What have you done to your square lately??

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79K15 HIghSierra

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Got a spare tire that matches my other 33’s, mounted my “new” toolbox on the back, love a short bed with a tool box! Also had to replace the fuel tank vent on the filler neck, messed up when I replaced the tank and thought a 5/8 hose would do, but no, my ******* got it crimped and it wouldn’t breath. Fueling it up doesn’t take 15 minutes now
 

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Installed the new steering wheel. Had to eliminate the horn function for now. I've got a momentary switch coming, to get the horn working again.

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Now back to the bashing...it’s gonna take me an entire case of beer to rebuild my wing windows! Damn mechanical engineers! Lol
Yea those are a bitch! Did that last year
 

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Its going to get down to -10 on sunday, and maybe -15 next week.
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Though I have the block heater, I want to see if it will start in this cold of temperatures. It might be the end of this motor, but I don't really care since I get my Burb back tomorrow, and I have the new motor almost ready to go in.
Poor starter!! Dang that new thing don't want to start!! Never been around that cold of temps so no idea!
 

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Cleaned up my engine area a bit.Worked on some wiring.Going to update old fusible links to inline blade fuses.Tested out the winch.I think it will definitely get me out of trouble,or others.

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Its going to get down to -10 on sunday, and maybe -15 next week.
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Though I have the block heater, I want to see if it will start in this cold of temperatures. It might be the end of this motor, but I don't really care since I get my Burb back tomorrow, and I have the new motor almost ready to go in.
Someone has been watching too much Zip Ties and Bias Plies!!!
 

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Its going to get down to -10 on sunday, and maybe -15 next week.
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Though I have the block heater, I want to see if it will start in this cold of temperatures. It might be the end of this motor, but I don't really care since I get my Burb back tomorrow, and I have the new motor almost ready to go in.
Do yourself and those engines a favor and change the oil out for 5w-30 while the temps are that low. 20-50 is brutal on air cooled engines that are designed for that weight oil in temps that cold. I’m running 15-50 synthetic during the summer to keep my oil pressures up, but when it gets cold I switch it back to 5-30
 

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Do yourself and those engines a favor and change the oil out for 5w-30 while the temps are that low. 20-50 is brutal on air cooled engines that are designed for that weight oil in temps that cold. I’m running 15-50 synthetic during the summer to keep my oil pressures up, but when it gets cold I switch it back to 5-30

The only engine I'm running with 20w50 is my yellow trucks, and that is only because its catastrophically worn out. I have a newly rebuilt 292 that I'm going to drop in this spring. I just want to see if it will start, if not, I'm going to hook it up to the block heater.
 

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OK not a square, a mini square, not mine. This is my Grandson, Kooper's that has become a family project. I bought it.$300, got it running, then my son, Kooper's uncle did the body and paint work with the help of my Daughter and SIL's help. We like it , although it is a fiat(dogde) color, dark charcoal with the Camaro Synergy Green stripes. Not totally done.socks holding the windows, no inner door panels yet, but the kid is HAPPY, see pic
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Did it start at -11F? Did I spin a bearing?
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Watch and find out!
 

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