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Needed a third hand getting the lower contol arm/ball joint separated on my Xterra. Nissan uses a pinch bolt setup on the lower ball joint. Had to holed the spindle away from the vehicle far enough to let the cv joint move inboard to open up clearance(lacked by literally a 1/4". Good job Nissan). So since kid wasn't home and wife was asleep...I used the winch on the 450 to hold the spindle while I got it back together. Worked like a charm.

Welcome to the forum. I think the answers have been covered. Thanksfully, it appears(hopefully), that both are likely not from hard to fix areas. Good Luck!

Been gorgeous here. Mid 60s to 80. Windows open. Have had some strong storms roll through but just heavy rain...so far no wind or crazy lightning.

Sorry to hear about your wife's aunt passing. My daughter turns 16 in a month. She's counting down to being able to drive and successfully drove her future car last week 3 different nights. Successfully=its a manual...she's learning. She handled city traffic for the first time and is getting constantly better.

You're on it....My knee jerk was same as Fish's. I don't know that engine so it looked like it was on the inside. YOu say it isn't...and you know it better than I do. So saying 'you're on it.'.

I have a Lodge Dutch Oven I bought several years ago(one with ring on top to do coals over campfire). Cook cobbler in in a couple times a year. We have a Wagner Skillet we inherited from my wife's grandparents too. Know nothing about it but we used it when we had gas stove. Smooth top electric it doesn't work with so it sits in our camping stuff til we come back to gas at the house. Around here, used, rusty skillets at Antique malls go for 75+ bucks. I went to a garage sale one time and everything was up there. Friend bought like a 24" cast iron skillet for 5 bucks, all rusty, at a flea market and has used it religiiously since. I haven't been able to find those kind of deals unfortunately due to all the antiquer's out there trying to stock their booths at the malls.

I bought a super cheap spring compressor off amazon. Shade really approves of my china purchases...but it appeared to work fine. Looks like its not available but one for 23 bucks is. Suspect its same one in different case. Amazon Spring Compressor

I was thinking the same thing. Glad it appears OP was on it. The color is nice though! Good Luck!!

Once you get the jug off and the front cover off(if you go that far) pulling the motor at least on my 450 was about 45 min of work. I prefered it over standing on my head to do the timing on mine(among other things that that lead to.

My dad talked about an 8 ga that his dad had back in the 40s and 50s. No idea where it went. I know all of his old stuff my uncle took and sold years before my grandpa passed away. I just have a 99 dolllar single shot 410 from him that my uncle gave him in trade for all of his other guns.

I was waiting for the perverbial boat capsize post.

I have a 75 I traded a M&P for. Heavy gun, no recoil in 9 mm. I haven't shot more than a dozen rounds from it. Intended to use it for competition but haven't embraced it yet.

Welcome!

Welcome!

I flushed the tank out on my 450 and cleaned the carb and got it to stop pouring out. It would randomly do it when running or sitting. Mine was debris issue...but could see where if its a constant 'it does it or it doesn't that it could be a float level thing. Mine was very random.

Yours for 8300 local to me.

Multiples of 1400 dollars. Sell Sell Sell!

I thought about that as I posted this option. That's gonna be a much heavier clamp. For 40 bucks, I'd just replace it.

If you do a hose clamp...one like this would be more likely to compress the metal. I'm not familiar with that piece. If its super thin a regular worm drive clamp might do it... That pic is from Jegs...not sure where'd I'd buy one locally. Maybe the local hydraulic hose store or grainger(not local anymore now that I think about it).

Congrats!

Enjoy! Be sure to lap in your valves and check it with fluid on the backside. I think some thin fluid shade said to use. Fill up port and see if it leaks out prior to bolting it on. I used gas and brake cleaner if I recall.

Been in the 50s and 60s here last couple days. Ground is soggy but walk able. Rain rolls in middle next week to the tune of a few inches...but for now, its fairly warm upper 40s all weekend. I was out last weekend in tshirt when it was 50 out. Telecon with a customer from Germany he couldn't believe I wasn't in a coat but in a tshirt.

THe rollers in number 27 are more like a 1/16" in dia. Feels like a game show....'name that debris'!

It is amazing how much the parts swing around in priice. Some think they have gold, some sell reasonable.

I can't recall who I shipped mine to to get it bored out. It came with the gasket kit, if i recall...which was head gasket and other gaskets needed. I might be wrong. With how far you have it torn down...you'll need a full gasket kit anyway. May as well just buy a full kit Only one you likely won't need is the central case gasket if you don't split it.