Tinker Week?

[rickeieio]

We spent yesterday fixing two air leaks.  One was a piece of cake, just a new o-ring.  The other........ let's just say I left a trail of blood in the engine bay, and Steve polished a good portion of the shop floor with his tshirt.  The main line going from the compresser to the air drier had no clamp at the fitting.  It had rusted in two.  There are 6 support straps hold it in  place, three of which are very difficult to access.  One you get to by going through the battery box.............

No, we didn't take time to grab any pictures..........

[alan0043]

Hi Rick,

I hope you didn't need any stitches. Are your tetanus shots up to date ? When it comes to working on anything, you never know what is going to happen. You just might need some scotch as an antiseptic to take care of that cut. 😎

Al

[rickeieio]

Wounds were caused by a sharp end on a zip tie.  I didn't notice until I had three "leakers" on one elbow.  Just superficial scratches, but the older I get, the easier it is to "draw blood".  Years of sun exposure has go the epidermis paper thin.

Paper towels and electrical tape are the farmers first aid kit.😁

[noteven]

A the factory I saw zip ties being installed with a tensioner plier cutter offer tool that does not leave the barbed wire effect. I ask, what’s the fun in that?

[Alie&Jim's Carrilite]

 

 

 

1 hour ago, rickeieio said:

 

Paper towels and electrical tape are the farmers first aid kit.😁

Don't forget the Super Glue....

 

[Darryl&Rita]

1 hour ago, noteven said:

A the factory I saw zip ties being installed with a tensioner plier cutter offer tool that does not leave the barbed wire effect. I ask, what’s the fun in that?

Twist them off, don't cut them. Lot less chance of an exposed blade, then. Cheaper than a single use tool, too.

[dewilso]

Cut the off then soften the end with a gas match.

 

[Scrap]

The factory tool.   Pulls them tight and cuts them flush.

MK9 EVO

[Wrknrvr]

  Could we tinker with these if I bring them.

 

 just that I am in Montana. That's a long tide.

 

 

 or maybe during grandma White along

 

Vern

Edited June 9, 2019 by Wrknrvr

[rickeieio]

23 hours ago, noteven said:

A the factory I saw zip ties being installed with a tensioner plier cutter offer tool that does not leave the barbed wire effect. I ask, what’s the fun in that?

I have one of those, but it won't handle the bigger sizes. Very handy when you're doing a lot of ties.

This was an old, non factory tie, likely cut off with a wire cutter.  Silly me for not noticing it the first time.  I trimmed it with my knife, after I saw the red spots on the floor.

Vern, You get it here, and we'll make it work like new.

Edited June 9, 2019 by rickeieio

[Wrknrvr]

 Well that duplicate was suppose to be a 1920's White truck.

my mistake,.  Vern

[rickeieio]

Since I'm the only one left, I had to work on my own truck, with Mrs. EIEIO helping........

I decided it was time for a fuel filter change.  Only about 20k miles, but the dome was pretty full.  I carry a spare filter, so popped it in.  Holy cow, there was a lot of sand and grit in the big black "nut" that secures the bowl.  I scraped and blew it out with compressed air first, but still had lots.  Thoroughly washed everything over at the solvent tank, dried it off and started putting it back together.  But the new filter didn't seem to be too anxious about slipping into place.  Hmmm........  The last time the filter was changed, at a "Genuine Cummins" shop, the "Tech" failed to remove the old sealing donut under the filter, and dropped another on top.  Two ain't always better.

Oddly enough, the new filter, a Luber Finer, did not come with a new donut.