Recent content by Howie C.

Part III So, here’s the lower radiator hose bracket before... and after...the e-tank. You can see that the process left it with a dark tint. This was the case with all of the steel parts. Basically everything that would fit got e-tanked first, even the nuts and bolts since they were so bad. I...

Great thought. I should have/could have used the pressure washer on them. That would have been more efficient.

If I had any sense I would have called this a 'parts' machine, but oh no. I had to do the opposite of what everyone suggested. I'm glad I did now, but there were times...

I think I left each batch in for a total of 6 to 8 hours, but there were a couple I left in overnight. Most of the work is done fairly shortly into it and slows as your anodes corrode. So, you could certainly speed things up by monitoring and cleaning the anodes at closer intervals (i.e. when...

Heya Runs With Scissors! Thank you! I do have before/after pics and I was about to plug them in when I discovered that the forum limits each post to 10 pics. I'll put them in the next post. Each batch stayed in for about 4-5 hours, then I had to take the anodes out and scrape them...and fire it...

Here we go, Part part II of "what did I get myself into" …at this point I have a pile of rusty parts, and a mostly naked frame. It was overwhelming to stand back and look at this “pile of junk," and I know a great many projects die in the weeds behind the shed at this stage because it can be...

Yea...I should have clarified that this was my naive assumption. And I think you're right about coming from the coast, OR maybe the oil fields. Maybe somebody knows where this light colored clay is prominent. All I know for sure is, it was nobody's job to clean this thing!

Thanks Lugbolt!

Awesome! I look forward to seeing what you find. They are solid and infinitely repairable no matter what is wrong with it...well, almost. You might have good luck at Ritchie Brothers on the 'does-not-run' row. Seems like the "Runs and drives" stuff often means 'barely'.

That looks great and rock solid!

That was my fear, and that would have been a show stopper, but I found no signs of water intrusion when I got to the engine and transmission. It was all exposure/surface damage. Whew.

I love a good project, but this was not what/when I wanted one. My wife and I bought 35 ac in the Rockies to build our 'forever home" on. It had nothing on it, so I got right to work building a driveway and building pad. The mailbox is a half mile away and I knew the workshop would be at least...

Greetings keepers of the collective wisdom! I have an RTV 1140CPX (that will shortly be the subject on the Projects page) and it has some play in the front left hub. everything else is tight so it is coming from the axle for sure. I have a Moose Racing bearing set in hand, but wanted to ask you...