Monday, October 25, 2010

New gas supports for the ES



Well I only purchased two gaskets but I was able to get both gas cylinders installed this evening and I even managed not to burn my porkchops on the gill. The cylinder ball ends had the nice spring locking system so I didn't have to removed the screw from the glass. Of course I removed the screw from the glass on the first one before I found the springs. I suppose I should have looked in a manual or something.

In any case now that the cool chill of fall has arrived I no longer need to worry about the glass coming crashing down. As far as I know the rear windows are not made anymore so it was not work risking the glass for want of weak lift cylinders.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

&*(*#*^&( spare cable broke


I went to check my spare tire under the truck for dry rot since I am considering a pair of new tires for the front to match the newer pair on the rear. All I found was a rusty cable hanging there - I am 99% certain it was there when I changed the oil in April.