Recent content by BWR1953

My USAF buddy from PA was in Orlando visiting his kids/grandkids/great grandkids earlier this week. He drove all the way over here (100 miles) to visit me for 7 hours. Haven't seen him since 2017. Known him 46 years. We had a great time getting caught up. His health, my health, life, the...

I've been getting knee injections for 9 years now. It's still helping, but the duration is reducing. When I first started, I was taking Synvisc1, which was great because it lasted 6 months or more. But, it eventually lost efficacy and I had to switch to cortisone. Been on that for a couple...

Smart? As in it has built in electronics? And grease zerk? :ROFLMAO:

I'm planning on getting mine done next year on both sides.

Right? LOL

Only if it's hooked up to a fuel source, which it isn't right now. That would be a good way to test. I could hook up a fuel tank, pump the fuel bulb, crank the engine and see what happens. But that's more work than I want to do right now.

Okay, I'm not supposed to be out here in the garage, I'm supposed to be in the house letting gabapentin knock me on my behind. 🤪 But my PTSD kicked in and I'm in Mission Mode working on the boat. 😆 I'm draining the carbs, or trying to. I got the top carb drain screw partly open, but...

Indeed. At 73, I feel like it just turned new years. Lol

Thanks. My best friend from my USAF days fought prostate cancer for 17 years before it finally got him. He was 70 when he passed in 2021. Knew him 41 years and he was always a part of my life. Technology and medicine have changed dramatically since then, so I'm glad to hear how well you're...

The docs tell me that my cancer is very survivable. :) Survival rates are 85-90% after 8 years, so that's good. The radiation treatment is the really tough part. It'll be M-F for 6 to 7 weeks. I'll likely have tube feeding at some point. One doc told me that it will feel like I have a...

I did. 15 months ago and it's been sitting since then. It's just a precaution.

I'm still here. Health issues and heat. I'm actually very close to getting the boat back on the water. My buddy came over a month or so ago and used his electric fuel pump to drain the MC fuel tank. All I have left to do is to drain the carbs. I'm hoping to get that done this weekend with...

Haven't seen me much? 👀 I'm fighting throat cancer. Lifelong non-smoker. Non-drinker, never used drugs. Had benign throat polyps for years, but it went bad and they turned malignant. Doc says it's "just one of those things." Survival rate is high but radiation treatment is going to knock...

I had a pair of '82/82 Merc 70hp engines, one had been running when I got it years ago, the other wasn't. I did the carb rebuild on the running engine a couple years ago and found out that the fuel bowl float was no longer available, even in the aftermarket. I bought a couple of them using the...

Pretty simple, actually. Just type like you're talking with a human. Some setups allow you to use a mic to communicate as well. :)