Jim Warman

Good thinking - what the rule book doesn't say is a LOT more important than what it does say.

So...... why is my car still buried to the door handles? My fat ass has been waddling all over the hospital parking lot for over a week. My big conumdrum - what do I dig out first? Scooter or 'vert?

In what looking around I managed, I recall a TSB referrung to the IAC. My spider-sense, however, makes me want to look at 20 some year old TSBs with some skepticism as well. Having said that, my first thought would be to hit the easy stuff first.

We'll be looking for you.

Hey, Adam Long time no see. Finally heading home tomorrow. Try to ease back intp o work as long as I feel up to it. One day at a time.

Couldn't see anything specifically related to flooding on infords TSB list. I prefer to avoid 25 rear old cream puffs whenever possible.

+1..... sorta. We have and use, with some regularity, the Wynns 6.0 EGR cleaning device. Personally, what I usually see for results aren't exactly awe inspiring. And when I think of where all this shit is going when it leaves the intake - makes me think that K&N nearly works.

foggy thinking aside, for some reason I thought and open ECT would generate a reading of -40. Of course the last time I recall trying anything with that was back in the days of EEC. Let's not forget that this also parks us back in the "computed value" conumdrum. It also appears that there is some chance that we may fall victim to some programmers alternative methods of dealing with out of range sensor values.

After my treatment this afternoon (Thurs), they told my I was rescheduled for Sat. AM and release after. Wife has Drs on Mon and we will on way home. My own bed and my own crapper.

The last of my radiation treatments will be Monday. I'm going to try to talk them into taking my pic in my "Jason" mask. I should be back home middle of next week.

So..... we begin what I have come to refer to as "Jimmys Big Adventure". Tonights episode will rev count today but there is some wild shit from two weeks ago I'll try to remember to mention in the days to come. Befire 8 ayem today, they let me walk down to the ambulance ad off we went t the W.W.Cross Cancer institute. Met with doctors and nurses and they did tests and interviews and all kinds of doctor stuff. They explained that I would be getting radiation therapy only and told me all the bad shit that it can cause. Since it is a choice of radiation and have a chance or go home and wait to die, I told them to microwave my brain. Something they said they would do with what seemed to be almost too much zeal Step the next was to make my very own Jason style goalie mask. This is to hold my head in a claustrophobic grip so they don't miss the targets. After they built the mask and took some CTscans so they could measure and mark aiming points and such, The leave me to wander around while they do their calibration computations. They did pay for my lunch in their cafeteria - a tasy filet of haddock done cajun style (sadly, not ragin cajun but tasy all the same). Finally, about 430, they strapped me in and zapped all the spots they had to - no more than a half hour or so - and sent me back "home" just in time for supper (which tastes much better since my sister smuggled in a salt and pepper set). It took me 62 years but now I am finally an offishul biker. I have "ink". Three tatoos for that matter - three black dots they use as landmarks - what happens if I gain or lose weight and they change position? Lastly - universal health care. I can't understand some folks reluctance to embrace this. Three ambulance rides (so far), over two weeks in hospital, microwave - I mean radiation treatment (and there are 4 more of them plus 8 more ambulance rides) all without any "can he afford it?" conversations. Nightynight time for the old geez. Talk to you guys tomorrow. I can do this.

Turboencabulator. First saw that in mid 80s. That is a classic.

They are transporting me to the Cross Cancer institute for my first appointment today. I have no idea what is about to happen. Soon as I know, I'll tell you, buddy.

When we were stuck in Westlock in May of 2011, me and my son shared an air card. After, he took it for when he is in Red Earth or wherever. They have internet for hire bu the prices suck - so does their TV. I can watch better TV for free in the lobby than I was paying for in the roo. Thanks for all the good wishes and support from eveyone. I told the doc he can tell me what he's gonna do, when he's gonna do it, why and how. He does NOT get to tell me if it's gonna work or not.

I'm sure that there are many factors that led to my current predicament - it's just that demon weed is an easy peg to hang ones hat on. I took it as my main task to keep those around me happy and upbeat..... that way it will be easier for me to remain positive. Gonna be a tough row to hoe - be we are hoping for some nice turnips. My wife seems to be holding up well even with the added strain of her condition. We'll keep you guys abreast of all the latest medical marvels and pretty nurses.

'mornin, lads. For the past two weeks, this old man has been languishing in the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. It appears that I've contracted a wee touch of lung cancer (can't have anything to do with smoking, right?). Looks like we begin therapy Monday. Two thoughts - if you or someone you love is a smoker - now is a good time to stop and thank the Canadian taxpayers for universal health care. The corner of the building I occupy gives my wireless modem conniptions but I'll drop in when time and circumstance allow.

I recall that our guage tube also displays some confusing or contradictory numbers (you will have to forgive me, I'm a little incapacitated at this time). Having said that, if the tube diameter is correct and the tube extends into the bearing bores so that both ends are well supported, there should be no problems.... other than it looks like they used it for a boat anchor or water pipe.

Yep..... I was never as good as I would have liked at straight sticking but I did know a couple of old timey guys that could shift both at the same time (more or less - many times it wasn't pretty sounding). I always tried to make sure I never trapped myself in a split shift with no gears that seemed to fit. I'll admit that I spent very little time with this arrangement, I did spend a couple of months in a Kenworth with an RTO12513 and a 4 speed behind that (the owner had it so he could mount a power tower for a Braden winch).

My 76 R700 had a MACK 12 speed. This box had three cluster shafts and could handle a shit load of torque. Very different from the Fuller (roadranger) transmissions. At the very front of the trans was a 2 speed deep reduction box controlled by a single stick, next was the "main" box with 6 forward speeds. Mounted behind this was the auxiliary section with a high range, a low range , a neutral and reverse. The auxiliary was control by an air control mounted on the main box shifter.

And...... before I forget. "Short fourth" - the truck would have a 5 speed transmission and a two speed axle - the trans would be labelled L-1-2-3-4. The shift pattern would be 1L-1H-2L-2H-3L-4L-3H-4H. You haven't lived until you've driven a 5 and 4 in steep hill country.

Here is a bald faced assumption (coming from a guy that was taught to slather everything with Lubriplate 105). I would think that, in this modern day and age, that most rebuilt and new assemblies would be "motored" on a test rig in order to checked compression and oil pressure - but I'll temper that with the idea that this step might onlyu be a quality control test step and involve only a small portion of the production run and a "pre-oiler" step might be a more economically viable stage. Seeing that thinwall castings were a relatively new innovation when I first got into this business, it might also be safe to assume that enough things have changed so that I no longer have the fucking foggiest idea about what I'm talking. When I went to school, we were still taught how to use a boring bar along with many other tools that evoke "WTF is that?" from youngsters. Even something as simple as a cylinder ridge reamer...

I think they are trying for a "one language fits all" manual. They failed - miserably, obviously. Otherwise, now they are faced with translating ad infinitum. For Canada - french and English and theyb are not allowed to release the English version until the French version is simultaneously released. In the US, it would likely be English and Spanish and of course, Europe would be a bone of contention with higher Germanic and lower Germanic languages (sorry guys, I'm on shakey knowledge ground here) and so on. We haven't even started on Asian languages and dialects - how many different flavours of Chinese are there (bad pun)? They care little about the techs since "shop manual time" is already figured into SLTs - and if you already know how to read - too fucking bad - you can look at the pretty pictures, too.

Yep - Escape. Basically, each step is a picture (not a photo) with coloured items. The first trick is to figure out what it is a picture of and from what angle. Somehow, I think it would be easier to say "Remove the three exhaust manifold to catalytic converter bolts" than to print two fucking near useless pictures.

Mike, there is usually an open session left on the coffee room computer. I can resist the urge to go places I'm not wanted. But if I started down that slippery slope..... As for the young fellow from Saskatoon - someone may want to relate my tale to him (leaving out my opinion of Ralph, of course) - FMC does NOT bother itself with piffling little details. That particular post is certainly going to chew up one of his strikes.

To begin with, I took the thing apart a month and a half ago. Without a vehicle handy to compare it to, one is left with a camera full of pictures taken from more wrong angles than right and a horde of hoses and harnesses that co-exist in only one configuration. Just so you are aware, this thing has more coolant hoses than you can shake an engineer at, including two electric coolant control valves. Just for shits and grins, check out the WSM regarding engine removal on this thing. Remove the blue stuff and throw away the red stuff...