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It appears that I have a dead short somewhere in the block heater circuit on my '97 Powerstroke. Each time I plug it into a circuit it immediately pops the GFCI. I have tried 3 separate circuits with the same result. The good news is the really cold weather is coming to an end for a while...

I am going to be mounting a winch on my trailer for use in emergency loading situations. I would like to be able to charge the battery from the charging lead in my wiring harness from the tow vehicle to the trailer. Will I need to have a battery isolator? In any case, what would the wiring...

Fire Closure Walker Valley is closed until at least 10/15. It is extremely dry there so don't be surprised is the closure is extended. The fire started on the SMC (motorcycle/quad trail). It was serious enough that it burned several hoses and they had to pull firefighters back on some fronts...

Current plans are for the entrance to the Trail Head at Walker to closed from Monday, September 10 through Friday September 14. The closure is to allow for correction of some serious water quality issues around the bridge at that point. The plan is to create two settlement basins at that...

I am in Moab this week. Keep in mind that the rig was "finished" on Thursday evening and we left Friday morning. Ran Metal Masher Today. I tried, but was defeated on Rock Chucker.

Kevin (zukkev) is looking to borrow a late XJ (1996-2000) or an early TJ (1997-2001) fuel tank for purposes of mocking up a fuel tank location. Alternatively, if you have a tank and are willing to give Kevin some dimensions over the phone, that would work also. If you can help, post up here...

A friend of mine on another board posted this question: Have a friend with an 88 Camry. The water intake for the block where the upper radiator hose goes has a broken tube that comes out the bottom rear of it. Trying to figure out what this passage/assy is called so she can order another one...

When I change tubs on my YJ, I will need to get an Automatic Shifter kit since the new tub and steering column were from a manual tranny. What do people recommend? Beyond recommending a particular make/model, please talk about your reasons for the recommendation.

We are running Dana 60s, front and rear. The front is a kingpin 60 with discs from about '90 ish. The rear is a drum 60 from about 79-80. What would people suggest that we run for a brake master cylinder. We are assuming that it has a stock YJ master.

I have a York that we would like to mount on my YJ with a late '90s 4.0. Any tips on how to mount it?

The end of May, I bought a YJ that had nearly everything that I could want. It had Dana 60s at both ends, it had 4.0 crawler gears in the t-case, an ARB in the front and a spool in the back. The engine was a crate later year 4.0 (ODBII). It was running 38.5 Swampers. The rig is now at...

Zukkev (Kevin) is reworking the suspension on my YJ. We are looking for rear springs that around 52" long by 2 1/2" wide. We need the pin to be fairly centered on the pack. Any suggestions?

The Rainier Ridge Rams will be hosting a 4X4 Show and Shine on September 18th, 2011. The event will be held at the Discount Tire store in Burlington. More details to follow.

This week we took off for our first real trip in our truck/camper. The truck is a '97 Powerstroke and the camper is a renovated '92 9 1/2' S&S. We had the camper prettty fully packed. We pulled North Cascades Highway at the speed limit. The tranny temperature stayed steady and the pyro low...

I added some "green" antifreeze to a 2005 Toyota Sienna a few minutes ago. Once the level came up I saw that the old antifreeze was "red". Any issues? I only moved the car about 4 feet and shut it down so the green is all in the overflow tank. Similar question - late '90s Saturns. Did they...

I have a new to me .300 Win Mag. I am looking for a range to do both familiarization and sighting. Any recommendations?

Yesterday I was using my winch to remove a recalcitrant dead fruit tree. The power-out function stopped working. I suspect that it is a remote function rather than a solenoid issue. The winch is a Tabor 9000, which is a Warn winch. It uses a 5-pin controller. When the switch is held in the...

As many of you know there is a monthly work party at Walker Valley on the 2nd Saturday. See you in the main parking lot at 9:00.

A buddy of mine is building a street rod based loosely around a '50 Ford P/U. Actually, he is only using the cab and front sheetmetal. He has picked up an '06 Corvette steering column. What wiring and or internal mechanical issue is he going to have to address in order to use the column? He...

A friend of mine from Las Vegas got ahold of me. His son has a '91 Isuzu Trooper, V6. The engine is a standard Chevy 2.8, but it has an external oil cooler. His rig has a major leak in the external oil cooler circuit. He is looking for a mechanic in the Everett area who can address the...