phooey. :P

WTF, there are MUCH better uses for moonshine!

Sadly finding 91% or better alcohol is getting very hard to do now... Everthing seems to be well watered down today. (bad pun included!)

I'm a (rather old) university professor. Absolutely things have changed, but I'm not convinced that all is bad change. Todays kids are much better at researching to find answers than any prior generation ever was--mostly because of the Internet, Google and Yahoo. They may not know the answers, but so many today can find answers that that is encouraging.

But are they finding good answers?

My experience is that the Internet is very good for researching computer-related technical matters and popular culture subsequent to

You've actually hit upon the exact point the researchers were making: the Internet provides point detail; the failure is in cognitive and associative reasoning necessary to the actual application of the data. My terminology for that is "data diarrhea". This isn't new. Back in the mid-70's part of my job on the EE faculty was curriculum evaluation and development and even at that time we were faced with lack of effective communications skills - the incoming freshmen were unable to write or speak effectively. I recall that the Dean found it ironic when the EE Department curriculum recommendations included extension of the mandatory English and Language requirements ;-)

I worked with super computers and found it ironic that foreign born hires, mainly PHDs, were better able to communicate and express ideas than native born people... Just generally better employees.

You can still get it at Wally World, in the pharmacy department, by the quart.

I'd always wondered if the 91% was good enough since 99% stuff gets you looked at funny these days if you ask for it.

I get looked at funny all the time anyway. Makes me no nevermind. :)

Search for "Reagent Grade Ethanol" or search Amazon. About $35/gal plus ground shipping. I can pick that stuff up at the local farm store.

Or find a fuel company that sells ethanol racing fuel. Or just tank up with E85.

I run 10-15% ethanol in the Jeep. Of course the I6 has a blower tucked on top of it. Works better than 93 and keeps the pings away.

BSEE here, nearly went mechanical because I loved fiddling with cars. Back then it was a matter of saving beer money and now it's more a matter of principle and time. Some things just ain't worth messing with and some things I should have known better than to start.

Common language around my office is Vietnamese. Hell, I'm almost to the point of understanding some of it.

Personally I think computers are making people lazy. My handwriting was never that good to begin with but it flatly sucks now. At least I can type like a bat out of hell.

And now that the Jeep runs, I'm off to the pub to get a pint and listen to some local bands.

Cheers!

When you're 40 miles from DC, you can't even fart without a permit!

What a waste of Everclear. I've got an outstanding receipe for Kalua that includes a 1/5 of Everclear.

To bring this back on topic, I'll be trudging thru the foot of snow to get to the shop to remove the transfer case from my YJ today. It quit on me in the middle of the biggest snow storm we've had in Arkansas in about 7 or 8 years. Front axle engages, light goes on and you can turn the front wheels with the driveshaft, but no drive to the front shaft out of the t/case. Didn't make any bad noises, just quit. Phooey.

If it didn't make horrible noises (the chain!!) you likely lost the selector index. You just MIGHT be able to fix it from the outside. Drop the linkage arms off the transfer case, see if it will engage when you twist the arms manually. If so, adjust the linkage appropriately.

The only thing Everclear ever did to me was get my truck stuck out in the middle of a muddy field. :)

Yuck. hope it's something simple like a bent or slipped shift linkage.

Shift fork pads? On Hummer H1, the lock sleeve frequently sticks, don't know if the YJ will do the same thing or not.

Also *only* a foot of snow? Hell, it's up to my crotch here, with a bunch of layers of ice every six to eight inches, just to make walking hard!

We won't mention -6 yesterday AM, either...

Good luck on the t-case!

With any luck, it's those danged plastic pads on the fork. The actual movement of the shift collar is pretty small and someone on RAMJAW noted some time back that if they fall out the collar doesn't get moved quite far enough. Still a remove and split the case job, tho.

Be grateful you didn't hear the noise of the chain slapping around!

Yeah, but I live in Arkansas. I still had about 4" on the ground from the week before and then we got about 12-13" on Wed. Temp yesterday was in the

Wasn't the linkage as when I got the t/case on the floor I could turn the input shaft and feel the front output trying to turn a little. I'll open it up today. About a month ago I bought a kit to replace the bearings and blocker rings in the tranny along with a clutch and new hydraulic system. Glad I didn't do all that yet and then have to pull the t/case again. Looks like I might have a pinion bearing in the rear end that needs replaced too, and I found the vibration I couldn't find before...the plate that bolts between the motor mount and the transmission has snapped off at one of the bends. I'm gonna love finding that...the nearest Jeep junkyard is over 100 miles.

That's why they make welders...

I wish you could export a bit of that snow. The mountains to the west of us are reporting it in feet rather than inches. Tulsa, Dallas, Little Rock are getting hammered. The Front Range of the Rockies? Wind and cold. And we don't have that wonderful clay you have that makes such nice mud ;-)

You pay shipping, and i will send you all you want.

Don't remind me, mud season is coming soon, too...

Oh, and just about the same time is flood season! With this much snow, if we get a sudden warm spell I will be doing flood rescues, sure as AM General made Hummer H1s! Thank goodness I can handle three ft of water, as long as it is not moving very much.

Well, 50-something Sat, and 60-something yesterday. Mostly the snow is gone and has morphed into mud. A couple more days and I'll have to start thinking about getting the Harley off the battery tender.

As far as that mount plate, I'll probably drop by the resto shop some time this week and weld it. We've got a brand new mig welder at the Chevy dealer that I work at. Was purchased after a tornado blew the whole building away. Doesn't have a plug or a bottle yet, as before I was hired, no one who worked there could weld.

Heck of a way to get new tools!

I've got an old oxy-acetylene rig in the back corner. Keep saying I need to get an arc welder - some day - but the old gas burner still does everything I want except aluminum and a few stainless pieces.

Good luck with the Harley. Given the weather this year, about the time you get it tuned up to run, you'll be waist deep in muddy snow again ;-) I never did enjoy a bike in the mud, myself. Guess I'm a fair weather rider.