want to split. lol
SR
Wow!! Now that is a LOG SPLITTER.
