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A dusting fell early this morning. All gone by 10am. 32* now and shows to he in the teens in the morning. 

Snow is supposed to set in again tomorrow. Its raining now and 39* and dropping. Highs are supposed to be in the teens.

On 1/20/2022 at 7:53 PM, Freedomflyer said:

That could be messy!

It looks like snow but is about an 1"+ of soild ice. I'm on call till 4pm today and have to swap trucks with my coworker. It's starting to melt now but will be in the teens tonight so it will set right back in. I took this shot from my home shop camera from my warm bed lol. We are about 30 minutes from the beach. Further inland got actual snow. 

rain is setting in. 51* right now but is supposed to hit high 20's by morning. Highs 32 and lows in the 20's tomorrow with rain /mix all day. 

Low 30's here today. Been raining since about 9am. Just isn't cold enough for the white stuff.

Well, 1 guard was available, one is on back order...... 

We had a nice spring like winter day here. I swear I'm gonna have to break out the lawn mower here soon for a few spots in the yard.

1 hour ago, jeepwm69 said:

We probably ought to be hoarding a couple of sets of these just in case in the future prices on them do like Honda 300 flares

Might be on to something. I got both sets online for $50 shipped. Ebay seller wanted over $80 for the same.

While washing the Foreman today, I noticed that it does smoke when reving it up cold. So it looks like I might have to dig in deeper. Does anyone know what the actual size the BigBore kit was that High Lifter use to sell is? I emailed them today since my old login was no good. Does anyone else sell one or am I going to have to go back to a stock replacement piston and jug?

The Vet sent this to us the next week. Really ment a lot to me. Especially the paw print. I walked in the door the other day and asked my wife if she had feed Cam. Still have to get accustomed to him being gone. 

With in a few days after I buried him, the neighbors dog started to dig him up. His brother in law is my boss so I asked him to pass the word along . Neighbor said it wasn't his dog....  We knew 100% it was . Found for the 2nd time , the same dog had been here digging again. I passed the word again , but this time that if it wasn't his dog then he won't miss it if indolent come home. Boss said his sister was crying because she felt so bad, yet he wouldn't take responsibility for his dog. 3rd time , neighbor was outside and I let him know his dog was over here. Haven't seen it since and he finally apologized for it.  I had to grab two doors from some old incinerators  to lay over his grave.  

Decided to spray off the mud on the Foreman from hunting season. Noticed a crack on the LF upper splash guard. It pretty much  disintegrated as soon as I touched it. Just ordered up a new left and right guard. 

On 12/28/2021 at 11:25 AM, jeepwm69 said:

Not sure how I missed this one.

 

 

Not sure how I missed this thread, but if it only smokes when recently ridden, I would agree with your assessment that it's oil leaking down through the valve seals.

 

There is a crankcase vent hose that is on the left rear of the engine and goes to the airbox. 

 

Does it smoke under load?  If you have a bad rod that's egging out the cylinder it should be wearing things to the point where it will smoke if you ride it hard at all.  My 09 has a bad rod and it made noise for awhile, then started smoking  under load.  Doesn't smoke when cruising, only when I put a load on it in the mud or revving it up.

 

Your symptom sounds more like a head issue to me.

When it does smoke on start up. it does smoke under throttle. I don't really get on it hard a lot because I usually have one of my boys on it with me and he is holding the rifles. Today is the last day of hunting season so I will pull the rocker cover off here when I get a chance.

I have noticed recently that my 2005 Foreman 500 has started smoking. Not when cold or it has sat for a few days, but when I drive to the hunting stand and sits for a few hours. When I start it up it smokes pretty bad.  Park it and the next rime I start it up no problem.  I didn't notice this until I changed the oil and filter a few months a go.  Napa gold filter( installed the right way) and Valvoline ATV 10w40. Usually in the auto world I would say this is a drain back issue and oil sitting in the head and leaking by the valve seals but it will do it after a cold start also also. The motor was rebuilt about 1000 miles ago with a Web cam and Big Bore kit. Head was checked and jug was bored.  Do these have a crakecase hose or some type of pcv valve? 

I did check the oil and it was low. I have the short dipstick and added oil till it was at the middle of the 3 hash marks not screwed in. Couldn't find my manual to check to make sure this is correct , but I believe it is.

Thanks guys.

@bcsman, they asked if I wanted to be present. Not a chance I wouldn't want to be the last person he saw. Another thing I didn't know is that they cremated your pets if you wanted. I told them I was taking him home. They sent a sympathy card with his paw print on it Monday.

My morning routine is a lot different now that I don't have to take care of him.  

Ron, Thank you and sorry about your girl. 

After 15 1/2 years I lost my Boykin Spaniel, Cam. He had started going down hill the last few months with a few trips to the vet. I knew the time was coming, I knew what I needed to have done. Tuesday he was fine. Wednesday he couldn't move very well and wouldn't eat. I was in my shop and he would try to let out a bark and I would go over to him. Thursday same thing and I could smell a smell that I was told was a sign of the end. I gave him a long bath to get him cleaned up.  Called the vet Friday morning and took him in. That was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. The vet assured me it was the right thing to do. Within 30 seconds he was no longer in any pain. Before he passed, it looked like a tear ran down his eye....  I felt like a thousand pounds was lifted off my shoulders because I was no longer worrying about this moment. This picture is from about 8 years ago. He was still in  his prime. A year later he decided to fight with my in laws truck tire. He was in an animal hospital for about 2 1/2 months with a split diaphragm and fractured hip. . He had a limp but could still get a little run in here and there. He was the Alpha of our 2 dogs even in his shape. Now our 3 year old English Springer Spaniel is in control of his yard. 

9 hours ago, ATC4ever said:

69, but i dont see any badges on the front fender to say what should be in it 😆 

Different looking hood 🤔

That is the '69 SS hood. As far as fender badges...... We don't need no stinking badges!! I have a 468 BBC for it.  Not sure if it is a true SS or not. Have a partial build sheet but no vin on it. 

Now that looks like a good time!!

Finally got my car out of the weather after a few years of sitting.  

I hope all gets better with her Wheeler. 

Not for me!!

Nice buck @wheelsquad!! I only have 1 crossbow kill on the wall.  No where near that size!!

 I have the money, no problem. I've come to a point in my life where some times I look at stuff sometimes and see if it's really worth it.  It doesn't make me any money so there isn't any return except for a little fun factor. It sits most months. Kinda like an old beater car. As long as it works you don't spend much. 

And Fish, no stockers for me. 27s on my 500. I put the tube in at work and for the 1st time this hunting season, I haven't had to air up my tire!!

50 minutes ago, shadetree said:

if they are that dry rotted ?, then why not replace them ???. sigh.

$400-500 a set. Plus Christmas is right around the corner. Once hunting season is over it will sit in the shop. Hard to spend that kind of money if I can put a tube in. 

Fish and Rubi, I've already put slime in once. There are just so many cracks in these tires, I don't think I could put enough in here to help.