Wow! A Saturday! For Real!

So, this is like the first weekend in a while that I haven't actully worked, or been out of town for... It's been a busy month both at home and at work. It seems like whenever I'm not at work, it's either to dark or to wet to do much of anything here at home. Last weekend I spent a big chunk of Sunday making firewood. And felt it Monday and Tuesday, too.

So, since I wasn't at work, we borrowed a friends garage so that I could work on the truck a little more. I changed oil, replaced the fuel filler hose (which was leaking - 28 year old rubber...), and installed the bumper I bought from a guy up north of Everett. I'd been looking forward to that, it just didn't look right without a bumper on it.

So, I measured the holes in the frame rails, and the thickness of the steel, and set off to th elocal hardware store that still has a good selection of individual nuts & bolts. Not the prepackaged kind like Home Depot carries, but good, Grade 8 nuts & bolts. And a few lockwashers to go with it as well.





The install went great, except for the part where I discovered that two of the holes (one on each side) were smaller than the other 4 holes. So a second trip to the hardware was required.

I'm happy with the result though...








Today I also got to try out a new tools, and I have to say "Kewl!" I bought a Topsider oil evacuation pump. With this tool, you feed a tube down into the oil sump, and vacuum it out into a handy, easy to carry away container. Makes the oil change clean and easy, and doesn't require crawling under the engine (except for the oil filter...) This has to be some of the best money I've spent on a tool of this sort. Very pleased.

Check it out here on amazon.