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86turbodsl
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I'll be in Texas Friday.. .
Above 1200 Sq/FT 86's 20HP shop
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
bulletpruf
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It's a big state. Whereabouts in Texas will you be?
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86turbodsl
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Dfw. It's always dfw
bulletpruf
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Gotcha. Check out FBMP while you're there; I always see good deals in that area.
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86turbodsl
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My ability to bring anything home will be extremely limited. Driving mom home. She comes down to DFW for a couple months every winter. As she likes to install X+1 m^3 of **** in X m^3 interior vehicle volume, i'll be lucky to bring a coat and not leave it hanging out the window.
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86turbodsl
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I tried once to get a job at SWRI, but it fell through. Probably good i didn't, as engine work has all but dried up. I would love the weather there though. I'm very over winter.
bulletpruf
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At the end of last summer, we decided we were done with the heat here and planned to move to northern Virginia. Now that "winter" is here, we decided to remain here. At least for now.
We don't mind the intensity of the summer, it's the duration that wears us out.
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86turbodsl
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Doesn't it help on the more dry areas? SA is borderline dry right?
I bought my old 86 F250 in Brownwood TX it was summer and pretty pleasant dry heat.
I bought my old 86 F250 in Brownwood TX it was summer and pretty pleasant dry heat.
bulletpruf
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San Antonio is in the drier part of the state, unlike east Texas, which is hot and humid, too. The dry heat is a tad bit more tolerable.
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86turbodsl
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It's raining in my shop.
It's been raining outside for 2 days. Downpour. It's 65F today and will be down to high of 30 within a week.
Mother nature is off her meds.
It's been raining outside for 2 days. Downpour. It's 65F today and will be down to high of 30 within a week.
Mother nature is off her meds.
Strouty
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Water intrusion *****, I had water starting to flow into my shop over the slab, had to spend some quality time with a big hammer drill and a chisel bit.
Also she is crazy...
Also she is crazy...
bulletpruf
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It's rained twice here in the past 4 months or so. It's in the forecast for the next several days, but nothing yet. Still in serious drought conditions.
bowtiguy
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It was 70 here on thursday, snowed 3” Friday/ high 38, roads dry and 55 w/ sun today…. Drove the ZR-1, 69 tomorrow, so I’ll finish sealing the bottom of the Zip sheathing to the foundation on the new house.
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86turbodsl
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I heard it was a drought down there
bulletpruf
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Rained yesterday and today; not enough to bring us out of a drought, but I won't have to water the grass this week.
bulletpruf
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You wrenching on anything this weekend?
bulletpruf
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Hey 86 - checking in. Hope all is well.
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86turbodsl
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I have been overwhelmed by life. Job is going ok, had some negative health news, and basically waiting for the weather to break so i could spend some more comfortable time outside.
The company is changing our R&R and that will involve a lot of time away but i will try to minimize it.
Not sure when i get back to more shop content. Hopefully soon.
The company is changing our R&R and that will involve a lot of time away but i will try to minimize it.
Not sure when i get back to more shop content. Hopefully soon.
bulletpruf
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Sorry to hear about the negative health news. That's never fun.
M.Brane
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Life happens. Thanks for the update.
bimmer1980
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Are the health issues recoverable? Are you still struggling with the arm/nerve pain?
What does R&R mean at your company?
Will it mean more "in-office" work vs WFH?
At least it's going better and you don't have the micro manager...
Thabks for the update and hopefully things improve.
What does R&R mean at your company?
Will it mean more "in-office" work vs WFH?
At least it's going better and you don't have the micro manager...
Thabks for the update and hopefully things improve.
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86turbodsl
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Roles and Responsibilities. They want our team to be release responsible rather than just R&D. And they're giving me no headcount.
There's only so much i can do.
My boss does not care about wfh at all. i can do what i want as long as i don't cause problems. He's great. I went from nuts to great. The dynamic range is breathtaking. Lol.
There's only so much i can do.
My boss does not care about wfh at all. i can do what i want as long as i don't cause problems. He's great. I went from nuts to great. The dynamic range is breathtaking. Lol.
bulletpruf
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That's freaking awesome.
bulletpruf
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86 - what's planned for the weekend? Turning any wrenches? I need to live vicariously through you; work has been crushing me lately, so I don't think I will be able to spend any time in the garage.
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86turbodsl
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So we just went thru 2+ days of no power. AGAIN. It has now become a priority this summer to get a standby running.
In addition to AC on the house.
As far as this weekend, i'd like to get the battery wiring done on the electric namco so i can move more stuff around. Going to need clear floor space for that genset build.
In addition to AC on the house.
As far as this weekend, i'd like to get the battery wiring done on the electric namco so i can move more stuff around. Going to need clear floor space for that genset build.
bulletpruf
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What's up with no power? Storms?
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86turbodsl
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huge storm. 8 verified tornados in michigan
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86turbodsl
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So big detour on this weekend. Due to the power issues we've been seeing, i spent the weekend updating the house subpanel to add circuits. So we are preparing for a genset, which i will get to in the shop content, as well as adding some solar to knock down my ridiculous monthly bill - 500+ monthly. So no forklift love last week. Sorry.
bulletpruf
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Are you going to use an off-the-shelf unit? Or are you going to pick something up that you can wire in? Natural gas, gasoline, or diesel?
I've been thinking about doing the same thing, but our power grid has been fairly reliable for the past few years.
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86turbodsl
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So a few years ago, a local guy posted a 45kw 3 phase genset with no engine on craigslist. I bought it. It had a hercules 6 cylinder military engine on it. Kohler. I happen to have a 4 cylinder hercules that has an SAE bellhousing. With conversion to single/split phase, the derate makes it 30kw. That's about where i want to be, and the engine i have meets the need. I need to come up with the adapters from SAE 2 to 3 to make it work. The rest is just controls and setup. That should take care of the intermittent outages. The solar is just to knock the monthly stupid charges down.
E rates are only going up. The local CPCO just got an increase and it was 1 day later when they applied for another one. We're state regulated, but its just going up.
I know a lot of it is my fault, with the server stack running all the time, but it is a hobby. I'm working on getting another AI server out of China and that thing will be 8 300W gpus. Idle may only be 600W or so, but it will spike to 3000W.
And who knows what the future holds.
E rates are only going up. The local CPCO just got an increase and it was 1 day later when they applied for another one. We're state regulated, but its just going up.
I know a lot of it is my fault, with the server stack running all the time, but it is a hobby. I'm working on getting another AI server out of China and that thing will be 8 300W gpus. Idle may only be 600W or so, but it will spike to 3000W.
And who knows what the future holds.
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86turbodsl
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i guess i didn't specify - diesel. of course. the neighbors all have standby gennies, all briggs vanguard 3600 rpm screamers. when we go down a few days, it empties out their propane tanks.
i didnt' want that. plus diesel keeps basically forever.
i didnt' want that. plus diesel keeps basically forever.
rattle_snake
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Question on the shelf/storage life of diesel. Interwebs would say it limited to a year, or a few before 'degrading'.
I'm assuming the Herc is all mechanical and can run on about anything. So given it's requirements vs a modern light pickup diesel, the fuel age doesn't matter?
I'm assuming the Herc is all mechanical and can run on about anything. So given it's requirements vs a modern light pickup diesel, the fuel age doesn't matter?
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86turbodsl
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i would think it doesn't matter in this case. D198ER, military Herc. Roosa pump. About zero for electrical anything.
I just ran out and slapped the bellhousing on it. Seems I was wrong, the engine is SAE 2 and the gennie is SAE 2. It slaps onto the pilot no problem. BUT, neither side of the hole patterns are tapped, and the engine housing is rotated from vertical which is not ideal. So one of the patterns is rotated. I think the easy button is to just drill and tap holes with it oriented vertical. So to do that, i need to transfer punch holes. Holes look to be 3/8. BUT i need the transfer punches to be very short to be able to hit them. Do such a thing exist?
Once i can get the two bellhousings mated, then i can mount the engine and start figuring out the engine connection. Something is going to be custom. Not sure what yet though.
I just ran out and slapped the bellhousing on it. Seems I was wrong, the engine is SAE 2 and the gennie is SAE 2. It slaps onto the pilot no problem. BUT, neither side of the hole patterns are tapped, and the engine housing is rotated from vertical which is not ideal. So one of the patterns is rotated. I think the easy button is to just drill and tap holes with it oriented vertical. So to do that, i need to transfer punch holes. Holes look to be 3/8. BUT i need the transfer punches to be very short to be able to hit them. Do such a thing exist?
Once i can get the two bellhousings mated, then i can mount the engine and start figuring out the engine connection. Something is going to be custom. Not sure what yet though.
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86turbodsl
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I can see right now that the right way to do this is get the bridgeport running and drill/tap these holes on that. Anything else is a PITA.
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86turbodsl
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So mcmaster has singles of transfer punches. I think what makes sense is get one, cut it down to just long enough and throw in the bin when done.
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86turbodsl
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Here's some photos of what we're looking at
The engine in question, a Herc D198ER
There's a chunk of aluminum that seals up the crankcase that's broken off. I have the piece. Guy didn't unbolt the bellhousing completely before he pried on it. I got the engine fairly cheap as a result.
The engine bellhousing on the gennie register. Fit nice. BUT
You can see how the engine is rotated. In this orientation, the holes line up. Nothing is tapped per SAE standard. I think the Herc engine housing must be military only or something like that.
The engine in question, a Herc D198ER
There's a chunk of aluminum that seals up the crankcase that's broken off. I have the piece. Guy didn't unbolt the bellhousing completely before he pried on it. I got the engine fairly cheap as a result.
The engine bellhousing on the gennie register. Fit nice. BUT
You can see how the engine is rotated. In this orientation, the holes line up. Nothing is tapped per SAE standard. I think the Herc engine housing must be military only or something like that.
bimmer1980
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Interesting...
Remind us again on the necessary action items for the Bridgeport to be operational?
Good to see you are back to posting a few things.
Remind us again on the necessary action items for the Bridgeport to be operational?
Good to see you are back to posting a few things.
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86turbodsl
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For the bridgeport to be operational, i need to get a lot of **** out of the way, and mount the head to the column. Once that's done, i have to put the motor back on it, and hook up 3 phase power. On second thought, it may make sense to just take to work and do it there... unless i want 2 more projects that have to happen first.
kent_323is
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What if you just rotated the genset unit so it's tipped up slightly to get the engine sitting vertical. You could likely easily make the modified mounts there rather than messing with re-drilling and tapping the mounting holes on the bell housing. It doesn't look that far off.
Hopefully it all fires up and works without too much messing with the engine or the genset.
Good luck!
Hopefully it all fires up and works without too much messing with the engine or the genset.
Good luck!
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86turbodsl
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I looked at that, but it does not look very easy. The mounts are cast in, and sit on donuts on crossmembers welded to the side rails. It would be a bit more work than just drilling holes i think.