OFFICIAL CENTRAL KY THREAD

2 things to check lol:

First, there is an airlock in the cooling system - if you haven't had the coolant drained since the last time the heater worked, and the level is good, its probably not the cause. You can feel that the heater hoses are hot going in and out from the firewall. Blockage is also a possibility, but hot hoses in and out will confirm the coolant is flowing. If your coolant reservoir is empty however, you probably have a slow leak somewhere and could have also reached this condition.

The other possibility is that the electronic actuator for the blend air door has bit the dust, and will need to be replaced, or has become blocked by some of the insulating foam in the cabin airbox.

 

First on my list when I get back in town. Meant to do it Monday but it slipped my mind.

Now that I think about it, I haven't checked the coolant in a while but to be honest, truck hasn't been driven much at all this winter so it could use a full day in the garage.

 

I consider most of you friends and I feel I owe you this while I can still convince myself to share what’s going on.


I don’t have the strength or energy to type it all again.
But I will tell you where all the info is and if you chose to go look you can.


Love you guys...

Hopefully I will talk to you all again after a couple weeks

 

Dood......doesnt look like things are going well at all. Hoping things work out as best as possible for ya. Let us know how you do if you can

 

Whatever the situation, hope it gets better for you sooner than later!

 

Cheer up ...and behave yourself out there.
Here.

Also, were not all on the 3rd gen FB but obvious pic is obvious.

 

Edited::

 

Will probably go to the VA today to be admitted to acute in patient

@jberry813
Can you delete these two post of mine in a couple hours after my friends have had a chance to read everything

 

Sounds like you need a break from your surroundings and current mental state. PM here, call, or text if you have my number.
Get ahold of one of us "regulars" and someone will scoop you up and go wheeling or just to vent.

 

I’m in California man.
And my family has no idea about any of this and I would like to keep them out of that loop for their own heath and happiness

And I don’t have anyone’s phone number except maybe beertime

 

Hey Kentucky peeps. If you don’t mind, tomorrow send any good vibes, happy thoughts and a small prayer if you do that sorta thing to my daughter tomorrow. She is having her tonsils and adenoids removed in the morning.

 

Post here, or in one of the local Cali threads. This is a community. We take care of each other. We’re here for you.

One thing I’ve learned in my life is that no matter what you’re going through, you are not the only one. I know it feels like it right now, but you aren’t. You can make it through this.

Don’t ever hesitate to reach out

 

Best of luck to you @Caboose117. Praying for ya brother

 

Update 4/7/19 : still at the hospital, they have me in patient on the Med floor
They have done xrays, ultrasounds, and on Monday are doing a GI snake because they don’t “understand” why I can’t eat solid foods without tossing it up...
I’ve gone from 237lbs to 210 as of Thursday and it still seems to be falling.
They have me on bed rest and only allowed to leave bed in a wheel chair.
Once they feel I am stable I will be moved over to the MH floor for in patient treatment and care til they feel I have improved and then they will reassess my health and situation.
So for now..... I’m here for a while I guess.

This place is hell and I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemies.

 

Hang in there guy.

 

Worst place on earth when you dont feel good.....hospital....

 

So I finally got a quote back from Bent Fab.
The way they do their pricing is a bit fucky... for anything complex, its really good, for anything simple, its really not good.
Basically they charge a flat rate per nearest foot of tubing, regardless of bend quantity. Building custom tube chassis and cages is their main line of work, so it probably simplifies the math a lot for them, and still works out well for all involved.

I was expecting a 20%-30% markup on material then about $15 a bend within rated wall thickness, with some clause about out of plane bends...

Basically for how much they want to charge me for 5 pieces of tube with 2 bends each... I'm gonna call up Metal Supermarkets tomorrow to make sure they stock DOM 1.5" tubing locally, then order a bender.

I'll confirm tomorrow, but I should be able to bend 1.5" tubes for random shit... if anyone still needs that sort of thing done.

Also, if any of you has a tube bender already... please speak up now lol.

Unfortunately this will impact my RTT budget

 

@rdpoe is having a mod day

 

Does @rdpoe have a Tube Bender?

 

Doubt it lol. Hey, silly I know but, make sure you buy tube dies and not pipe dies as the OD is not true on the pipe dies. Ask me how I know lol. Also, most use 1.75x tube instead of 1.5x





I still don't have a bender or a bender guy