A couple steps forward, and a leap back. I’m totally flummoxed, but the left front speaker in the Missing Linc isn’t working. Everything is new. I’m trying to contact the medicine man who sold me my juju in Africa in 1977 (literally) when I was out there with Colgate Palmolive. I’m sure he can help me fix it.
On the 97 Road Ranger, both 29 LTD Classics work on my bench set up, but neither one in the truck.
I replaced the GE standby down by my brake control with a Uniden 510xl, a very good radio, on the temp whip, no joy. Again, both worked on the bench. (
@sgtsandman jinxed me at truck nationals ‘23). I’m redoing the antennas after I put the fold out mirrors on, maybe this week, after caffeine and octane.
Picture to follow, but I put a couple raw LEDs, one amber and one red, inside the stainless steel arrow shaped stainless ends of the seam molding from the canvas roof on a Lincoln town car signature circa 86 to 89, held them in with E6000, and finished off the face with some gasket maker so they had a black finish facing back with just the tips of the two LEDs showing. Not showroom, but they came out pretty good. Unfortunately, because my brain is actually made out of an old wasp nest, I put them a little too low on the hood, a little too far forward, so I have to lean forward to see the one on the right. Low priority, but someday I’m moving them back a couple inches, and do the bodywork to fill these holes, and waste some more rustoleum…
I did wire the amber to the left & right turn signals, and the red ones to the trailer brake lights, and they’re working perfectly. I always do that so I know if the trailer brake circuit trips a fuse, or if I’m acting like the 70 year old old fart failing feeble old man I am, and I’m running down the road with the turn signals on….
The alignment on the fog/driving lamps seems good, so I put a dab of E 6000 on the backside on the lower left & right of both lights so they don’t shift out of vibration
And I can’t explain this at all, but the bright strobes I have around the cab were not working. I looked at the wires but didn’t have time to fool with them, drove the truck, and then they were working, and then they weren’t working, and then they were working. I haven’t looked out the bedroom window to see what they’re doing now. They are independent of the strobe circuit I have for the step trailer (which also work when they want to). Witch doctor consult on those too!
I actually did check and top off all my fluids, and fixed a few other things that would be routine maintenance to you guys, to be ready for caffeine and obtained tomorrow. Never got a chance to wash it, so the alarm is set for 6 AM so I can wash and roll at 6:30.
Oh, and as bad as it sounds, life is good. Most of what I did today was work on my truck that I actually wanted to do, not that I had to do. & for $20, I bought 75 CDs, one of which was a Hank Williams greatest hits. So I was listening to Hank (SR!!!! ) while I worked on my truck on what I wanted to do, and then I drove up to the cute little brunette’s place for a Saturday night movie. She smiled at me, scratched Lincol’s neck, and sent us on our way after a good kiss (I think because she doesn’t want the alarm to go off at 6 AM at her place). I just said it this week, but life doesn’t get much better…
Oh, and we saw “A Great Awakening.” Faith is all around us, but it is up to us to invite it in, and that it is available to the last breath in our lives. If you believe, or even if you don’t, if you love this nation in our nation’s history, it’s probably worth the 15 bucks to go see it. We loved it!
It’s 12:29, and I’m taking the rest of the day off, but only because I have to get up at six to wash the truck and host any of you guys who show up…
