Colorado B.S. Thread

Lone tree brewing

 

Samples?

 

you cant drink a sticker...

 

You must not be trying hard enough...

 

or you have drank to much of what was in the bottle that had the sticker.

 

Scratch and Snif maybe?

 

God bless the plow driver who diligently worked through the night clearing my street and filling back in the driveways.

 

It wasn't a big berm, couple feet plus high and maybe 2-3 feet wide. I thought for sure I could push that loaded GMC 3500 over it. (it parks in the street) I mean the rear tires were still on dry pavement right?

Nope, I was wrong. Stuck the thing right square in front of my driveway, effectively blocking my Tacoma in place, the only recovery vehicle in the neighborhood. Swell.

Dug it out, then got the Snapper back out to throw that shit back in the street where it belonged. Then went to work around NOON for a couple hours. I started (walked out the door) at 7:00 this morning, so yeah.

When I got back and parked the van, I noticed the heater had been kind of cold, so I checked the coolant level, there was none. Radiator drain plug was loose for some reason, so I tightened it back up, tighten, tighten, tighten, wtf, does this thing ever stop turning or what?
So I pulled the plug out to find the threads were good on the plug but gone on the internal part of the radiator. Awesome.

 

December 9: We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. I shoveled snow for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again! What a perfect life.

December 12: The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. l don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man - I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 14: Snow, lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. l didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so.

December 15: 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.

December 16: Ice storm this morning. Fell on my butt on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.

December 17: Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

December 20: Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of stupid snow last night. More shoveling. Took all day. That stupid snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.

December 22: Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white stuff fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to use the restroom. By the time I got undressed, went and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the jerk is lying.

December 23: Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts? Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did, but I think she's lying.

December 24: 6" today. Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the jerk who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his hair. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at about 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was busy watching for that stupid snowplow.

December 25: Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the !=3D@x@!x!x1 slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's an idiot. If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to kill her.

December 26: Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27: Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze.

December 28: Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. THAT WOMAN is driving me crazy!!!!!

December 29: 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?

December 30: Roof caved in. The snow plow driver is suing me for a million dollars. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.

December 31: Set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.

January 8: I feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

 

^^^^^

 

Hahaha! You mean SOCKS!

 

Yeah I thought that was the best part too.

 

Aside from valve cover gaskets and oil pan gasket, where else would a 3.4 be leaking oil from? It's running down the back of the motor and off the back of the heads.
Just curious.

 

When you go the valve cover gaskets you should be replacing and resealing the cam plugs. Round rubber plug the size of a silver dollar.

 

Because I always keep a 3.4 around for pictures..............

 

I'll assume Pederson is aware of this. I was supposed to be having it done today, I was rescheduled from last Friday. When I showed up, apparently somebody forgot to tell somebody...anyhow, it goes in on Monday now. They did mention a new plenum gasket as well.

They were asking if it had been looked at, I said I can see oil coming off the back and around the edges in general, they said it could be something else, so I was just curious what else it could be. Prolly just the standard cover your ass speech that everybody gets, I do that too.

 

I wouldn't