Lovely Fall Day.....not!

 Forty degrees and raining......and cloudy. Dog won't even go outside, and I can't blame her!

Hope you're having a good week so far. I'll be in the basement working on the Fisher stereo. I'm really embarrassed about how long this is taking me to finish. It needed a lot of TLC "under the hood", and some of the parts required were hard to source. The original transistors were obsolete ~30 years ago, and their replacement was obsoleted ~15 years ago. Fortunately Toshiba still makes Small Signal transistors for audio use, but it took some searching to find which ones to use. Then there were the 12 capacitors being run at, or slightly under, their rated voltage. It's amazing they lasted this long!

So have a good week, and keep checking your six. Might get spicy in the next couple of weeks. Whatever the outcome is, it's bound to be a Charlie Foxtrot.....

22LR Ammo....Your Preferences?

 Thinking about getting some more 22LR for my little Marlin semi-auto. I already have a good stock of 22LR, but they're all Wolf and Fiocchi "Match Grade" ammo, plain old lead round nose with what feels like a wax coating on the bullet. I bought these when it was hard to get any 22LR, and while they all feed and fire just fine, it might be nice to have something with a bit more punch to it.

My question is: Do you prefer Lead Round Nose, or Copper Plated Hollow Point? Does a CPHP expand in this caliber? Is it worth the extra cost?

Inquiring minds want to know....

Fall Is In The Air....

 The leaves have started turning here, and dropping, and I'm trying to make hay (aka "Yardwork") while the nice weather lasts. I've caught up on over half of my "Didn't Get Done in 2023" list, and have been keeping really busy with all the other projects I have.

And I just haven't felt like posting much. Maybe I can talk to OldAFSarge and see what he does when his Muse goes AWOL!

So between chasing grand kids, cutting firewood, fixing things on the house, and playing with the dog, I'm kinda busy.

I'm making great progress on the Fisher SR-2010 that I'm fixing. Found some more "25 Volt capacitors running at 24 Volts" that needed upgrading, and I finally got the right size dial cord to restring the dial pointer. The dial cord I had 'in stock' was a bit too big in diameter to smoothly go through the pulleys and guides, so I had to track that down and get some. Just another item requiring attention. 

And on the Supra front....

My son helped me roll it out and pressure-wash the engine bay, which had been marinating in Gunk for several days. I "missed" two small areas, but those will get hand cleaned when I get under the car to replace all the clutch hydraulics. I found receipts indicating the Original Owner had purchased NAPA parts for the this back in 2006. And his mechanic did a poor job of replacing it, using some "definitely wrong" hardware for the job. My new parts came with new hardware, so that will get addressed when I pull the master cylinder so I can repair where the leaking clutch fluid took the paint off the firewall.

I can see my bellhousing again!

This is one section of the intake manifold that I've port-matched to the gasket on both sides, and ground off all the casting flash and mold marks inside the runners, from end-to-end. Should flow much better as the port match was really bad.

Ms. Swan was quite happy to catch some rays and get a bath.

I'll try and get some shots of the Fall colors here. Only certain trees have flipped the switch, and they're quite striking to see.

Have a good rest of the week, and always remember to Checketh Thy Six!

Repeat After Me.....He's OK, Still Here, Yes He's Busy.....

 Goodness, I really should post more. I probably will once Winter sets in, but for now, I'm still catching up on Things I Couldn't Get Done in 2023.

The snow blower is #1 on the priority list. I have to get it running, and burn out the 2-year old gas in it. Then change the oil, and refill it with fresh gas with StaBil from my one gallon can, which I fill from my five gallon can, which is now sitting empty, and has to be refilled. 

So, Tuesday will be pretty busy between the Dump Run we're going to make, a trip to Home Depot to replenish some consumable supplies and pick up a few things, a stop at the auto parts store for some other consumables, then stopping for gas in the truck and gas cans. And depending on where and when, we'll probably stop for a late lunch.

WHEW!

Yes, I used to be able to do all this before lunch, and I marvel at how I did it. But that was then, and this is now. I ain't griping or anything....I give thanks  every  single  day  that I can still do it effectively, even if a bit slower.

Sorry, no eye candy. I'm doing busy doing things to stop and take pretty pix!

May you all be vigilant, safe, and prosperous!