I’m back with an Esky this time

[iamdub]

As a purveyor of hillbilly engineering, I approve of your ingenuity.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Took a minute this morning to get the blood changed in my dirtymax. I usually run about 5k between intervals but I’m at 5200 so I needed to get it done. Every other oil change I send a sample out to Blackstone Laboratories for analyst. I do this on all my vehicles just for early detection of any possible failure or premature wear. This time it’s due again and I’m also gonna cut open the filter and inspect it.
I wanted to share how I service my air filter. I used to pull the K&N and install a temporary filter until the cleaning process was complete. I hate how long it takes to let it dry before applying the oil so I came up with a different method which cut down the recharge process to about 30 minutes.

After pulling the filter I soak it with cleaner. I use my own concoction of simple green, fantastic and baking soda. Don’t ask me why, I used it for cleaning other things and it worked great so that’s my go to spray bottle. Then I brush it with a 2” chip brush to loosen the dirt. Bring it to my slop sink and run hot water from the inside out and continue to brush it while I turn it.

Now it’s soaked and this is where I speed up the process. I attach the filter to a Dayton exhaust fan on the outlet side. Turn on the fan and while it’s blowing the water out and drying the filter I use another chip brush while separating the filter baffles. Anything that otherwise would be embedded and a time consuming process to physically remove like cottonwood, flies right out.


I don’t want any dirt or dust getting blown into the clean side of the filter so I only run on the discharge of fan long enough to get the debris out in between the folds. Once I make it all the way around the filter I install it on the intake side of fan. I’ll let the fan go for about 10 minutes and that’s all it usually takes to get it dry enough. About equal to 3 hrs of sitting in the sun.


While fan is still running I apply the oil. This pulls the oil into the filter. I let it continue to run for another 5 minutes. If I don’t, I run the risk of oil coming thru intake tube on truck and it coats the MAF sensor and I get low readings which causes under fueling.


Install filter and don’t need to use my temporary filter for a few days while this one dries and gets oiled. Just thought I’d share some of my hillbilly engineering.


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Looks like a fairly solid process.

 

[Snowbound]

I know it’s been a minute since I’ve been on, still running like a mad man. Trailer done and back at storage until I get some time to go pick up a conex box for storing a lot of my garage stuff in. Ran back up north to do some maintenance on sleds and attempted to replace deck on my tilt trailer but treated wood was still damp so I didn’t get to stain the wood. That’ll have to wait until next trip up.



Pulled the rear skid to replace suspension and bearings on son’s sled. Stripped the Viper and pulled off oil tank and chaincase cover so I can get them cleaned up and powder coated.




Ordered a jackshaft, bearings, shims and seals for a 16 Viper to get rid of a problematic wobble bearing on the 15.


After that trip the wife said the Esky ac wasn’t working like it should so I invested that and found pin holes in rear ac line at the clips that secure it to the bottom of the body.



Ordered Dorman aluminum tubes in 3/8 and 5/8 and some compression fittings for this repair.


Pulled it apart and bent new piece and patched that in.



Then I was driving the vehicle making sure ac was working and just listening for any new noises that she wouldn’t hear and felt and hear a clunk from the front right side. Got it up on ramps and found the sway bar was torn from its mount.


Now I have to fab up a new bracket, cut old off frame and get that back on there. It never ends.

Meanwhile, I’m trying to get my bike back together for a run on Saturday called the Freedom Ride. Got the primary back together but I have to go into the cam side to replace a breather and also get some wiring tightened up. Doesn’t look like it’s gonna be done in time so I grabbed my buddies Ultra Classic so we don’t miss the ride this Saturday.



So I apologize for my absenteeism, but there’s never enough hours in a day.



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[HiHoeSilver]

Wow. Busy man! That's what happens when you can do anything and everything. Lol

 

[Tonyrodz]

I don't know how you do it.

 

[Snowbound]

I’m not sure either. It’s gonna all catch up with me one of these days. I always thought that if you went out and got the toys you want while your young, then everything would go smoother as you get older. Cough/********/cough. Here I am going on 42 years young and all this crap get harder and more expensive to maintain and (because I have a problem) to upgrade.

Just got home from work, I spent 6 hrs washing, prewaxing, then waxing this thing yesterday and I haven’t done the side bags or touched any of the black or chrome. It’s gonna be another long one. I’m going at it because A) he’s letting me use his bike for the run and his motto is: I bought it to ride it, not clean it. So B) it was crazy dirty and I refuse to ride a dirty bike.





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[HiHoeSilver]

I’m not sure either. It’s gonna all catch up with me one of these days. I always thought that if you went out and got the toys you want while your young, then everything would go smoother as you get older. Cough/********/cough. Here I am going on 42 years young and all this crap get harder and more expensive to maintain and (because I have a problem) to upgrade.

Just got home from work, I spent 6 hrs washing, prewaxing, then waxing this thing yesterday and I haven’t done the side bags or touched any of the black or chrome. It’s gonna be another long one. I’m going at it because A) he’s letting me use his bike for the run and his motto is: I bought it to ride it, not clean it. So B) it was crazy dirty and I refuse to ride a dirty bike.





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Ponch and John send their regards.

 

[PG01]

Hehe, nice bike...lol

 

[adventurenali92]

Damn that’s a lot of work!

 

[Snowbound]

Hehe, nice bike...lolView attachment 224858View attachment 224859

Sweet, another gray ghost. You have good taste.





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