Stuffs
Posted in adventure on Jun 29th, 2010 1 Comment »
Jeep parts are mostly all here (except one of the calipers I think), if I can get around to picking them up…
Archive for June, 2010
Goodbye, Boston. Hello, Seattle!
Posted in adventure on Jun 28th, 2010 3 Comments »
So it is officially official. The SEA move is happening, and soon. Today was my last day working in the office, and I cannot say I will miss working in a cubicle. My employers have graciously allowed me to remain in their employ and telecommute which will be interesting with a 3 hour time difference [...]
Ducati S2R Valves
Posted in adventure on Jun 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
Got the crankshaft tool in (you can fabricate your own out of a bolt, a lock nut, and a washer if you want, but bother to buy the tool for proper white-coating) and finally got some time to sit down with the valves last night. Got 3 of the 4 valve covers off; the fourth [...]
Jeep
Posted in adventure on Jun 20th, 2010 No Comments »
I didn’t realize how useful the jeep is for certain kinds of things (moving stuff around, getting in it when you are dirty from hiking, etc) until it was sitting in pieces for awhile. So since the parts are still enroute I took the time to put it back together and put the new seatbelt [...]
Brakes and Things
Posted in adventure on Jun 16th, 2010 1 Comment »
Decided to just go with new calipers on the Jeep so ordered those, new pads front and rear and new rotors. Hopefully that will be the end of any sort of brake related problems on the front end at least since everything will be new. Also picked up a new steering stabilizer since the factory [...]
Bits and Pieces
Posted in adventure on Jun 16th, 2010 No Comments »
Pulled the rotors and calipers off the TJ last night. I noticed that the wear is very uneven on the pads (front to back). This is a common Jeep problem, caused often by stiction on the rails or the calipers themselves getting worn. If you ask me the calipers are undersized for the demands of [...]
Backfire Moto 18
Posted in adventure on Jun 15th, 2010 No Comments »
West!
Posted in adventure on Jun 15th, 2010 3 Comments »
My much anticipated move to the PST is 97% complete. Day 1: Picked up Alex from his redeye at Logan on Friday morning, shuffled cars and headed west. Having been on a cross-country trip in September of last year (albeit with little sightseeing), my goals were distinctly different. I had much less interest in stopping [...]
BOS to SEA
Posted in adventure on Jun 15th, 2010 1 Comment »
Left by air for BOS at about 2140h Pacific. For whatever reason they didn’t have the SEA to BOS red-eye I usually like to take (full I guess), so I ended up connecting in JFK. I left at sunset; and arrived at sunrise, but only a few hours later, which was a little bit of [...]
Seat Belt Retractor Ordered
Posted in adventure on Jun 14th, 2010 No Comments »
The local Jeep dealer made it super easy to order a replacement part. Should be here in 3-5 days, coming in from Detroit.