The oil pump and distributor install plans you have developed will do just fine and the way I have held the crank from rotating is to install the bell housing then and flywheel and clutch then wedge the wheel from turning assuming the engine is not installed. Use an impact wrench and socket on the n...

Sal my buddy how have you been, will you be attending the Aberdeen Rally?

Isaac, guess I screwed it up.

Another try.



The columns are plumb, they just do not look like it in this shot.

Lifted with no problems.

Sorry about your trees Bruce, I have had them go down in past storms and always felt like I had lost an old friend.

Glad we did not get that much, 10" was enough and the temps did get higher than what you had.

Elwood wrote:Right now, I'm not liking either one of you very much.

We had a taste of spring, but now it's just bitter cold.

The temp. here this morning is 12F. and yesterday during the snow 23F. not much to envy.

That's great weather Gary, last Wednesday we had 70f here and one week later 15f and the blizzard. Over my lifetime I have seen a total of 6 of them with March of 1958 being the worst.

Today I had another opportunity to play with the M, we received 10 " of heavy wet snow and sleet and the old girl was up to the task.

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Soon, just need to take the blade off when the threat of snow reduces.

I have wire wheeled, dry film lubed the telescoping extension arms and used a rust converter on the rest then painted over that so far. Doing all that to 4 arms took several days which allowed the various coatings drying time. http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n62/fortyfivelive/IMG_0931_zps36sxo5jf...

I will be waiting and would enjoy that a lot.