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

[sgtsandman]

Unpacked the 2019 and discovered it has developed a small oil leak. Not bad enough to show on the dip stick but bad enough to show a drip or two on the skid plate. A quick internet search seems to indicate a bolt on the timing chain cover is a common leak source that can be fixed with wet installing the bolt with some RTV. I'll have to investigate that and other possible causes once I get a chance to get the truck up on some ramps.

 

[sgtsandman]

Hey, it dawned on me that you guys on this trip probably have some of the best trail riding/camper set up trucks out there. I don’t want to put anybody to work, but I would love to see some pictures of each of the trucks from all four sides, and some pictures of the camper set ups when they’re folded out and when they’re packed up. I had the thought that that might make an excellent calendar.

Also, does the in-laws suite on @sgtsandman ’s rig slide in? Was that what all the rails were for?

That's what the shovel on the side of the truck is for.

 

[Rick W]

Unpacked the 2019 and discovered it has developed a small oul leak. Not bad enough to show on the dip stick but bad enough to show a drip or two on the skid plate. A quick internet search seems to indicate a bolt on the time chain cover is a common leak source that can be fixed with wet installing the bolt with some RTV. I'll have to investigate that and other possible causes once I get a chance to get the truck up on some ramps.

I’d just stop carrying oul.

 

[sgtsandman]

I just stopped carrying oul.

What about erl?

 

[RSPD505]

Pulled my old 302 and took it to the guy who originally built it for a refresh and upgrade

 

[Jazzer]

Welcome to TRS, RSPD!

 

[RSPD505]

Welcome to TRS, RSPD!

Thanks! Long time lurker, first time poster! Time to get back in it.

 

[superj]

nice!! welcome to the group

 

[Rick W]

Thanks! Long time lurker, first time poster! Time to get back in it.

Send in screen captures, proving at least five years of lurking, and you won’t have to wear one of these for the first year

 

[RSPD505]

I’ll see what I can do!

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Welcome my friend.

 

[RSPD505]

Welcome my friend.

Thank you. Glad to be here!

 

[superj]

i didn't really do much yesterday. i went to work and then drove around in sport mode for a little while because my son had a physical for a job down at the port but forgot to bring his glasses to it so i had to drive the glasses to him. hopefully he gets hired

 

[Robertmangrum.rm]

I tore the sway bar out. After our Vagabond trip I had to either replace the link or go without. Also started tear down to rebuild the bed setup and try again. One of these days I might get a setup I'm happy with haha.

 

[sgtsandman]

It was a miscellaneous kind of day yesterday. I fixed an on going issue with the fire extinguisher on the front of the passenger's seat in the 2019. The plastic safety pin kept getting knocked off somehow. So, it and it's mount got removed and put in the garage and the one in the garage with a metal safety pin got placed in the truck along with it's mount.

The new to me single burner dual fuel stove got run through it's paces to clean out the system and burn off any residue and build up. It's now not only running, but running like it should.

And the new cast iron griddles to hit with a angle grinder that had a flap disc on it to smooth out the cooking surface (new cast iron is really rough anymore compared to how they used to come when new). They got two layers of seasoning on them last night and the final coat this morning. I had tried using one of them during the trip out to Colorado without doing the above and lets just say that the cooking experience was not as it should be or enjoyable. Everything kept sticking, even with oil being used. Sausages and hot dogs were bad enough. Eggs were a down right disaster.