BigDaddyThey claimed the cylinder was out of round. I don't know how that is possible with modern manufacturing techniques, nor how it managed to run 40 hours if that was the case.
It is not that unusual. Still very rare, but among warranty failures I administered, I think base engine components accounted for about 10% or so.
Incorrect torquing of cylinder head, improper motor mount installation, not allowing the block to fully cure before machining threaded holes, casting porosities, improper squeeze cast pressure, mismatched main bearing caps, and so on, can all cause distortion of the cylinder block and an out-of-round cylinder.
You don't need to lose any sleep over it happening again, this is not a repeat failure condition.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Here in Wisconsin all semi tractors and trailers are required to have mud flaps. Dump trucks are not required to have them. Wisconsin may be the only or one the very few that does require mud flaps on dump trucks. The thinking by some is that when a load is dumped the load will pinch the mud flap against the tire and either damage the mud flap when the truck pulls away from the load or wrap it up over the top of the tire which will also damage the flap. Some companies will place an eye bolt near the bottom edge of the flap. Before dumping, the driver then folds up the flap to a hook on the top bracket of the mud flap thus reducing contact of the load and the tire. Other companies will not even bother with flaps and if you get a rock in the windshield it's your fault for following their truck. You learn to pass them quickly and reduce your exposure time to flying rocks. Our county has a very large crushed granite(rotten granite) industry with many dump trucks plying the roads. It is a rare sight to see a load that has a covering to prevent flying rocks. A lot of local cars have windshields with chips and stars in them not to mention paint chips from flying granite bits. Ironically most flying rocks are ones that fall off the edges of the dump box or get blown off the top of the load and mud flaps would make no difference.
Mark B.
Howdy ... I've been busy past couple of days.
Henry... Your post yesterday is sad . I'm sorry to hear the father of your friend who died in an accident died of Covid.
Kevin ... Thanks for the photos of your trip.
CN Charlie. ... The white pelicans migrate through here in late Fall and again in early Spring. We see huge flocks of them. ... Regarding mud flaps on trucks, I never see large trucks without them.
Everybody... Have a good night.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
NorthBrit Dave, trucks and semi trailers in Canada always have flaps, the fines for non compliance are huge.
CN Charlie
BigDaddy My lawn tractor is back, with a new motor at no charge. They claimed the cylinder was out of round. I don't know how that is possible with modern manufacturing techniques, nor how it managed to run 40 hours if that was the case. Much needed rain showers off and on all day kept me from painting my backdrop.
My lawn tractor is back, with a new motor at no charge.
They claimed the cylinder was out of round. I don't know how that is possible with modern manufacturing techniques, nor how it managed to run 40 hours if that was the case.
Much needed rain showers off and on all day kept me from painting my backdrop.
Happy to hear they stepped up and took care of you.
Sheldon
Afternoon all from the sunny West.
I was just about to climb on the Deere and the wife says she wants to go for another hike in the mountains. She looked at me like only Meryl can do so we hopped in the Highlander and headed 70km North toward the mountains, our go bags are always ready. We did a four-hour hike flat out averaging 3.24mph so we did 13 miles. Now I sit with a good scotch waiting for the Vegas/Avalanche game to start. The dogs had lots of lakes to jump in along the way, we all had a great day. We ran into one couple that had no business being out in the wilderness and they were headed out. We took their car and license # from them and said we would check the parking lot to make sure they were OK when we got back. Their car was gone from the lot when we got back.
I married a very capable, highly intelligent woman, and great days like this drive that home. She is having a snooze right now but a feast will be prepared when she wakes. Her Dad was an executive Chef and she inherited that gene for sure. I offered to cook while she snoozed but she said she has something in mind for dinner.
TF, I love Tony and Frank and listen to them all the time. Micheal Buble is another favourite and he is a local kid and is very involved and well-loved in the community. The tunnels are lookin good. Finish the inside properly because I guarantee you will run a camera through it one day and will kick yourself if you don't.
64 years old, 13 miles at warp speed, and a tot of Scotch, eyes are closing. Tomorrow is another day, but it is only 1730hrs here on the coast. I have a hockey game to enjoy.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
gmpullman Our Daily Bread — Sorry no Wonderloaf. Will Sunblest do? Cheers, Ed
Our Daily Bread —
Sorry no Wonderloaf. Will Sunblest do?
Cheers, Ed
Yes!
Sunblest works!
Big Ships, Big Freight Trains!
Golden grain with hoofing goats, It's going to be a long hot summer
After all, ...We are all getting Sun Blasted all over the Three Continental Region now
Oh Oh!
TF
Yep! I've always loved Tony
And I especially loved this one when Tony got older and took his young friend John under his wing
What an honor to sing with classic Tony Bennett. Did you see how nervous that young man was but what a great time he was having?
Always loved that big band stuff
[quote user="der5997"][quote] The idiot who, in railway carriages, Scribbles on window-panes Will only suffer To ride on a buffer In Parliamentary trains.
The fun one to sing is:
"All prosey, dull, society sinners who chatter and bleat and bore, are made to hear sermons from sinister Germans who preach from ten to four!" That is the one that was monsterous for me to learn. Try saying that up to the speed for the song (grin)! Oh, yeah! I was "The Mikado" one summer when I was in College in a local production. I was supposed to be the conductor for it but the lead couldn't do the show so I got tagged for it (being a Voice Major at Eastman and a Bass.....). My Father played oboe in the orchestera for the first act (where the Mikado doesn't appear) and then conducted the second act so I could sing. I still have my fan in a drawer in the bedroom after all these years!!! That was a fun show! Great people to work with and I was the "Star" of the show I guess........ LOL
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Nice David!
Save me a ticket and I'll come ride with you two birds
I'm just hanging out, out of the Heat! with the air conditioning cranked listening to some of my beloved Tony Bennett.
It could be something like this before I carve and add some paint but I'm getting a little inspiration from Tony right now is how I roll. It's how I listen and I have been listening through the years
I guess it depends on what I want to see in the Tunnel hole later before I black it out and get rid of the pink
NorthBrit As I see some are going on journies, I have decided to treat Dawn to a train journey. David
As I see some are going on journies, I have decided to treat Dawn to a train journey.
David
[quote] The idiot who, in railway carriages,Scribbles on window-panesWill only sufferTo ride on a bufferIn Parliamentary trains.[quote] but I think that should read "we only suffer" as the Mikado is explaning how his punishments fit the crime. I rather think the transcriber here was not familiar with "suffer" meaning "allow"! Anyway, what loco is that, and where are the buffers?
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Good afternoon Diners. Weekly grocery shop all done this pm; so now it's time for coffe and a dutchie. On the pelican thing, saw a program last night which showed how cranes were reintroduced as hatchlings to Nova Scotia and are now returning to nest on a regular basis. Not sure exactly where, but I fancy it would be the Bay of Fundy shore.
NorthBritI am told he rode a bike from Newcastle to North Shields.
Good evening all. A bit of a strong breeze and a few dark clouds. Will it rain?
Charlie. Trucks here in the UK have to by law have mud flaps otherwise the company will be severely fined and could be forced to stop trading until corrected. It was one of my jobs to ensure our fleet of trucks and trailers all had mud flaps. (Those were the days. )
Porky Pappadelle (Pork in a Pasta with Spinach etc.) Limoncello Tiramasu to follow.
Stay Safe Everyone.
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good Morning,
We had rain again yesterday and just cloud today. The rain was welcome and the grass will finally turn green.
Kevin a White Pelican is a common sight up here on Lake Winnipeg but not on small lakes.
Nothing much on the agenda today. Heading to the LHS to pick up the proceeds from selling my BLI Pacific and some other stuff. I need to mow the front lawn if it dries out. It only takes 20 minutes with my little battery mower as the 3 spruce trees take up most of the yard. I could mow between them when we moved in 31 years ago.
Kevin, thanks for the daily update and photos of your trip. I really enjoyed the UP. It has been 44 years since I last drove there but I remember Ironwood as not far from there a large rock flew off a truck wheel and smashed the windshield of my new car. Luckily it hit the passenger side as it nearly went through. I was surprised trucks didn't have mud flaps.
Time for another coffee.
Good afternoon Diners. A Montana Breakfast as well please, Brunhilda.
A warm, dry day with a breeze blowing.
I need a good meal to play Seniors' Cricket.
Back later.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
Good morning diners. Brunhilda, can I have that Montana breakfast Kevin got? That looks tasty!
SeeYou190At one stop I saw these birds that look like pelicans. There can't be pelicans in North Dakota, can there be?
I love that you found the triforce! Gave me a good chuckle.
A small film company did a couple scenes for a movie in town a few years back. I did not go try to see it, but I imagine security wasn't terribly high, but crowd control was. I figured, small town=not much else to do=everyone will be there trying to see what's going on. I stayed away.
Hope everyone has a good Friday Junior today!
Cheers!
Mike
Yep, that's why it earned the moniker "Big Sky Country" !
I like the weathering you did on that Bison, Kevin Glad you found some Genesis at Menards, too. I really like the stuff for a sub-base to structures and roadways. Cuts easily with a few passes of a Stanley knife.
My roundhouse sub-base was all Genesis ceiling tile:
RH_rail1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Scenic view over Lombard’s east switch by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
Here's one for the bridge guy:
Clark Fork reflection by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
Thanks for the updates along your travels! Happy Trails Ed
Greetings to all my fellow diners.
Our first stop this morning was at Menard's in Minnesota. I bought several sheets of Genesis ceiling tiles that Ed showed to me. These are an inexpensive solution to all kinds of modeling needs. Great stuff. Thanks Ed.
Of course, I also bought a whole bunch of other neat stuff at Menard's that we cannot get in Florida.
Today was a long distance driving day. We had to go almost 700 miles, so it was mostly Interstate travel. Tomorrow is another 700 mile day.
Before we left Minnesota we found two more amazing things.
1) The niftiest church I have ever seen.
2) The Tri-Force! Now I can battle Ganondorf and save Zelda.
When we crossed the border into North Dakota, we saw this big catfish just waiting to greet us.
The Eastern side of North Dakota has a lot of heavy industrial farming complexes.
The sky was perfect. This is the picture I am going to use as a study when I paint my backdrops.
Along with a perfect sky, we had perfectly still winds. There was not a single ripple on this lake, and it reflected the sky llke a polished mirror.
At 1:00 in the afternoon, it was 95 degrees in North Dakota. At the same time, it was only 89 degrees back home in Cape Coral, Florida. The folks up here were miserable. The road crews all looked like they were dying. At every stop we made all the people were talking about how hot it is.
I don't know. The day seemed pretty comfortable to me!
At one stop I saw these birds that look like pelicans. There can't be pelicans in North Dakota, can there be? Can anyone identify these birds?
On the West side of North Dakota there is the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We made it in time for a visit. This is a beautiful place.
When leaving the park we saw this bison standing next to the road. I have never seen a bison this close.
The day ended in Montana. I ate at a small diner that was the only place open. I asked the waitress what was the best thing on the menu, and she said it was the "Montana Breakfast". I said, oh, too bad it is almost the end of the day. She told me they served breakfast all day at the diner, so I ordered it.
The Montana Breakfast did not disappoint me!
BUMMERS: I missed two opportunities to photograph BNSF trains at crossings today. Both times I was a couple cars too far back in the line to make it to the crossing with the camera in time. I will keep trying.
OK, see everyone tomorrow.
Stay safe.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
Mark B. I see you also found another Wisconsin gem- Wienke's Market products. They are based in Door County and everytime we visit we have to stop and load up on all their cherry products, pickles, relishes, and other goodies. We just finished a cherry pie made with their filling. Delish.
When I was in elementary school in the 1970s, I would visit family in Wisconsin every Summer. One of the treats was the pickles we could get in Wisconsin that were delicious.
That bottle of Wienke's Russian Pickles was perfect, and it reminded me of being 10 years old again. I really enjoyed them.
BigDaddyI saw the live filming of According to Jim and it was almost like getting on a plane. Metal detectors and security. No strip searches though. That was shortly after 911.
I have never been in a studio, but lots of movies used to be filmed in South Florida until we figured out how much the movie studios were taking advantage of us and then the state took away all their tax breaks.
Security varied by location.
In the scenes of Gone Fishin' filmed in Copeland, and the scenes in Striptease filmed in Clewiston, there was almost no security.
Security around Day Of The Dead was spotty at best.
For the scenes of Gone Fishin' filmed in Naples, or Just Cause filmed in Labelle, security was very tight.
BATMANYou rarely see any security here around movie sets.
I saw the live filming of According to Jim and it was almost like getting on a plane. Metal detectors and security. No strip searches though. That was shortly after 911.
NorthBrit I have decided to treat Dawn to a train journey.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
She won't be complaining long once you tell her we made the King and Queen sit upfront while going through the Rockies on the 1919 Royal Tour.
Just tell her you treat her like Royalty.
Good morning from the cool, damp but always stunning West Coast.
It would be a good day for an early morning paddle and to have a visitor come say hi. Once this covid thing is done I can't wait to visit my cousin on Vancouver Island at their waterfront home and go out for a paddle before the rest of the world wakes up. Give me this peace over Disneyland any day.
I am booked for my second vaccine on Monday so that is good. I am more afraid of infecting someone else like a family member than anything.
We are finally hearing some war stories from our friends that are doctors and nurses on the front lines in hospitals that have been popping by. They said some people were convinced covid was a hoax even as they took their last breath. Makes you wonder how they did at biology in high school.
hon30critterI have always had great service from Digikey.
Me too! The first time I ordered I had the stuff in my hands 22 hours later.
NorthBritI love it when film and television stars can just do what they want without the 'paparazzi' all over the place.
You rarely see any security here around movie sets. We have many TV shows and movies being shot in the forested area just down the road from us where we go walk the dogs. My kid worked in movies for a few years and there was only once they had to hire police officers for crowd control and that was when they were filming "Man In The High Castle" near the cruise ship facility and the tourist were pouring off the ships and storming the set which was about 3 blocks long. Most people just ignore the filming completely.
At my last house, I lived on the edge of Capilano Canyon and they would film movies like the first Rambo in there. I would take the dogs for a walk through there and stop and watch the filming sometimes. Murial Hemmingway was filming a Disney movie there. I was sitting on a log and she came over to see the dogs between takes and we would chat.
Where I live now they use to film a TV show called Stargate. They would just leave the stargate and the control panel sitting in the forest month after month. It was actually there for several years. It was about 20' tall and made out of plastic but looked like stone. Two of us could easily lift it up. It was the same for the Viper fighters on Battlestar Galactica they would be there for weeks on end without a soul to be seen anywhere. When they would come and film they would just move these things around the area to make it look like different planets they were on. It was only us locals and we aren't many that knew they were there.
der5997 Track fiddler P.S. I will be happy when the Canucks win the Stanley Cup as I know you will when the Wild do We emigrated to Canada (Toronto) in 1967. That's the last time the Leafs won the cup. Just sayin'
Track fiddler P.S. I will be happy when the Canucks win the Stanley Cup as I know you will when the Wild do
We emigrated to Canada (Toronto) in 1967. That's the last time the Leafs won the cup. Just sayin'
Well, the Canucks joined the NHL in 1970 so I guess I should not complain even though they have never won the cup. At least Toronto has.
My 75-year-old Brother-in-law that use to weigh 320Lbs road 77kms on his bike yesterday. He made quite the transformation to become very athletic. Our hospital ICU friends that dropped by said that 78.5% of covid deaths in Canada were people that were obese. 1.8% of deaths were people in a healthy weight range.
I am taking ten days off from working out as the old body told me to. It is like going through withdrawal for me.
Well time to sit down with my guitar for a spell which may mean 2 or 3 hours.
der5997 David I just read that to Kris and she said "He can't be in too bad a shape if he's still riding a bike, he must be about the same age as I am" So I googled him and he was born the day before she was! How cool is that?
David I just read that to Kris and she said "He can't be in too bad a shape if he's still riding a bike, he must be about the same age as I am" So I googled him and he was born the day before she was! How cool is that?
Cool indeed. I am told he rode a bike from Newcastle to North Shields. A distance of around 10 miles there (then another 10 back). He must have had a day off filming.
[quote user="NorthBrit"Ilove it when film and television stars can just do what they want without the 'paparazzi' all over the place. Yesterday a gentleman on a pedal cycle arrived at a well known fish and chip restaurant. He went inside and had a meal. Nobody took much notice. It was Harrison Ford. He is around our area filming the next 'Indiana Jones' film. The local Television Companies are 'going mad' as they haven't seen him yet. [/quote]
Track fiddlerP.S. I will be happy when the Canucks win the Stanley Cup as I know you will when the Wild do