DHappel Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 *the shop is open for business!* Sunday Erin is going to come up to my place in Walnut Grove to install a snorkel and do some minor maintenance. I'll probably be doing a little work on my LR3 as well. So I figured this is as good a time as any to invite the rest of you out to break in the new shop. So come one, come all to exotic, exciting Walnut Grove! Sunday, 9:00 until you get bored or I kick you out... As for lunch, there's a Pizza Factory across the river, and I have beer in the fridge. So we're good to go there. Don't know where Walnut Grove is? It's a little town south of Sacramento on the river:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Walnut+Grove,+CA/@38.2502957,-121.5198627,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x809ab10b8f664d97:0x4b661513b9bc65a5!8m2!3d38.2421371!4d-121.5116197 If you need the address, just drop me a PM. Look forward to seeing some of you Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 YES!!! Perfect timing. Now I got to get together with Graeme to pickup my new front Drive shaft. I'll definitely be coming out. I have to install the shaft prior to shaver and this works out. I'll be arriving around 11ish / noon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 FWIW, I'll be on the peninsula tomorrow and could possibly pick it up from him. Send me a text if you want me to play courier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 hmm... i may bring over wing top protectors and install them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I believe the rain is supposed to let up for Sunday, so come on down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 And.. have couple diff guards too. But the diff housings prob need some scrubbing first. And as much as I'd like to hoard LR parts in boxes, as only passionate LR owners can do...I'm tired of parts sitting in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I've got a whole shed full of parts that need sorting INTO boxes. I long for the organization of boxes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Oh, and we can probably manage a couple diff gaurds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Will try and make it for a bit - have some sumo bars And a steering shock kit need to fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Don, have you installed the roof thing that you said needed multiple people in order to get in place? Might be a good opportunity to get us 'shop warmers' to do something... happy to come out and help if you need/want it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 @RedRover... you mean this? http://jonusgroup.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/office-raise-the-roof.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 @RedRover... you mean this? http://jonusgroup.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/office-raise-the-roof.gif Close, I was thinking more like this: I expect the party to be off the hook if we're installing snorkels and diff guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Don, have you installed the roof thing that you said needed multiple people in order to get in place? Might be a good opportunity to get us 'shop warmers' to do something... happy to come out and help if you need/want it...I have not, but that's an all-day project by itself and I need to do some planning/research on how it goes together before I take it on. I will be taking names on who is present though and will reserve the right to call you back at future time to be determined. You didn't think this was free did you? (insert evil laugh here..bwahaha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanB Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 I will be there.I have a few things to work on but plan on just helping out for my first wrench day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Gona have to bug out. Unplanned extended Sierra road trip due to mud slides plus kids sport practice has put a dent in the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Gona have to bug out. Unplanned extended Sierra road trip due to mud slides plus kids sport practice has put a dent in the weekend. It's happening all over the state... Hwy 17 from the South Bay to Santa Cruz has been shut down due to mudslides and today is just partially opening. As if our traffic headaches weren't bad enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Yeah, 37 was closed to flooding from Tuesday. Up here (not on my island, but near) there's a lot of flooding including a big train wreck just off 99 maybe 10 miles west of me that may have been due to flood waters causing track issues. I've seen a big heavy-lift helicopter flying over a couple times today and wonder if it's involved in the clean-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 I was like 20 min from getting caught in the big slide on 50. Comming back from skiing at Sierra. Instead going caught in the tail back Ended up getting home about 4am via south lake - Carson city, Reno - to have dinner with son at unr, then back over 80 - which was still closed west bound, but the detor over 20 was not a parking lot anymore as everyone had either given up and got a hotel or finished. One saving grace - the classic completed it all with flying colors - just about 300 miles. Never done that much in it on one go. Brakes did give me a slight scare in south lake as the locked up in the slush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Yeah, 37 was closed to flooding from Tuesday. Up here (not on my island, but near) there's a lot of flooding including a big train wreck just off 99 maybe 10 miles west of me that may have been due to flood waters causing track issues. I've seen a big heavy-lift helicopter flying over a couple times today and wonder if it's involved in the clean-up.u Lots more water comming down the hill - the south fork american yesterday afternoon was churning and v high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 One saving grace - the classic completed it all with flying colors - just about 300 miles. Never done that much in it on one go. Brakes did give me a slight scare in south lake as the locked up in the slush. old trucks rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Wrenching day success! Nice turn-out. We fixed a leak and installed the snorkel on Erin's LR4, installed front and rear diff guards on Cris's D90, installed a front driveshaft on Justin's RRC, and maybe a couple other little things I missed. All jobs completed. I was worried that drilling through the A pillar on the LR4 was going to be a nightmare but with a cobalt bit it wasn't too bad. I did have a rivet gun failure though as it wouldn't release the shank after breaking it off. That made a bit of a challenge but there's always a way around those things when you want it bad enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Thanks Don & Michelle for the hospitality! Pretty awesome day. In addition to the diff guards - Thanks, @AlanB!, my check engine light (on for last 11 mos) went out on the drive back! So, no more CEL! It's a Christmas Miracle! And @RedRover also helped me removed two jump seats out of the D90... so, I can figure out how to best mount the fridge. Oh... I had to stop at the grocery store on way back... I was in the store for maybe 15 min. When I came out to start the truck, it started but slowly died. I started it again, gave some gas and it ran rough for a few seconds and then back to normal. Don saw this as vapor lock on my truck at Mojave... I'm not sure why a fuel injection engine would suffer from this. Need to look into & replace fuel filter, maybe? On my way home, the was a motorcycle accident that shut down 160 in both directions.Turns out, they had to bring in helicopter to evacuate the rider. The bike was about 30+ feet from the base of the embankment (which was about 15' below the road surface). I hope he/she is OK. Anyways, here are some pictures from today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hmmm...not sure on the no-start. I'll refer that to the guys with more knowledge of the Rover engine than I. Looks like you didn't even make it to Isleton before the accident (I think I can see the bridge in the background). Hope you weren't caught up too long. If I had known I could have sent you down the road on the other side of the river or even out to I5, 205, 680. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Admin note : split this topic into another thread LR4 / D4 - Intermittent failure, multiple codes thrown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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