I spent a little time trying to seal my oil pan. The oil is escaping at the timing chain cover where the oil pan meats. And appeared to be the rear main seal too, but after putting rtv on the oil pan, and started the engine after putting oil in, there is a slight leak on the pushrod cover. In betwee...

Spent some time in the garage.
Figured out my fuel pump problem... I just need more fuel in the tank!

I did another valve lash and tightened everything up. Sounds way better in person than in the video.

She runs on turn key!

Engine is scheduled to come out again on the 3rd. everything we did in that video is happening again. What a huge waste of money/time/manpower. I know the report of investigation came out and cleared my crew of any wrong doing. The support detachment was identified twice as the cause of casualty and...

I'll get it figured out.
Just got back from a 5 day training shakedown cruise. Imagine my old ship circa 2019 when everything was going nuts and breaking. Just 5 days!

No days off yet, but soon enough.

Wonder what happens when someone of a lowest pay grade puts an oil absorbent rag into the brand new rebuilt generator on the ship you just spent 4 weeks making it happen..? You get your new to you engine rebuilt. Dumb dumb put an oil rag inside the lube oil pump and didn't tell anyone or bother to r...

Dual electric fan set up about ready to go in.

Also, mechanical fuel pump struggles.
She fired up with the fuel I put in the carb. But died.

Need to do valve lash again.

Haven't had a day off in 2 weeks. Found time to put oil in the engine, set distributor and prepare my new electric fan set up.



Water and fuel hook up tomorrow. May even start it.

Spent today just putting things on like exhaust, intake, carb, throttle linkage, oil pan, flywheel cover thermostat housing, and an oil filter. https://i.postimg.cc/Gh70LgNC/20220828_145537.jpg It got too hot, too muggy, and I just got exhausted from that and moving the lawn. . Need to hook the new ...

Got my registration in the mail. 5th one Ive put on this truck. That's coming up on my 10th year of ownership (weekend of thanksgiving timeframe) https://i.postimg.cc/Kj9KQJg7/20220827_135714.jpg She's registered till 24. Been considering jumping to Virginia registrations- I am tax exempt with my OR...

Piston installed https://i.postimg.cc/WzjvJqwL/20220821-160158.jpg Consulting the manuals. https://i.postimg.cc/YS5kMs4S/20220821-164551.jpg Valve bridge back in. Next to check valve lash. https://i.postimg.cc/XYvn8FSn/20220821-171904.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/c40xv2Fg/20220821-194935.jpg Have a week...

Got my cylinder head back. https://i.postimg.cc/7YVHL3jD/20220815-154200.jpg They changed 3 exhaust valves. https://i.postimg.cc/FsmFmWWD/20220815-161022.jpg Piston back as well, wrist pin bushing replaced. All my gaskets were delivered. Maybe today I can get out there. I am sailing in a few days af...

https://i.postimg.cc/qvBbmJ9b/20220712_205925.jpg All pistons out. they all look great. Intended to gap the pistons one more time and check everything. All pistons floated nicely on their wrist pin.... but #1. It wont move but a hair. https://i.postimg.cc/bw664XPz/20220712_195751.jpg I suspect when...

Took the head to the machine shop to recheck all my valve guides.

I decided to take the head off. https://i.postimg.cc/fW6yBLJM/20220710_125934.jpg #3 has a nice pool of oil. on the gasket too- it had a lot of oil in that exhaust valve corner. https://i.postimg.cc/wvMYdh4n/20220710_125958.jpg a while back I had purchased a replacement 223 distributor. It needed it...

so looking around ford truck enthusiasts sight, and i found this photo. The crank key is in the same position as mine- timing same as mine. Maybe mine is not wrong? https://i.postimg.cc/pXG2466P/reference-photo-223.jpg :?: I don't believe the damper slipped either. It was redone by Damper Doctors an...

spent time in the garage with my ass side to the rain with the garage door open. I am bringing it back to basics to take notes, document what i am doing and figure out why i had this weird ticking and loss of power. https://i.postimg.cc/brZtfhLj/20220709_145652.jpg I took the harmonic balancer off. ...

slick4x4 wrote:2 years on a cruise ship ? … sounds not terrible
Be sure they drop off plenty of rum …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLiNQhQr4G4

Hahaha definitely not a cruise ship.

I’ve got 30 days till I deploy again. Coming back to a ship again was the worst decision of all decisions in my life. 2 more years.

I'm headed to the ship- going for my 7th war patrol in the last 2.5 years.... why I say "war patrol"..... we are stars in this show called "WTF was that!?" as something is sure to break and be a scary situation. I am not going to downplay soldiers and Marines who have seen combat...

So what will the verdict be and are you still subject to the karens of the HOA who honestly are screwballs. I will never live in an HOA. Just down the street- there is an HOA and it is in disrepair. There is a lower income apartment complex at the corner of it, and there is no crime in there so it's...