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#441
I read your updates looking for more Lobster and camping.......but all I get is 'I should have bought a Yota'......your killing me.........the worst part of these rigs is the motor & their electrical system..........butt you still want to dump money under it.........I'm so confused, there's more room and even more dependability in a Jeep Cherokee for a 3rd of the cost, cheaper parts, more piece of mind...........your obsession is mind blowing..........How 'bout some more Lobster pics for us sea food lovers just to keep this sane.........
#442
I read your updates looking for more Lobster and camping.......but all I get is 'I should have bought a Yota'......your killing me.........the worst part of these rigs is the motor & their electrical system..........butt you still want to dump money under it.........I'm so confused, there's more room and even more dependability in a Jeep Cherokee for a 3rd of the cost, cheaper parts, more piece of mind...........your obsession is mind blowing..........How 'bout some more Lobster pics for us sea food lovers just to keep this sane.........
Lobstering is going good. Moved to a different boat with more $$$. Was making $100 per day as a 3rd mate on the F/V Calculated Risk, now Im making 15% as a second mate on a bigger, newer, safer boat based out of Portsmouth NH. F/V Meagan J. 38 feet long by 16 feet wide. Fully loaded with all the safety gear, navigational equipment, radar and alot more room to move around. Making about $1,500-$1700 per week right now. Our current buyer gives us $3.80 per pound but I know another lobster buyer who pays $4.17 per pound so hopefully we will switch over. Alot more work and responsibilities and less time for pictures.
Last edited by TRIARII; 11-05-2016 at 07:58 PM.
#444
Guess I jyxed myself:
3 amigos popped up when I did a cold start and let the truck idle to warm up. Turned the truck off, waited afew minutes and turned truck back on... No amogos. Proceeded to hop on the highway for a short distance and the amigos popped back up and a single audio ding. Took out my icarsoft and found the above error in the abs system. Cleared the amigos using icarsoft and now waiting to see if the amigos come back. Any thoughts?
I have not read to much into the slabs computer failure but from what I gather AB sells a replacement shutter valve switch kit.
While I had the icarsoft out I went in and read the obd2 and still getting misfiring codes. 2 questions:
1) Will a dead catalytic converter trigger misfire codes?
2) Would a bad SAI pump trigger musfire codes?
Im expecting a big check in afew days from my new boss so probably going to drop off the truck to have the misfires diagnosed by a more experienced lad. Ive already replaced plugs, wires, coils etc.
3 amigos popped up when I did a cold start and let the truck idle to warm up. Turned the truck off, waited afew minutes and turned truck back on... No amogos. Proceeded to hop on the highway for a short distance and the amigos popped back up and a single audio ding. Took out my icarsoft and found the above error in the abs system. Cleared the amigos using icarsoft and now waiting to see if the amigos come back. Any thoughts?
I have not read to much into the slabs computer failure but from what I gather AB sells a replacement shutter valve switch kit.
While I had the icarsoft out I went in and read the obd2 and still getting misfiring codes. 2 questions:
1) Will a dead catalytic converter trigger misfire codes?
2) Would a bad SAI pump trigger musfire codes?
Im expecting a big check in afew days from my new boss so probably going to drop off the truck to have the misfires diagnosed by a more experienced lad. Ive already replaced plugs, wires, coils etc.
#446
#447
Thanks for the port pic's.......I can smell the salt from here......ahhhhhhh!
Your right and wrong about the Jeep thing......I think you have very, selective reading......I'll just leave it at that but as far as under powdered, they'll run circles around our Rova's in stock form with no mods......that one statement suggests your misinformation.....you like your D2, I get it.....it's all good.
(Bonus side note: It took a retired Jeep engineer to sort out the Hummer H1 issues with GM before the gov't. would sign the contract, if it wasn't for him, the H1 would not have become a military issued vehical. He was also involved in Fords GT 40 program....)
So here's a salty question.......instead of the whole frame thing, which is more work than any working man would want to endure....Why not find a nice Southwest donor?? Swap your motor/drivetrain in....have a gob of spare parts left over.....an 1/8th of the labor, broken bolts, bloody knuckles as well as cost.....as a guy who's played the car game for over 30 years, I understand the attraction.....just don't understand the method.....
Keep those Lobsta' pictures coming!!!
Your right and wrong about the Jeep thing......I think you have very, selective reading......I'll just leave it at that but as far as under powdered, they'll run circles around our Rova's in stock form with no mods......that one statement suggests your misinformation.....you like your D2, I get it.....it's all good.
(Bonus side note: It took a retired Jeep engineer to sort out the Hummer H1 issues with GM before the gov't. would sign the contract, if it wasn't for him, the H1 would not have become a military issued vehical. He was also involved in Fords GT 40 program....)
So here's a salty question.......instead of the whole frame thing, which is more work than any working man would want to endure....Why not find a nice Southwest donor?? Swap your motor/drivetrain in....have a gob of spare parts left over.....an 1/8th of the labor, broken bolts, bloody knuckles as well as cost.....as a guy who's played the car game for over 30 years, I understand the attraction.....just don't understand the method.....
Keep those Lobsta' pictures coming!!!
#448
To answer your question about the frame: Why not spend another $$$$ on a rust free D2 and switch over the Turner block etc vs a new galvanized frame on my current D2?
The answer starts with this statement. "I love my D2" and I take care of my investment.If I ever tried selling my D2, Id never get back even half of the $$$$ Ive put into this build and nobody would appreciate the time, energy, love and $$$$ Ive put into it - low ballers. Might as well keep her and move forward and enjoy her. The other reason is this:
Total invested in Atlantic British parts since 2012: $2,219.37
Total invested in Rovers North parts since 2012:
$5,684.18+
Not including labour, fluids... So figure $7,903.55 give or take worth of parts that I really dont feel like swapping over to a donor truck, and not about to pay a mechanic to do either. Im so far into this build and the hole gets deeper so might as well kick into full throttle and Rovah on
#449
#450
To your misfire questions, a clogged cat can cause misfires by causing too much backpressure. I don't have SAI but I understand its function and I don't see how it could cause misfires unless it had an opening or hole that allowed unmetered air into the combustion chambers.