No Intake

Originally uploaded by jaslusher.

When I was ordering the spark plug wires for the Rover, the site told me I needed to buy an upper intake gasket.
I proceeded to do 2 things wrong promptly after that. First, I decided to interpret that as only [...]

Yesterday morning after work, my buddy Todd suggested that he, David (not my brother, Dave), and I go grab a bite to eat at a nearby Huddle House. I was a bit peckish, so why not. We go and discuss our plans to go to Dragon*Con this year and eat some Huddle House [...]

So on the commute home this morning the Rover started misfiring. A misfire is very noticeable in a vehicle that normally runs silky smooth.
So when I get it home I put it on the old OBD II scanner and sure enough, cylinders 4 and 6 are misfiring. A quick inspection of the [...]

I have long been an advocate of non-fossil fuels. I think that diminishing and/or eliminating our dependency on oil will be good for everyone, everywhere. A group of kids in Philedelphia built a bio-diesel car on their own. And these weren’t the star students, either. A couple of quotes from [...]

I am, in my heart of hearts, a TWAC.
It’s not something I’m proud of. After a lifetime of being a TWAC, it is somewhat ingrained.
I’m trying to change.
For instance, the truck rebuild is going on way too long. I compare where I am with the amount of time this project has been going [...]

43 minutes.
That is how long it took me to change out my rear brakes. Those are the hard ones. Tomorrow morning I’m going to change out my front brakes.
I’ve got 77 minutes to do it without owing Hank Aaron Land Rover (the whole institution) an apology. Smart money is [...]

I mounted the new fuel pump today and it turned out to be about 1000 times easier than I expected it to be. If I hadn’t gotten sidetracked by projects for others, I might very well have cranked the thing up tomorrow.
I still think I can get it going in the next couple of [...]

I now have the engine and transmission fully installed in the truck. What I mean by fully is that originally the transmission crossmember (to which the transmission mount attaches) wouldn’t go back into place. It sat about 2 inches behind the holes in the frame for it. Using the engine hoist, a [...]

Rover1

Originally uploaded by jaslusher.

Marilyn and I got ourselves another Rover. It’s a nice truck and actually a bit of an upgrade from our previous one. This one is an SE7 with all the bells and whistles such as leather and 6 disc cd [...]

The 7/30/05 episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Download the MP3 directly here. Or better yet, get a podcatching client and subscribe to this podcast here. My Odeo Channel is here.
In this episode:
I talk about Emily’s birthday, I call out all of the people with audio capabilities that have not yet done [...]