@greenbeast Best of luck with this… when I was 21, (50 years ago) I could not warm up to it and had a friend who had one… we always took my FJ40 instead…once I started back in land cruisers…I absolutely LOVE it!
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Hood has been little pain. Can’t adjust as mechanism frozen and won’t let me tighten. Hood likes to try and lift while driving on highway so made tractor supply and Walmart run and now it’s fixed. Amazing how squeaky that was.
Holes for hood latches already there with securing bolt. $6 fix
Holes for hood latches already there with securing bolt. $6 fix
In the Navy, a friend made up a mix of diesel fuel and transmission fluid to use as a penetrating oil…never saw him have any rusted frozen parts as a marine mechanic
just passing that along
just passing that along
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I’m big fan of Kroil, but the threads are tough to get to on the hood itself. I’m not giving up yet!
Haven’t heard of that concoction though
Haven’t heard of that concoction though
I use Kroil most of the time… always had the little can of liquid but i see they now have a spray can
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Yeah it’s like a $1000 ha
When I used to have time to shoot more I used quite a bit of Ed’s Red a homemade bore cleaner that replicates a Vietnam-era military rifle bore cleaner, Mil-C-372B.
I also use it as a penetrating oil and it preforms exactly as Kroil at a fraction of the cost so there is always a restaurant style ketchup squeeze bottle on my work bench.
There are lots of variations on the interweb but this is the one I use.
CONTENTS: Ed's Red Bore Cleaner
1 part Dexron ATF, GM Spec. D-20265 or later. Older Ford Mercon and Mopar are also OK.
1 part Kerosene - deodorized, K1, also OK to substitute Jet-A
1 part Aliphatic Mineral Spirits, Fed. Spec. TT-T-2981F, CAS
#64741-49-9, or may substitute "Stoddard Solvent", CAS #8052-41-3, or
equivalent, (aka "Varsol")
1 part Acetone
We used Varsol on whitewall tires at the car wash in the ‘70s. one wipe and they come super clean and white… probably removes a layer of material 
for interested parties…this little article details the how’s and why’s of Ed’s Red Bore Clearner….that @J Mack had posted
survivalsherpa.wordpress.com
for interested parties…this little article details the how’s and why’s of Ed’s Red Bore Clearner….that @J Mack had posted
DIY Preparedness: Ed’s Red Bore Cleaner Recipe
Here’s an old article from Survival Blog with Ed’s Red Bore Cleaner recipe. After making a batch, print a hard copy for your files. Source: SurvivalBlog.com Author: Charles M. Do It You…
survivalsherpa.wordpress.com
Ed's Red Gun Cleaner
www.majorsgunclub.org
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The kerosene and atf seems to jive with that marine concoction mentioned.
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Found this random rubber strip, does this look like the rubber for window channel the glass sits in on doors? That’s what I’m thinking but don’t want to get my hopes up?
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Mowing on the tractor this evening and the light and angle were perfect when the pig caught my eye
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Another bittersweet day, everyone’s good friend Onur stopped by.
We made a visit in the pig!
We made a visit in the pig!
I'm sure Chris enjoyed your visit.
bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
For someone to take Chris's legacy to this point, you are truly a Great person
. We need more peeps like you and most of the gang here on here 
.
Thanks for letting me stop by, Jon. Great to see you and Kim again and an excellent dinner.
And most of all, thank you for going with me to visit Chris and letting me drive the pig back home….
Until next time, friend.
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The pleasure was all mine my friend, good to spend some time with you and Turk, not the Turk!
Pigeaten
GOLD Star
There is some heavy 55 mojo going on here
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Trip took us couple hours to pay our respects, about half highway, half country road. Pig runs like a dream. Figure we put another 120 miles at least yesterday. Such a joy to drive!
