ILoveMyPatty

Wicked, thanks for the ideas guys. Maybe we'll start getting some postings if I can get an ad up on Craigslist. The thing is, 98% of our customers are from the Pacific Northwest.. WA, OR... so not around here. So I'd have to put ads up for everywhere, that could take some time....

Very good idea. Why didn't I think of that, haha. Aren't most drain plugs magnetic?

So, Costco carries these roof baskets? Does it just get shipped to the closest Costco and you go pick it up? I like the looks of it, lots.

How much of the dipstick broke off? I'm unsure about how the dipstick tube goes into the oil pan, but I would try a long retractable magnet stick before anything else. Might still be long enough that it's just sitting in there. If not, then I believe the front diff has to come out to remove the oil pan, along with the suspension crossmember. If I remember correctly, thats what it looked like to me when I was underneath.

Dannnng, that looks really good man, nice work. Wanna do mine for me now?

Well, I fixed most of the exhaust leak. She sounds ALOT better now. I've still got my 32x11.50 BFG muds on, driving it around the yard, haha. Turning sooo slowly cause they do rub. Maybe it's just because my drivers side fender isn't on all the way (I'm going to snorkel it so this doesn't happen again). Also, there are still a couple lines that go from my carbon canister that are not connected to anything. Unsure if this will make it run crappy or not, but she still runs a little rough (dizzy probably isnt set right still). Could someone get me a picture and description of where the lines from the carbon canister go? I've looked at the vac line diagram in the haynes and I can't get anywhere.

Yep. I had to do that in my dads old Landcruiser, 30km in the bush on a road not big enough to turn around, when the slave cylinder went. Power shifting, into 1st gear so it would be slow enough to turn around at the next wide spot... wasnt wide enough and it stalled. Had to drive "on the starter" for about 20 feet thru a ditch and up onto the road, and winch through occasionally. I bought my Pathy with that clutch switch disabled. It's handy sometimes, reach thru the window and start it, when you're tuning the engine.

Border crossing is minor. I do it like 6 times per year. Might help that I'm dual citizen with two passports, but still.. It's minor.

My ignition has a hard time turning sometimes. Just work the wheel back and forth a bunch of times, take the key out and put it back in, turn it forwards and back, pull it out a tiny bit and try it again.

There are actually three. And we have lost business that we know of. The usually try to contact them again several years after, and end up with us, which they say was a good thing. We have no current listings that I know of with any tourist associations. The website is old... my mom seems to think at least 6 years old. I'm not too fond of the layout or the background. There needs to be a gallery, with more pictures as well.

If you look straight down on the pulleys, it's easy to find where they go, if the PS Pump, Alty and AC are all in. You can pretty much look straight down and figure it out. Belts always go parallel to the pulleys, not angled

Alternator goes on the back, AC goes on the middle, and up to the tensioner at the top of the timing belt cover (loosen the bolt in the middle, then loosen or tighten the one angled on top for tension. The power steering belt goes on the front.

I was wondering if anyone would be able to design a website for me. I'm unsure of what it takes to create a website that's appealing, so I'm just asking. Is anyone able to create one? I have Paypal for payment, if I could figure out how to use it. The website is for my parents fishing resort, they're having a rough time with getting bookings the past couple years, and I was thinking that if our website was updated then it might attract more people. It also doesn't come up on google searches until the 6th or so page. Anyway, it's a rustic fishing resort in the interior of BC, Canada and we've been running it for twenty some odd years. This is the page that we have right now. http://www.circlew.com/

Non Alcoholic: Dr. Pepper Iced Tea Monster energy drinks Alcoholic: Soft: Stella Artois, Budweiser, Molson Cold Shots Hard: Tequila shooters, Jagerbombs, 8-balls Mixed: Vodka Tonics, Gin Tonics, Rum (Appletons) and Cokes Hot: Hot Buttered Rum, Hot chocolate with Peppermint Schnapps

Steam from the condensation in the fuel? Well, that's probably what it is then. It doesn't smell sweet like coolant, so I think I'm good.

If you go with a bend at the top of the a-pillar, I would put a wire from the top of the opening, down to the pipe going up the a-pillar, so branches will run up the wire and over the top of the snorkel bend, to prevent damage to the curved part at the top and to prevent branches and such from catching on it.

Now that I think about it, I didn't let it run long enough to warm up. I don't want to run her too long, with the exhaust the way it is. I'm sure that's what it is. They wouldn't have sold me an engine with a blown head gasket.

Yep, all of the plug wires are snug. I'm in town right now so I'll see if I can pick up a couple exhaust studs and nuts. I haven't been running it for extended periods of time, because I didnt want the manifolds to warp. I hope to god that the white exhaust isn't anything to worry about... Maybe it's cause the fuel in my tank sat for so long and there's condensation in it. I should have drained it, but I didn't.

She runs a little better now, I loosened the bolt and turned the dizzy a little bit to find where it runs the best. She idles smooth, with no sputtering, but it's idling at about 1200RPM and blowing white exhaust.... Interesting

I've never heard of that before. But if it starts to become constant... get two wooden wedges and put the wedge down between the door panel and the window. Haha. That's how my pass. front window is being held up (the cable is kinked and wont wrap on the motor pulley)

Almost a year, while I drove an '01 F-350 with the 7.3 Powerstroke, 6 speed, crew cab long box... This is gonna be a huge change... heh. Casey.T, I'll borrow a buddys timing light, I have no idea how they work, but I'll figure it out. I'm going to see if I can get my exhaust bolted up a little better, then mess with the dizzy. After I watch my coolant and add more when the t-stat opens up.

Haven't taken her for a tour yet, nope. I have to get the tractor into the shop to move a welding fab table that I had all my parts and whatnot on, infront of the Pathy before I can get 'er out. Big steel table that's too heavy to move with manpower. Our neighbor is using the tractor right now so I'm outa luck for a bit.

Spark timing was wayyy off. I didn't set it to TDC and reset the dizzy, I just rotated it about 180 degrees and it runs now. Doesn't run too well though. She sounds like a tractor with the exhaust the way it is... Thinkin about running into town and getting a set of Pacesetters or something... heh.... Isn't TDC marked on the crank pulley?

The Pathy is aliiiiive!!! It'ss allliiiiiiiiiivveeee!! Doesn't sound to purrdy (mean exhaust leak that will only be fixed by...... THORLEYS) Muhuahaha. The pipes that bolt up to the manifolds, I've got two bolts that sheered off when I was disconnecting the old motor. Now I'm a bolt short on each side, which makes it sound like a diesel. I'd like to thank everyone that helped me out with this swap, and Mr. Jim for creating NPORA. Thanks a million, I wouldn't have even thought about attempting this swap with my experience, without everyone at NPORA. Thanks again everyone.

Okay well tomorrow morning I'll get out and find TDC, reset my distributer and check the pulled #1 plug for fuel. Thanks guys.