Yesterday

[BigRed]

Round two.

Set up camp with raw chickens...and a camp fire.

Update...

Backlighting targets works.

 

[churchmouse]

yes ! I had to tow it to the dealer. There must be a trick to opening it but I don’t find it even looked online .

They tap into the power harness under the car.

 

[ultra...good]

They tap into the power harness under the car.

Cigarette lighter used to be a good way to back feed power because it was a heavy circuit. Now a days, most cars don't have those anymore. Still, I can think of a bunch of ways to power up a car without access to the battery.

I forget what kind of car it was, Volvo, maybe a Volkswagon, but a friend of my dads changed out the battery for their kids car and then had to have it towed to a dealership because the cars anti theft system thought it was being stolen and had to be unlocked. They try really hard to make sure we are not able to work on anything new.

 

[BigRed]

Cigarette lighter used to be a good way to back feed power because it was a heavy circuit. Now a days, most cars don't have those anymore. Still, I can think of a bunch of ways to power up a car without access to the battery.

I forget what kind of car it was, Volvo, maybe a Volkswagon, but a friend of my dads changed out the battery for their kids car and then had to have it towed to a dealership because the cars anti theft system thought it was being stolen and had to be unlocked. They try really hard to make sure we are not able to work on anything new.

Just wait until you see what's coming.

Know much about John Deere Equipment?

 

[churchmouse]

Cigarette lighter used to be a good way to back feed power because it was a heavy circuit. Now a days, most cars don't have those anymore. Still, I can think of a bunch of ways to power up a car without access to the battery.

I forget what kind of car it was, Volvo, maybe a Volkswagon, but a friend of my dads changed out the battery for their kids car and then had to have it towed to a dealership because the cars anti theft system thought it was being stolen and had to be unlocked. They try really hard to make sure we are not able to work on anything new.

There are relays isolating these loads now.
Push it on the lift. Up in the air. Ground on the engine and put power on the starter. Bingo. Direct connection to the battery.

 

[ultra...good]

There are relays isolating these loads now.
Push it on the lift. Up in the air. Ground on the engine and put power on the starter. Bingo. Direct connection to the battery.

Forgot about the relays, but I would not have stopped there. Pull a hot fuse, radio memory or something. Would say pull a brake light bulb, but this was about getting in the trunk. Dome light is always hot, so........

Usually it is only two or three bolts and the back seat will pop out. Have done this with a few cars, and then you have access to pop the trunk from the inside.

I had an Eldorado where the starter was underneath the intake manifold. Somewhere out there is an engineer that I would really, really like to meet.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Spending a couple weeks every summer at my Grandparents place in Ky. Four room shack with a coal stove, outhouse and party line phone. Could get two fuzzy channels on the b&w tv. Spent the days hiking in the hills and helping in the garden. Simpler times back then.

 

[churchmouse]

Forgot about the relays, but I would not have stopped there. Pull a hot fuse, radio memory or something. Would say pull a brake light bulb, but this was about getting in the trunk. Dome light is always hot, so........

Usually it is only two or three bolts and the back seat will pop out. Have done this with a few cars, and then you have access to pop the trunk from the inside.

I had an Eldorado where the starter was underneath the intake manifold. Somewhere out there is an engineer that I would really, really like to meet.

Just some info on the Northstar.
That engine was designed to not need the starter. They were firing it of the injectors and the plugs all done through the ECU. They had a working model. The issue was cold weather starts. It was iffy enough that a starter was needed after all. The only place they could put it as an after thought was.......yup, under the intake.
We have a very low mileage 03 SLS model with the big Northstar and all the sport tuned suspension. 71K on the clock and mint. We will roll it until that insane wiring harness causes us grief.

 

[SheepDog4Life]

Spending a couple weeks every summer at my Grandparents place in Ky. Four room shack with a coal stove, outhouse and party line phone. Could get two fuzzy channels on the b&w tv. Spent the days hiking in the hills and helping in the garden. Simpler times back then.

Used to spend the day in the spring/summer at my aunt and uncles property, fishing the lake and later, hunting squirrels in the woods. Helping weed their garden which to this day, still the best sweet corn ever.

Their property included the old homestead and the log cabin my great-grands lived in, her until she passed at age 95.

 

[BigRed]

Five years since my Pops passed on. Sure miss the guy.

Every now and then, I think about things forgetting he is not physically present.

Example:

I was not able to get out much last deer season. I thought I was going to get skunked.

On the last day of gun season I was blessed with a buck that walked out of a tree line on the opposite side of a field I was hunting. I estimate it to be the longest shot I've taken on an Indiana deer. That, along with the good chance of going scratch had my adrenaline pumping like a boy on one of his early hunts.

I pressed a round and the buck kicked up on his rear legs like a fighting stallion. I saw him take flight back into the woods.....and drop about 30 feet in. In that moment, what went through my mind was "Wait until I tell Dad about this......". followed by, "damn". No doubt he knows any how.

I am one of what seems to be an increasingly rare group. A man who was raised by a great Dad along with a great Mom that taught me the value of things that may seem intangible in the short run...and are invaluable in the long.

Thanks for all you did and continue to do, Dad.

 

[IndyBeerman]

As Chris Rock used to refer to in his comedy routine, Let your Daddy have the big peice of chicken, cause he did things right.

Five years since my Pops passed on. Sure miss the guy.

Every now and then, I think about things forgetting he is not physically present.

Example:

I was not able to get out much last deer season. I thought I was going to get skunked.

On the last day of gun season I was blessed with a buck that walked out of a tree line on the opposite side of a field I was hunting. I estimate it to be the longest shot I've taken on an Indiana deer. That, along with the good chance of going scratch had my adrenaline pumping like a boy on one of his early hunts.

I pressed a round and the buck kicked up on his rear legs like a fighting stallion. I saw him take flight back into the woods.....and drop about 30 feet in. In that moment, what went through my mind was "Wait until I tell Dad about this......". followed by, "damn". No doubt he knows any how.

I am one of what seems to be an increasingly rare group. A man who was raised by a great Dad along with a great Mom that taught me the value of things that may seem intangible in the short run...and are invaluable in the long.
Thanks for all you did and continue to do, Dad.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Five years since my Pops passed on. Sure miss the guy.

Every now and then, I think about things forgetting he is not physically present.

Example:

I was not able to get out much last deer season. I thought I was going to get skunked.

On the last day of gun season I was blessed with a buck that walked out of a tree line on the opposite side of a field I was hunting. I estimate it to be the longest shot I've taken on an Indiana deer. That, along with the good chance of going scratch had my adrenaline pumping like a boy on one of his early hunts.

I pressed a round and the buck kicked up on his rear legs like a fighting stallion. I saw him take flight back into the woods.....and drop about 30 feet in. In that moment, what went through my mind was "Wait until I tell Dad about this......". followed by, "damn". No doubt he knows any how.

I am one of what seems to be an increasingly rare group. A man who was raised by a great Dad along with a great Mom that taught me the value of things that may seem intangible in the short run...and are invaluable in the long.

Thanks for all you did and continue to do, Dad.

Lost my dad in '98 and still miss him every day. Lately he's been in my dreams a lot. Never right out in front of me (in the dream)... just more like a "presence". Like he's looking over my shoulder or something. Hard to explain it.

 

[BigRed]

Lost my dad in '98 and still miss him every day. Lately he's been in my dreams a lot. Never right out in front of me (in the dream)... just more like a "presence". Like he's looking over my shoulder or something. Hard to explain it.

Yep.... same here.

 

[NKBJ]

We miss there being movies we'd like to see, accomplished talented entertainers... and good taste!

 

[NKBJ]

Lost my dad in '98 and still miss him every day. Lately he's been in my dreams a lot. Never right out in front of me (in the dream)... just more like a "presence". Like he's looking over my shoulder or something. Hard to explain it.

Yeah, my grandfather started making appearances beginning June of 2014.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Yeah, my grandfather started making appearances beginning June of 2014.

For me, "appearances" isn't really the term I'm looking for (although it would be great to "see" him again, even if only in the dreams). It's just a feeling I get, and it sticks with me after waking, like, "Dad was there." I just know it, feel it, and believe it.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Damn. I need to dust in here.

 

[SheepDog4Life]

"Sometimes I try to ignore them... but I thank God for them... they made me who I am!"

Truth!

 

[BigRed]

Time marches on. As far as I have been able to discern, time is the one thing one cannot make more of.

If true, best find a way to appreciate the time granted.

I got to sit out on a porch this morning while the sun was still rising enjoying cups of coffee with my daughter while her shepherd dog went back and forth for ear rubs, chin rubs, and a taste of bacon.

Good memories of days past....good seeds for memories in days to come.

 

[BigRed]

Shepherd bitch delivered a litter of pups a while ago. Had her here for delivery through ween.

Took them back home a while ago.

Bitch and Dog are already bringing out their pups' natural instinct.

These little pups will be herding animals around 10 times their size before much longer... while the pups are smart, the animals are willing to be compliant.