Recent content by Blade 80LC

I uploaded a video of the engine running to YouTube. I shot from up top and from below the engine. Volume on the video seems balanced, but to my ear it sounds a bit louder up top nearer the valves. I first heard the noise after hitting the throttle hard to get on the freeway several months...

The mechanic did not say it was the valve lifters. I said the noise sounds like an engine with collapsed valve lifters. I figured it was a noise that many people could imagine in their heads. It is a tap, tap, tap noise that increases in frequency with engine RPM. It is present when the...

My '95 Landcruiser makes a bad knocking sound. (It seems up high on the engine as if hydraulic lifters had collapsed.) I took it to a shop and he pulled the valve cover and looked at the top end. The mechanic found nothing wrong up top, so he said he'd need to pull the engine to see where it...

A few points I want to post: The foam I used is super fluffy. NOT rigid like a pool noodle. My suggestion is intended to put the slightest pressure from the backside of the mirror just enough to stop it from flopping. There are other posts (some mentioned earlier in this thread) about how to...

Thank you for the link. (For those that do want 300M axles.)

This Garmin device had me quite excited until I saw that it required an Iridium satellite network subscription to work. Do they offer a pre-paid or one month card yet? Iridium Prepaid Calling | Iridium Satellite Communications did not link to any US suppliers of their pre-paid calling.

These options from Slee maybe interesting for you if you prefer 2" box. Slee - 2" Receivers

I like this a LOT!

In case anyone is new to 4x4 Labs group buys, be aware that it also means they will get slammed with orders. The 10% off should also be assumed to come with a strong possibility of delayed lead times. It may also result in the vendor being slower to respond than usual. This normally gets...

I've always stay at the Oak Flat campground when I'm at Pillsbury. Not because I think it's any better than the other campgrounds. Only because it's the one that stays open in Late Fall. We stay there in the summer, because then we can tell the group which site we "always stay" so it's easier...

My trips to Lake Pillsbury are typically in November or early December. I went last weekend and it was a much different experience in summer. There are several campgrounds. They tend to get nearly full, but the spaces are big enough that isn't as crowded as some campgrounds when there is a...

It seems that the suggestions so far are toward correcting the speed at near freeway speeds. That may be what the OP wants as it is a common speed. On the other hand, I think a speed difference of 5 MPH at 25 is much more significant. For the speedometer to be off by a steady 5 mph at all...

I searched for a post I thought I'd seen about 5.29 and overdrive being suggested by Georg @orangefj45 as a great idea. I didn't find that post, so he may never have said it. I did find this old thread in the "Hardcore" section. Trail Gear gears? After much back and forth, the money comment...

From the FAQ link pinned on the first page of this forum. this in in the "Modifications" section. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ome-lifts-discussion-for-the-faq.93325/

I went with a low profile (and ugly) step. I haven't dragged it yet. I don't know if I'll slide over it, break the clamp, or get stuck on it. I suppose it depends on what I drag on, and how hard. As a step, it is dangerous. It has a tendency to let your foot roll under the slider, and of...