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It looks great Ken!

Let's keep this the donation thread, move driveway discussions back to the winter thread.  We're not that strict on post placement here, but lets keep some small amount of order!

Hi Steve, I hope you've been well, apart from the snow/mud fest!  Some pics of that carnage would have been good here! I've used Copper-Nickel for brake line quite extensively, it's the only way to go.  So nice to work with, bends and flares easily and no corrosion worries.  Stainless is hard and di...

Ah, D2, thanks for reminding me of Mike's healthy slap at dag there, I'd forgot to acknowledge!  Mike, the helmet or the straightjacket, one of them is missing!

D2, there's some things that meds just can't fix!

I've been among the lame with posting anything useful lately, so here's me trying to do better!  I've not been good about participating in dag's "first mow" pic fest, so I'll get in the game here... Not first mow yet, but I was heavy into cleaning the yard this past week.  Unfortunately, "loaders" g...

Guys, forgive my delay, but thanks for stepping up with the donations.  Even the $10 donations add up, greatly appreciated.  As has been mentioned, we also need some interest in posting, but it really does take both.  Without the donations we can't pay the bills and there's no place to post.  Withou...

Dave C. makes an excellent point.  Every Cyclops needs all the electrical gone over.  These troubles can be difficult to trace, and they can change with heat.  If a connection is suspect, disconnect, clean and be sure to coat with dielectric grease before putting back together.  Dielectric "Tune Up"...

Hi Ethan, and welcome to the forum! Guessing will make you crazy, better to do some real troubleshooting.  You can't easily troubleshoot something that is currently running, so you'll have to be prepared when it acts up again.  Remember, assuming good compression, all engines want to run, they just ...

Ken's driveway is like an old friend who was always very sick every winter but has vastly improved lately!   
Who wouldn't want to hang out on Ken's driveway after seeing it here for so many years?  

I had one member mention that he had trouble donating, that it kicked back on him.  Please post here if you've any troubles donating.  List the specific trouble or message you got when you tried to donate.

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone that has donated so far in this cycle!  With just a handful of people we are currently within $40 of our current funding need.  Just four more people at $10 each will get us there, but I hope we surpass the needed amount. Also note, we took in nearly double the donations needed in...

Dennis, well said regarding the fact that something can be of very high value even if you don't use it often.   As for costs to run the site, there is information in the previous donation "sticky" topic from 2022 at the top of each sub-forum.  On the bottom of the board's main index page there is a ...

Ken - I was going to comment that your driveway looked pretty good even before you spread out the stone.  I hope that's still true after you deal with this snow!   Now an interruption as a moderator... Please note the new donation request at the top of each sub-forum.  If we can't keep Dave C. in th...

Well, although we've not many posts recently, I still like to drop in and banter with the other few misfits and keep an eye on Ken's driveway and ham radio collection!  You'll all have to decide for yourself if it's worth dropping a few dollars in the hat.  I think for the numbers we currently have ...

D2, I have the same attitude about FB, but I also won't criticize anyone that does use it.  Everyone needs to do what works for them. I will say that apparently FB Marketplace has taken over for buying/selling, Craigslist is crap now.  I'm thinking I'll be using my wife's FB account to scope out thi...

Hi Chris, Welcome Aboard! There is only one "vent" for the transmission/rear combination and that is on the top of the differential all the way towards the rear.  That wouldn't leak unless you massively overfilled it. I suspect you are referring to the check valves at the top of the actual hydro uni...

From what I've heard, many forums got supplanted by Facebook.  But I refuse to go there, so I'll just banter here with the handful that are left.  I check for new posts every day, and it's always nice to see one of you guys posting.  Ken keeps us going with the ham radios lately, since his driveway ...

Well, "BM not getting into any skirmishes" didn't last long!  

We're terrible... this was nearly a semi-useful thread about a parts washer and it devolved into our typical clown show!  But, the fun is too hard to resist.

The "monkey bar" reference is great!  Even as an old man, that reference just takes you right back to elementary school.  

Ha!  Hi BM, nice to see you kicking about!  dag, I'm not so sure about!  Lol

dag, I'm proof that draining is a waste of time.  Since day one of this thread I've not had to add fluid.  Make sure you unscrew all your light bulbs before you go to bed each night, store them neatly... 

Wow, definitely dredging up some old banter here!  That was a fun thread, I had to reread it to remember the "pasteurized oil" joke by BM, that was gold! On the serious side, I'm still thrilled with my "overly elaborate project".  After all these years, no noticeable evaporation and it's always avai...

Mike - You did a fabulous job!  It really looks nice.  I'm not a fan of the government forcing us to take electric over gas, but nothing wrong with choosing it for yourself for the right application. So, the dashboard and lettering look perfect.  Did you have to reproduce that or were you lucky enou...

Ken, I'm glad the grading disaster was rectified.  It certainly changes your perspective! Everybody else:  Snow removal is hard and painful. Ken:  Moving 2 feet of snow, no big deal, so long as I don't have to regrade the driveway every year! dag, as of the time of your question, no snow other than ...

Ah, I was waiting for our annual "Ken's driveway saga"!  This our forum's winter Super Bowl! 

Craig, I just saw your email.  It looks like you've figured out posting.  Welcome aboard!

We are now fairly small in number here, but hopefully one of our regulars can help you out with the spring.  If you have any good pics of projects, post them up for us!
 

Ken - These aren't my thing, but cool to see and follow.  I'm amazed at what a hot mess they look like inside, even after "restored".  No breadboard, no order, just a jumbled mess of soldered connections in free air!  They have to be terrible to trace out unless you have real tribal-knowledge of the...

Same to all, Happy Thanksgiving!  I'm late checking in here, busy day hosting a bit of crowd.
I'll be digging into one of my 2182 ignition systems this weekend, I might try to find time to post something interesting.

Tim - Certainly, glad to see you posting.  

Ha!  Yes... Eight is definitely more than "the one" you went shopping for!  
Enjoy, it's a good haul!
 

BM - D2 seems like a pretty stand up guy, and you compare him to Dag?  Harsh!! :lol: Hey, D2, next time try  https://www.messicks.com/   They've an easy to use look-up similar to PartsTree, but usually better prices and reasonable shipping.  I've actually driven up there for parts once, but shipping...