What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[sgtsandman]

A little follow up. I officially rescind my request for knowledge regarding all this heating stuff. I’ve realized ignorance is bliss once again! Why would anyone want to live where not only do you have to learn this stuff, you have to master it!!! I’ll go back to my ignorant state, a tiny shot of ether in the diesel once or twice a decade, and making sure the 30-sunscreen in the glove box is full with every oil change....

& I had it below the picture “all y’all.” Although I’ve been here 40 years, I’m still not sure I’m supposed to say such things. Y’all know the “War of Northern Agression” is only over in the North...

I was born in South Carolina and spent my first 5-6 years in the South. So even though my parents are Yanks, I think I may get a pass.

I have noticed any time I spend a significant amount of time in the South, I start to pick up the drawl. I guess you can take the kid out of the South but you can’t take the South out of the kid...

 

[racsan]

I used to mount a light under the hood in a old-school ceramic fixture & plug it in at night. that wont work with todays L.E.D. bulbs. Id use about a 75 watt. Hood wouldnt frost so it was putting off a little heat.

 

[Rick W]

I have noticed any time I spend a significant amount of time in the South, I start to pick up the drawl.

My first “real” job out of college was a stint in Africa with Colgate-Palmolive and the Brits. After 6 months I almost lost the Jersey slang and was speaking the Queen’s English!

 

[Roert42]

I’ve noticed that if I spend more then a couple of weeks in a place for work I will start picking up some of the local mannerisms.


Also, I changed the timing chain tensioners in the new 2003 ranger(250,000mi). Was way easier then I anticipated.
Everything I read said you need to take the intake and thermostat housing off to get at the front one. All I did was loosen the intake up to give me some clearance and pop one of the sensors on the thermostat off to get it out.

I have to do the ones on the 2011 (70,000mi) soon too, hopefully they will be just as easy.

 

[Dirtman]

I find myself saying words like seamen and poop deck alot since I started my new job...

 

[97RangerXLT]

Two yutes?

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Are you mocking me?

great movie..

 

[Dirtman]

Fun fact, Rudy Giuliani got his law degree from a VHS copy of that movie...

 

[pjtoledo]

I find myself saying words like seamen and poop deck alot since I started my new job...

per congress: you can't say "seamen" anymore.



unless you're a pre-vert (think: seimen)

 

[Uncle Gump]

unless you're a pre-vert

whoa!

don't their life matter these days too?

 

[Rick W]

I got my redhead to agree to push the brake pedal when I bleed the brakes after the parts come in and I get it all together. I was shocked since she pretty much hates my blue-jean side and my red-neck toys.

& whatever happens tonight, if they win or lose by one vote, all my fault.

 

[pjtoledo]

whoa!

don't their life matter these days too?

for (ahem) personal reasons,,, I hope so

 

[sheep herder]

per congress: you can't say "seamen" anymore.



unless you're a pre-vert (think: seimen)

How about semen? Can I still say semen? And congress sux. Unless we're talking about sexual congress.

 

[G8orFord]

As a life long southerner I think all y'all are just jealous.

Battery blankets! Really!

I can drive on ice as good as anyone.

110° is not that bad in AZ, different story in FL.

We get below freezing several times over a 5-10 year span.

Beach sand is worse than snow. It's also better.

I could go on, but I don't want to rub it in too much and make all ya'll even more jealous.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

As a life long southerner I think all y'all are just jealous.

Battery blankets! Really!

I can drive on ice as good as anyone.

110° is not that bad in AZ, different story in FL.

We get below freezing several times over a 5-10 year span.

Beach sand is worse than snow. It's also better.

I could go on, but I don't want to rub it in too much and make all ya'll even more jealous.

Haven't seen a skeeter in months.

We put beaches on top the snow.

110° in the summer, - 20° on the winter, truly the best of both worlds!

In a related note I was poking around in my Skamper tonight, when I plugged it into shore power the fan for the furnace kicked on, the thermostat wasnt quite turned off and it was plenty cold in the barn. So that was neat. When I get it outside we might try it again but with the gas on and see how it runs!

 

[G8orFord]

Alaska has a worse problem with mosquitoes than Florida so I've heard. We have spray trucks, but we also have Florida Man and the skunk ape, so it evens out.