28 August 2016

Amazing, a whole week has past nearly. The name of the game for the last week has been the flood waters going down, slowly. Due to the ever present rain in the afternoons and about ever several days, most of the day. But it's South Louisiana and it stays wet most the time.

A few ride abouts on the bikes but nothing very far. Mostly the KLR around town and close country side. The Bandit for a few plus 50 miles runs. Both working fine so no work needed in that direction for a while.

The truck, Usually morning and rain time  transportation. Probably oil / filter and grease job coming up next week. Have not waited for the Change Oil Light  to come on for years. Just change it around 4 to 5,000 miles along with filter. Had to re-seat one of the rear signal light bulbs a while back as it quit working. Cleaned and dielectric grease for that. Sometimes I have to spread those little electric contacts with those push in bulbs.

The Vette,  Had the AC charged but it seems to be loosing it fast. May have to just put some leak finder in myself and see what's happening. Still lots to do with it but it's going to be a long term project of a few years to get it all right and workings as intended. Poor thing has really suffered from lack of maintenance.
In finding the code reader socket , I had to pull the lower cover under the steering wheel to find it tucked way back in there. But, rerouted it so easy now to access it.
Check codes on LCD speedo face with the short out technique but , no faults showing. Was hunting for the reason for the bad rich idle when the Service Engine Soon light was off. And it runs fine when the light is on. hmmmmmm. So, put the panel back on and getting the side screws back in there place is not fun but getting better at it.
More study was needed and achieved on they subject and learned all kinds of stuff about Oxy Sensors, MAP and MAF operations and, most important , how to test them without just being a parts changer.
So, in wanting to open the hood and look for a few things learned, I find I can't get the hood latch lever to work. When I put the bottom cover back on, I pinned it. So, off with the cover again, make sure the lever is free and starting getting the awful little screws back in there place. Sucess with 2 of 3 but that will work as had to shut down and get ready to take wife out for birthday meal.

Other things is a wedding we went to last Saturday and seeing one of my fav coz going though Chemo. Neat to visit and talk to him, his wife and kids. But not neat to see what Chemo is doing to him.
Went to Basile and visited with another cuz that I had not seen in a while. He on serious meds and new home bound. But , neat catching up. Seems like I'm the only cuz still getting around to visit others. But, that's been that way for a long time. I go but never expect to see them come. Good because I'm not home lots anyway during the mid day or afternoons.
That about catches me up on most things for this trip to the blog. So, till the next.

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