Based on the vid he hasn’t learned the rock’n roll technique, that, and he’s turning the wheels while trying to get out... basic stuff we’re taught about in winter driving way up north

A regular cab, manual, AWD version is available. IOW, a proper “small” pick up truck like we haven’t had since 2010... of course we’ll never get it in North America

Rogers Pass, between BC and Alberta, September 2008 on a 1968 Triumph T120. By the time I hit the peak it was dark and snowing, my Lucas “candlelight” headlamp was useless, but luckily I was able to catch sight of a pair of tail lights off in the distance and just followed them for what seemed like an eternity.

Replace it with an IWIS chain while you’re in there

I don’t see how this “myth” can have any legs. The big end shells don’t support the rod at all. How anyone could think that squeezing a strip of leather in there and eliminating all clearance would work “in a pinch” is beyond me

Ummmm, manual pressure feed of the oil system prior to starting? Not only would this have gotten oil to the critical areas, but it also would have helped wash away any grit on the bearing surfaces (especially the big ends and follower faces)

“douche canoe” - the new best ever

Informative, but your description of “potluck dinners” is off the mark and borders on offensive. The “Potlach” was/is a traditional First Nations ceremony intended to provide support to suffering/starving community members. Like almost every other aspect of our culture, it was first outlawed (our ancestors were thrown…