What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Heck yeah buddy. I plan on hazing all those with rich sprinter van conversions at the ski lots ;P

 

Whats a center support? My bed platform is 3/4" plywood only, and you wanna talk about rebound .

 

It wasn't until too late into my career that I learned about the specialized support units for the team guys, specifically the JCU (Joint Communications Unit). Had I known about them I would have pursued that path long ago, but now I'm old and broken. One of my classmates at SLC was telling me about his time in the JCU, the training they go through and some of the shit they had gotten into (that he could talk about).

 

You were were in SBU12 and dont know what SWCC is? What was your class number?

 

LOL... He can tell you about it. He just does not want to discuss it.

 

Must have been Alpha Det.
Did you "cross the river"?

 

Is that you Don Shipley?

 

Hell NO! Shitley was a team guy. I did boats!

 

Going to change the front differential fluid tomorrow before it's a 100*. Got the fill plug and drain plug cracked. Purchased a 18" breaker bar for the lower plug. Have the lexus plug to replace.
Hopefully, the worst is out of the way.
Sorry no pics, quit bleeding too fast.
A little anti seize upon repacement?

 

All shined up!

 

Thanks, I do believe I will go ahead and do the pads and rotors, just because. No are there some recommendations, or should I just a set from Oriley for $300?

 

Yeah, my truck has 55k, I try and do the same on hills but my brakes are at#3 as the dealer pointed out.

 

I do know what SWCC is. I was never in SWCC. I was in SBU 12, deployed in Oct. 1980 as Det Chief with Det B.
SWCC was not active in 1980 when I was there. I did not go through any class. I came from the fleet for a two year tour and then transferred to shore duty to run tugs. Don’t worry, I’m not trying to be anything I’m not.

 

Its all good, shipmate. Just trying to figure if you and I knew any of the same guys.

 

Nah; find torque spec and tighten to that.

 

Special Warfare Combat Craftsman (SWCC) I think

 

Picked up some go better parts today, install to follow ( hopefully this weekend)

goddamn those leaf packs are heavy. You know you’re past your prime when you can’t lift a leaf pack without some air squeaking past

 

105k service and a first... switched from the go-to; TGMO and OEM filter to:
- HPL PP 0w-30
- Fram Synth filter (Supposedly ~20 something vs ~40 something over OEM; Looked better made than the OEM that definitely look less robust over the years)
- Tire Rotation (These Nitto Ridge Grapplers with ~45k are wearing/cupping/getting loud at an alarming rate (Sad face)
- Normal checks
- Touched up frame and undercarriage treatments with a mix of Corrosion-X and FluidFilm (I have been sleeping hard on this last 1-2 years and seeing some rust spots (Pissed face) This fall 100% I'm going to power-wash the heck out of it and go nuts with a couple cans of Cosmoline

 

Yeah, that sounds about right.