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[BRIANHO13]

So, I got to looking under the jeep last night, hasn't been right since it got hit in the street. The track bar is bent a little, its fine, I just had to lengthen it a little bit, but it looks as if the steering gear took a good bit of shock too which inturn jacked up the inner frame rail. So now I will have to fix that to.

If I ever find who did this I will be slashing tires.

 

[kastein]

Anywhere besides the radio i don't. Space behind the dash is at a premium on some vehicles, so I've always soldered. Those heatshrink butt connectors are awesome as well but are like $1 each!

you can get them down to around 15-20 cents if you buy bulk. I do a LOT of wiring, so I buy in no less than 100ct packages :gee:

I work on some aircraft that use heat shrink butt connectors on flight control wiring :eyes:

Solder joints work great on things that will never move again. Not so much on vehicles and airplanes that vibrate. In the grand scheme of things, how you do it on a jeep really doesn't matter as long as it works.

The reason a lot of those connectors fail is because people are crimping them with channel locks and slip joint pliers or the cheap auto parts store stamped metal crimpers. Do it with a quality crimp tool and the jeep will go to the scrap yard before the butt connector fails.

100% agreed.

A stamped sheetmetal crimper is not a crimper, it is a mashem-smashem electrical system masticator. A good ratchet crimper or hydro crimper with good crimps (not harbor freight ones. Metal is too thin) will make permanent crimps. I just love the sealed ones because they will never let water into the connection.

 

[seanR]

So, I got to looking under the jeep last night, hasn't been right since it got hit in the street. The track bar is bent a little, its fine, I just had to lengthen it a little bit, but it looks as if the steering gear took a good bit of shock too which inturn jacked up the inner frame rail. So now I will have to fix that to.

If I ever find who did this I will be slashing tires.

Too bad you don't have security cameras....

 

[SAMSET]

Any of you guys have an aquarium?
We got a little ten gallon starter fresh water aquarium here recently with about 8 fish in it. They were pretty doing well but we lost a few here and there. About 6 weeks ago we went and got 5 more fish and two snails to eat the algy. I dont know what happened but they all died two at a time. Theres one fish left in there now.

I would do algae eater fish instead of snails next round. I have had snails multiply rapidly on me. last thing you want in a 10 gal tank is 300 baby snails.

i had a couple of[SIZE=+2]Common Plecostomus they grew to be about 12+in (in a 55gal tank) and last me a good 12 or 13 years. just died several months back.

way cooler looking that snails also.
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[BRIANHO13]

I would do algae eater fish instead of snails next round. I have had snails multiply rapidly on me. last thing you want in a 10 gal tank is 300 baby snails.

i had a couple of[SIZE=+2]Common Plecostomus they grew to be about 12+in (in a 55gal tank) and last me a good 12 or 13 years. just died several months back.

[SIZE=+2]way cooler looking that snails also.[/SIZE]
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I second this, snails will make a mess of your tank.

 

[MKR5150]

Howiepalooza 2014 at SMORR. April 24-27th.

I think we might have 6-10 rigs going as of now. Always a great time hanging with Howie!

 

[FlexdXJ]

. A good ratchet crimper

These things are awesome! I got one off of amazon a year or so ago and use it a lot.

 

[seanR]

These things are awesome! I got one off of amazon a year or so ago and use it a lot.

He said ratchet crimper, not ratchet jaw....

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

Riddle: What has blown more liquid through a small opening over the past 24 hours than the fountains at the Bellagio in Vegas?

Answer: My ass.

Cheese "the flu sucks" Man

On the bright side, Smash Hole is getting me hooked up with the LED's for the tractor. Excited to get them on and in the field. :farmer: :thumbup:

 

[BRIANHO13]

Riddle: What has blown more liquid through a small opening over the past 24 hours than the fountains at the Bellagio in Vegas?

Answer: My ass.

Cheese "the flu sucks" Man

On the bright side, Smash Hole is getting me hooked up with the LED's for the tractor. Excited to get them on and in the field. :farmer: :thumbup:

TPIWWP

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

if you really want it, I guess I can text you a picture of some stool chili!

 

[kastein]

trouser chili is no fun, but it's better than trouser soup

 

[macgyvr]

Regardless of butt connectors or scotch locks...I'm surprised no one has said they will last at least as long as I own the vehicles.

mac 'given my track record' gyvr

 

[Fore Wheeler]

I've never had a solder fail.

All my solders on my old jeep lasted 10+ years.

 

[macgyvr]

I've never had a solder fail.

All my solders on my old jeep lasted 10+ years.

So have my butt connectors and scotch locks.

mac 'my trailer's are 11 years old' gyvr

 

[1989TwoDoor]

Why is everyone talking about butts?

 

[terrehautian]

How big of butt connectors are they?

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

I like big butts n I can not lie.....

 

[MKR5150]

Not too small butt definitely not too big

 

[RedHeep]

How big of butt connectors are they?

Red is 18-22 ga, blue is 14-16 ga, yellow is 10-12 gauge.

red 'standard' heep