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thecrazygreek said:
Beautiful!

That curve looks like a good place to do a little gold prospecting.. ! :) (My dad signed us up for lifetime membership in the GPAA Gold Prospectors Association of America back around 1979 - 80)
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The guy in that pic does a little prospecting, I watched him a few times get lost in the fine sediment at his feet, next thing you know he’d be sifting through a handful of fine river sediment looking for flakes.
 
rkymtnflyfisher said:
While adjusting valves I reached down to grab the crankshaft pulley to turn the engine and the pulley was loose. What the crap? I crawled under to take a look and sure enough, the nut is MIA.


Off to the intertubes I go looking for a NLA nut! (@ToyotaMatt) did show up to the rescue but not before I remembered a nut I found out in the road a month or so ago.

I'll be dammed, walked over to the shelf and there it was. Put it back on and added a little extra love with the breaker bar to snug it up hellatight.

Ran to the store for some stuff, runs like a raped ape again!
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Had this happen last year... there's actually a lock washer that is supposed to go behind the nut and get bent over to prevent loosening. @65swb45 sells them.
 
Honger said:
Had this happen last year... there's actually a lock washer that is supposed to go behind the nut and get bent over to prevent loosening. @65swb45 sells them.
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Didn’t that lock washer go away in like 78, or 81? I’m going to need to browse some parts schematics now.
 
rkymtnflyfisher said:
Didn’t that lock washer go away in like 78, or 81? I’m going to need to browse some parts schematics now.
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Could be... mine's a 77, though my motor is an 84.

Fell behind on your thread a little bit. As usual, the pics don't disappoint!
 
Honger said:
Could be... mine's a 77, though my motor is an 84.

Fell behind on your thread a little bit. As usual, the pics don't disappoint!
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My engine is from an 83 FJ60, I don’t recall there being a lock behind that nut, but it’s also one of those things that I most likely didn’t pay much attention to.
 
Thanks for the tag @Honger . The lock tab is for the nut that has the claw on the end. The FJ60 nut did not have a claw, so it did not take a lock washer.
 
Pheeew ....

115 pages - I feel like I sat through the uncut version of, 'Lawrence of Arabia' (no intermission)...

Great read though! Incredible work!

Now I frown when I look out my back window at my '68 under a tarp...

:)
 
Spike Strip said:
Pheeew ....

115 pages - I feel like I sat through the uncut version of, 'Lawrence of Arabia' (no intermission)...

Great read though! Incredible work!

Now I frown when I look out my back window at my '68 under a tarp...

:)
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I could tell you were going to need a break soon!
 
rkymtnflyfisher said:
You better get comfortable.
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Brother, I was born comfortable...

I remember red but I’m seeing green ( in more ways than one )...

Don’t spoil it for me, I know a good story when I read one...Gonna fire up the 6 cup and enjoy.
 
One from November whe I was coming down from a trailhead.
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The view from the front porch a couple of nights ago.

They're calling for a significant snow storm this week, i keep hearing numbers that range from 4"-8" up to 18"-24".

I'd wager a beer that we get less than 6".

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Chungas Revenge said:
Brother, I was born comfortable...

I remember red but I’m seeing green ( in more ways than one

Don’t spoil it for me, I know a good story when I read one...Gonna fire up the 6 cup and enjoy.
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rkymtnflyfisher said:
The view from the front porch a couple of nights ago.

They're calling for a significant snow storm this week, i keep hearing numbers that range from 4"-8" up to 18"-24".

I'd wager a beer that we get less than 6".

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Well sir, way I see it, you did “good”. Looks like a nice spot on the map.

Made it through about 30 pages of your thread so far. Like walking down a familiar path. Hell, I may put on the “10 cupper” and binge the morning away.
 
rkymtnflyfisher said:
Slid nose first into a bar ditch in a snow storm tonight @about 40 mph, being a dumb ass and driving in 2wd while the roads were slicker than a five gallon bucket of warm Vaseline. Pretty steep shoulder, I went from trying to keep it between the lines to trying to keep it shiny side up all within about 2 seconds. Stopped about 6 inches from hitting a split rail fence. Had to steer it into the ditch rather than out of it, if not I may have dumped it on its side.

Locked the hubs, hit 4lo, pounded the skinny pedal and managed to get it back on the road.

Drove home and parked it.
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Posted in another thread last month, posted here for my own reference later.
 
TOT is 0630-ish. Went all in with the 12 cup dark roast. I'm on the green light heading for the door...I'll ping you back when I'm on the ground...

👍
 
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