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[jacktheripper]

I don't think it has any performance impact other than the port being visually annoying.

KS made fantastically nice 262 cylinders, and 254 cylinders, from 87 to around 98-99 on the latter.

They made a smaller batch for 242 around 90-92, good timings but with less nice ports, more casting slugs etc.

They can, but they can't, is my experience with KS.

My 242 is a KS cylinder. Over 200 psi of compression stock. It’s harder to pull than my 288.

 

[Tor R]

My 242 is a KS cylinder. Over 200 psi of compression stock. It’s harder to pull than my 288.
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Very nice 242 XP you have there.
I'm working on a slightly less nice 242, Gilardoni 241B jug

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

 

[cuinrearview]

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My wife would say in a very concerned tone "Oh NOOOOO!!!!"

 

[cuinrearview]

Good morning fap jacks. Still hot here. Still not moving.

 

[Czed]

Mornin'
I got the kids at work donuts
They got me a Panera bread Italian sub yesterday that was very good I haven't been to Panera in over 20 years.
My helper made a mistake and I told him not to worry I'll fix it in 20 minutes and I did.
They mandated us 12 hour's and he threw a fit
I tried to calm him down he made over 500.00 with overtime but he said I've got 20k saved up I'm going to live off-grid and play guitar
So he resigned and walked out
Genius he is.

 

[Mastermind]

Dad took his trapping money from the 1977-78 season and bought his first 4 wheel drive in June 1978. It was a F-150 with a 300 6 cyl and 4 speed. That truck is still in the shed. I had a 80 F150 4x4 with the 351M/400. It literarily rusted itself to an early death. The 1980 models were horrible rusters. I bought a well used 88 F-250 with a 300 6 cyl and 5 speed and never bothered to even title it as I just ran it from farm to farm. My brother had one of those goofy 1980's Ford vans spliced to a dually box. Then he bought a 86 F-350 dually 2wd with a 6.9. It would pull good but get stuck on a fly turd. There were also a few ugly ass 1988 F-250's with 460's. One of those caught on fire coming down highway 22 pulling the cattle trailer full of lumber. Yep that made a helluva fire.

The truck that I cannot believe Ford made or anyone bought was the one my Father-in law had. It was a 1986 F-350 with a with a 300 6 cyl and 4 speed He bought it from a short lived pet food company. The damn thing had a 12ft van body on it. He took it off and built a 12 ft flatbed for it. In 1995 I put the GN flatbed on it and headed south to get a Oliver 88 tractor. The damn truck had no oil pressure!! He said it was fine that was the way it always was. A month or so later he put the big stock trailer on it full of horses and headed out to South Dakota with a group. Well those guys all had diesels and he was trying to keep up. You can guess it...........she puked.

We have an 86 4wd F350 with a 7.3. The cab was rusted to death when we got it, but the dually bed is in good condition. The engine needs work though. Got another one with a good cab. Not sure what I'll end up doing with all that stuff.

 

[ray benson]

Good morning. 75°F/ 24°C going up to 91°F/ 33°C.

 

[cuinrearview]

Mornin' View attachment 464694
I got the kids at work donuts
They got me a Panera bread Italian sub yesterday that was very good I haven't been to Panera in over 20 years.
My helper made a mistake and I told him not to worry I'll fix it in 20 minutes and I did.
They mandated us 12 hour's and he threw a fit
I tried to calm him down he made over 500.00 with overtime but he said I've got 20k saved up I'm going to live off-grid and play guitar
So he resigned and walked out
Genius he is.

There are donuts that are just for kids? I've never met one that couldn't be for me.

 

[GCJenks204]

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My wife would say in a very concerned tone "Oh NOOOOO!!!!"

"NOOOOOO!!!!" was my reaction...

 

[59billy]

Good morning or whatever time of day you're experiencing.

 

[Stump Shot]

Good morning.

 

[Czed]

 

[John Wargo]

Morning guys. Another hot humid day here. Supposed to have strong storms around quitting times

 

[GCJenks204]

Morning guys. Another hot humid day here. Supposed to have strong storms around quitting times

Hopefully you don't get caught in something on the ride home.

 

[Tor R]

I'm washing the 242, there's a bit to do, including generator repair, seals, etc.
But in a little better condition than I expected, but they cost a lot of money to service, $100-150 is pretty much where I land.

Between washing rounds I took the time to buy a Meteor 357, two for 246, and five 242 caber rings, coming from the Greek.

 

[Woodpecker]

Morning guys. Another hot humid day here. Supposed to have strong storms around quitting times

Oh no not more brainstorms!

 

[Bill G]

We have an 86 4wd F350 with a 7.3. The cab was rusted to death when we got it, but the dually bed is in good condition. The engine needs work though. Got another one with a good cab. Not sure what I'll end up doing with all that stuff.

One of my sons had a 96 F350 4x4 long bed 4 door straight axle with a 7.3 5 speed in high school.......great truck for a 15 year old.. The thing pulled like a freight train but was a money pit. I had a 2002 Dodge 2500 ext cab, long bed that ate 5 or 6 transmissions. I bought a 2003 F250 extra cab short bed with a 5.4. The damn thing was so high geared you could cruise at 100mph easily. A local county cop claims he saw me running around 120mph one night but it was at the end of his shift and he was not going to screw with me. I personally think he was full of manure as I think the computer would not let it get that high but I am not a auto tech. I do know the ting was gutless when pulling. The damn oil pan rusted out so bad it literally fell off. Then I bought a 2005 F350 King Ranch 4 door SRW short bed with a V-10. That thing was sweet with every damn option.......even butt warmers. It had plenty of trailer pulling power and would pass everything but a gas station

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Morena E Hoas.

 

[Dream]

Evening humpers-of-knuckles.

Was working on the ole backhoe today...
Let me back up. So, i bought a backhoe just before Thanksgiving last year.
Then Bosslady got really sick and you know how that turned out.
So now im working my way through that project. Mid 1970s-ish JD410.
Runs like a top. Starts IMMEDIATELY above 50°F. Trans seems good. Clutch. Hydraulic pump has great pressure. Tires are in really good shape. Boom hasnt been broken and welded on, so its got a lot of good points, but....
Previous owner was unaware of a tool we like to refer to as a "grease gun". Some of yall may know what these are, and may also know what happens when they arent used....
Water pump rear bearing is out. I was expecting a new one today, but i think UPS lied to me.
Backhoe lever linkage Heim ends are sloppy AF. Im not paying JD what they want for them, so i improvised. Need to get some non finished 5/16" machine spacers to weld in for the lower link pins, and they should be more-gooder.


Heres a couple pics of the dirty ole hoe.