I guess I'm spoiled. My 1500 sq ft shop has 2 propane fired furnaces hanging from the ceiling. I'm out in the shop in a tee shirt working on the 5.7 Hemi swap in my Duster. This is my first full winter here so I'm watching to see how the propane holds up. So far after about 4 months of use the 500 gallon tank is just getting down to 60%.
I've got a couple of trouble codes on Tinkertoy that I need to check out. One is for the throttle position sensor which I recently replaced and the other is for the mass airflow sensor. As soon as I get the Duster off the lift I'll move Tinkertoy into the shop and check that out. Between hunting and playing with the toys retirement hasn't gotten boring yet.
Graham, Wash.
I assume, at least for some of us, it's cold and not so much fun in an unheated shop space right now.??? Nothing colder than 38 degrees and raining, like it is here this morning. ????
Been away from the Willys for a while, working on a boat build instead.????????? Got the wagon out for one long run last summer,??? back roads to the coast, and back, no problems.??? Lots of waves, with all the fingers, even.
You may remember the picture of Jim Russell's poor, burned up jeep, from the fire in the McKenzie valley last summer.??? Lots of trees burned, or were damaged.??? I managed to buy some clear western red cedar, full dimension 2X4 and 2X6's for this boat project, which consisted of responding to a Craigslist ad for cedar; said what I wanted, and they cut it with their little bandsaw mill the next day.?????? The logs were from a small property up the McKenzie.??? The bark was blackened, but the wood is fine, though there is a little bug damage.??? It's in the basement now,??? with a fan on it, with a dehumidifier going.??? Doing a weight watchers weigh in once a week, until the boards get to the approximate weight of kiln dried lumber.??? Each piece lost at least a pound in the first week, with one being below the kiln dried moisture level. If this trend continues, they all should be ready to use in 2-3 weeks.
When my Willys was young, the retired neighbor that lived on the Siuslaw river below us split cedar shakes from logs he'd pull out of the river- free driftwood, in other words. ??? Not anymore. ?????? A lot of the cedar available now is cut young, and knotty.??? Which is great for fences.??? Less so for pretty oars and seats.??? This picture is of the shake splitting operation; background is the Siuslaw River bridge, built by the WPA during the depression, with the city of Florence across the river;??? 1964. Low tide.???????
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Dan
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Dan
53 2wd Wagon
Eugene, OR
