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I want to thank all you kind folks for posting
the snow and ice photos. Along with the tales of record
cold temperatures.

I'm sorry to report we've had no snow, ice or record cold weather.
The best I can do this week is a brisk 76*F,
mostly sunny with a nice ocean breeze.

A nice 1 1/2 hour drive in Amos today.

keep warm

dale

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Tinster said:
A nice 1 1/2 hour drive in Amos today.
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You mean you actually DROVE!!! No test run this time???
 
tony barnhill said:
Tinster said:
A nice 1 1/2 hour drive in Amos today.
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You mean you actually DROVE!!! No test run this time???
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<span style="color: #000099">Yup, just a nice drive here and there.

But I'm now listening real close to the engine sounds.
If any of those dreaded thrust washers fall out into the
oil pan, I want to be able to shut down the engine instantly.
Maybe save it from a total blowup??

Is there any way to tighten up the thrust washers,
so they don't fall out? They kinda freak me out
since I don't know what they are, where they are or
why engines blow up when they fall into the oil pan.

Many folks seem to enjoy seeing my old red bucket of TR6 bolts
bouncing down the roads. I get lots of horn toots, hand waves
and thumbs up. Or maybe it's just my new haircut?

d


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:wall: :hammer: :hammer: :driving: :driving: :driving:
 
:lol:

QUIT worryin' over th' thrust washers.

And keep driving.
 
The "Thrust Washer Issue" is strictly on a need to know basis. Until you know the secret code, and have your own decoder ring, you have no "need to know" So, quit worrying, and enjoy your 365 day DRIVING season.
 
Wouldn't know it if it happens anyway. So drive it.
 
Well, th' clutch would get a bit "diff'rent" is about all.

Jesse's right. You've no "need to know". :smirk:
 
Ah ha!!!

Intel obtained........

Thrust washers are related to clutch!!

I was hands-on with the clutch replacement and
took a ton of photos. I'll track down these darned
trust washers and see if I replaced them with
the new clutch but maybe was not aware.

I do remember a tiny, soft copper washer I installed
in the tranny. Could it be a thrust washer?

regards,

d
 
Tinster said:
Ah ha!!!

Intel obtained........

Thrust washers are related to clutch!!

I was hands-on with the clutch replacement and
took a ton of photos. I'll track down these darned
trust washers and see if I replaced them with
the new clutch but maybe was not aware.

I do remember a tiny, soft copper washer I installed
in the tranny. Could it be a thrust washer?

regards,

d
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Not what Doc meant - read your shop manual in the section about installing the crankshaft.

And then forget about thrust washers!
 
"Crankshaft" means a fast trip to the "Crusher"
and a slow boat to a Japanese steel mill for remelting.

The Crypt Car funding is maxed out. An engine rebuild
ain't gonna happen in this lifetime.

d
 
And thrust washers ain't gonna fall out either! So, put 'em to rest & enjoy!
 
Bah, humbug... weather for sissies.... :jester:

Billy Connolly:

"In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes."

"There are two seasons in Scotland - Winter and July."

Billy Connolly once had a skit in which he described his skin as “blue,” coming as he does from the far north where the sun never shines... takes a week in the sun to go white!
 
Cuz, the thrust washers reside in the engine oil pan, they are placed between the crankshaft and block at the 2nd from the rear main journal.

All it takes to replace crank bearings is dropping the pan, waiting a day or two for the oil drips to quit, then start removing bearing caps and replacing bearing inserts...

But, if the thrusts haven't failed yet, don't worry about it.
 
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Unusual, especially this early. 40 degrees on the Monterey Bay coast.
 
JamesWilson said:
Bah, humbug... weather for sissies.... :jester:

Dale Todd Banks:

"In Puerto Rico, there is no such thing as bad weather - only rain shower or sunny."

"There are two seasons in Puerto Rico- Winter(fantastic) and Summer (pretty decent)
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<span style="color: #990000">I was out Christmas shopping and afer leaving a few stores,
I could not locate my silver Jeep Wrangler to save my life.

Then it dawned on me. I was driving Amos as a daily driver - he was out in
the parking lot with the other cars. I pulled over for a great Puerto Rican
hotdog while Amos got tons of horn toots and waves.

Still no snow or ice or foul weather to report in Bayamon
but we DID hold the Miss Puerto Rico World contest this week.
It sure beats LL Beans snowsuits!!

dale</span>

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GregW said:
With all those SUVs inna parking lot, I'd think you were in Southern California.
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Greg: Last stat I saw was 68% of vehicles sold in PR were SUVs.
You have no idea how irate I get when a cell-phone-glued-to-ear-momma
cuts me off in in her huge beast of a SUV because she's NOT paying attention.

We have tremmendous traffic jams during rush hour from one person in
a huge SUV vehicles. It took Tony and me almost 2 hours to drive from
my marina the 14 miles to my house.

WHY on earth do we need monster SUVs in Puerto Rico??

d
 
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