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Well, we were 6 adults and sterilized 6 water bottles, twice a day. It takes 90 seconds and some swirling to purify one liter of water. Maybe not an insertion team, but we never missed fresh clean sterilized water. I’ll never go back to pills and powder.

I had this exact same “click-no-start-yellowish-dome-light” issue. Replaced the battery ground cable, that was the problem. Glad to hear it worked for you too!

My daughter and her husband are hikers. She has a SteriPen for multiple years. We used it for a two weeks canoe river trip, in deep woods, was very useful. We just offered one as Christmas gift to one of my sons. And I plan to buy one for my own uses.

Bob will certainly answer more accurately than I could, since he knows much better than me this wonderful region. Seven Mile is an overland trail. I understand it’s following kind of “ridge”, allowing these gorgeous 270°-360° views to a distant horizon. Shafer is a steep slope, the more you go down, the more the horizon gets close to you. You’re going down the canyons, following this hairpin gravel road, which is smooth and absolutely not rough. In my case it was double breathtaking, about the superb views and driving BIG-Bro in these famous curves. Potash is down the canyons (but not completely at the Colorado level), the views are completely different. Looking down to the river and up to the canyon ridges. You follow the Colorado on a rough trail, but compared to Seven Mile, it’s not really overland. Lot of nice spots to stop and enjoy the views. It’s a nice “bumpy” gravel road, take it easy and observe the spectacular landscapes. Note that the more you’re getting out the valley, the landscape becomes less impressive. But maybe it’s just “less” impressive than what you’ve just experienced?

Thanks for the link Gary. Just watched this Seven Mile Trail video, gorgeous! And what about this Jeep aficionado couple, who by pure chance, just around the “rock” in the middle of nowhere, met guess who? Jeep’s Design Big Boss!

Clean job, looks good!

What's nice in this place is that, anywhere you go, it's so huge and gorgeous! An amazing country!

Here is a "remake" of Big Brother's exciting Shafer Canyon journey movie.If Big Bro can do it, sure it is that Big Blue will with ease!

We took the same picture, from probably the exact same point. Transferring our picture coordinates on a map, this pict was certainly took after the two first hairpin turns, pointing in that direction (blue arrow on the zoomed plan): Six hairpins turns that we (Christine, me and of course Big Bro) will remember for the rest of our lives! Not easy for a 20 feet manual transmission school bus...

Hey, Big Bro likes to believe he’s a young and strong farm truck. 💪

Did nothing to Big Bro, but he did something for me. It’s the manure day. Big Bro in the fumes….

Cool! What a mechanic man does if he cannot do mechanic, as a way to pass the time? An engine Lego model, of course! Take care, Bill.

Really nice story, I love it!

I agree, and have already been looking for where to put that info. Here are some options: Documentation/Electrical/Ignition: Documentation/Electrical/Connectors Documentation/Electrical/Electrical Connectors Documentation/Electrical/Terminals & Connectors What I'm thinking is that it be mentioned and linked to on the Ignition page, but then I do a full-scale rationalization on the three pages on connectors and get it on there. Thoughts? Did I miss another page that has DS-II? Gary, I can send you by email all the jpeg’s (full resolution), if you want to place them differently in some other reference tab.

Recently, Jim asked me about the NAPA part number for a C-322 Female Connector replacement. I did replace it in Big Bro, but I didn't remember well what part I used. I dug in my memory (and pictures) and here I share with you (and mainly for dummies like me) the infos I collected about this famous connector. So, what are we talking about... Let's begin with a short description. Here is a general diagram of a Duraspark II system. The three connectors we're going to discuss are coloured: • Ignition module: C-323 (orange) and C-321 (green) • Distributor C-322 (red) Here is a dersciptive table: Male connectors: C-321 and C-323 Male connectors come with the Ignition Module (see above table). C-322 Male connector comes with the Distributor Stator: NAPA Female connectors: • C-321: NAPA #UNI-EC72 • C-323: NAPA #UNI-EC127 Note that I saw C-321 priced lower at Home Depot, Car-Pak (#93-7103) and Fastener.Zone (Auveco #20841). I didn't verified, but accordingly to Fastener.Zone, C-321 Ford part number is supposed to be 3U2Z-14S411-XXA. OK, let's focus on the famous Female C-322. I found 3 ways to get it: 1- Painless replacement ignition harness. Here are pictures of the harness, C-321+C-323, and C-322: 2- MSD Performance «Female to Ford Distributor» cable assembly, part #8869. IMPORTANT: It comes with a 2 wires cable only, so will need to add a third wire. Personally, I don't like the Painless and the MSD connectors (they look identical), because they are not sealed so they are exposed to corrosion. 3- My preferred solution: Modify a NAPA C-321 replacement female connector (UNI-EC72), by simply cutting the plastic tabs. C-322 Male is so tight that there is no risk that it will disconnect. Below side by side NAPA and Painless/MSB connectors:

We have hybrid EV. Chevy Volt 2018. And a SUV, GMC Terrain 2019. And Big Bro, of course. I’m not an expert, but this is my experience. First thought: autonomy and charging time. Really happy with the Volt. Because it is hybrid. Enough battery for local driving (about 50-60 miles, depending the cold weather). Since we drive it, general fuel consomption is 76 mpg. One of my son is living at 6 1/2 hours from here. The Volt is the right car, if no need to carry heavy or wide load. No stress about recharging the battery. My daughter and her husband (living just beside our home) just bought a 100% EV Volvo. They had to stop twice when she went visit her brother. Almost 8 hours trip… Second: Electricity availability Impossible to go to our fishing camp with an EV, even a Lightning. No electricity there. Carry a generator? Well, if your goal is to generate less CO2 emission, that’s a fail, no? Third: Electricity source Here in Quebec, we have chance that our electricity in almost 100% clean, hydroelectricity. But it’s rare on Earth. So how will this electricity will be generated, to ride our cars? Coal? Fuel? My conclusion Based on my own experience, the cleanest way to drive is hybrid rechargeable. For now. Maybe science will optimize electricity stocking and find a way to drive with less power. But for now, I don’t understand why the builders are dropping the chargeable hybrid solution, such as the Volt. I don’t see any benefits with a 100% EV. At least for those who often drive long distance. I like to think that, with nearly 40 years of use, Big Bro is probably my vehicle with the smallest CO impact, just thinking about all the F-Big-Trucks he saved to build.

Looks very clean! Bug on my phone. For those like me seeing a blank description, it’s white text on white page. Here it is: Chassis: 1FTHF26L6FPB06810 37k Miles Shown, TMU 460ci V8 Four-Speed Manual Transmission Dual-Range Transfer Case Limited-Slip Rear Differential Two-Tone Black & Silver Paint Canyon Red Cloth Upholstery Manual Locking Front Hubs KYB Shocks Power Steering Chrome Grille & Bumpers Sliding Rear Window Power Windows & Locks Cruise Control Sony CD Stereo The truck is powered by a 460ci V8 linked with a four-speed manual transmission, a dual-range transfer case, and a limited-slip rear differential, and it is finished in two-tone black & silver over Canyon Red cloth upholstery. Additional equipment includes 16″ American Racing wheels, KYB shocks, manual locking front hubs, a chrome grille and bumpers, a sliding rear window, a receiver hitch, power windows, power locks, cruise control, and a Sony CD stereo. This F-250 XLT Lariat is offered with the owner’s manual, an accident-free Carfax report, and a clean North Carolina title in the seller’s name.

Yep, this part can be transferred from a cluster to another. Be careful. I don’t have a three on tree, but I heard this cable could be somehow fragile. Am I right, guys?

Wow! Nice installation and impressive liquid flow! Did you need to also double the washer fluid reservoir capacity? (I’m just jealous).

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Gary, what did you do with that Km/h + trip speedometer? You installed it, mixed it with a mph facade, or still in its box?

Don't worry, you're with the half of us who first entered the forum by the back door. And I love these red dirt roads (all gravel roads are beige here). Welcome!

In the same way. there was a well known company which also thought that any of the computers running their OS were supposed to work beneath December 31 1999. So why to allow it?

EDIT: Not always… I found this metric with tripometer on eBay, but like the US ones, one number is missing. Can’t reach 100,000 km. A trick to stay young?

I do. This is the one we need here in Canada, at least to drive comfortably having the big numbers corresponding to the speed limits. When trying to replace, much more difficult to find then US mph ones. What’s the question?