Christmas is here
 

Santa forgot to hide this, and I had to sneak a peek..[emoji56]

Almost like someone was listening when I said "wish I had bought that timing tool"https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6c62dc6b33.jpg

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You have to love Santa, he always knows what a car guy wants. Happens at my home too every year, parts, tools, cleaning products. It is like we brought them ourselves...

Hey now don't say that out loud Santa's spy may or may not be the lady I married.. and I swear I didn't pay for it um NOPE.[emoji850]

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Separate credit cards or cash solves that issue!

What's the big arm with the circle? Mount to crank to remove Jesus bolt? (Are you allowed to call it that where you are?)


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Back to the Jesus bolt. It's right ha s thread and the motor turns as to remove, I've seen videos where you just set up the breaker bar to hit into something solid like the garage floor and crank the starter (start disabled with no fuel: I would starve the engine of gas before doing such a job if it was still operable: very nice to have a depressurized fuel system).

I made my own crank holder from angle iron. It took about 700 ft·lb to remove the crank bolt on the M62s I worked on.

It's for holding the camshaft pulley as you do your timing and setup TDC.

Saying Jesus over here isn't an issue.

Test #1: Yell JC in the middle of a mall and you get funny looks. [emoji2960]

Test #2: Yell Allah Akhbar in a mall and get surrounded by cops...[emoji848]

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Did somebody say Jesus? My Lord and savior!

And also the main bolt that holds the engine together and saves the engine as well. Fitting to name the bolt after He who saves us :-) (though I think the nickname came from the name sake cuss words evoked when trying to remove the bolt)

The name is use by rotary-wing aircraft mecahnics - to describe the main rotor retention fastener!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS XOUTPOST!!! And a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas Happy! :thumbup:

Happy Holidays outpost fam. May the automotive gifts be plentiful, and the in laws leave earlier than planned. :D

Same to you crystalworks. Enjoy your holidays! :thumbup:

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Also...

7.5' Christmas tree will fit in the X although with it sticking way out on the drive across Riyadh apparently turns your X5 into a fishbowl [emoji1787][emoji1787]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c87f8fc73a.jpg

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Your tree is beautiful brother. Merry Christmas!

Thank you OB, Have a Merry Christmas in the land of the big PX and grab a beer for me at Charlie Mike's


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It will be a Grey Goose on ice but will definitely tip a glass your way this evening. Thank you for your service overseas on a holiday that should be spent here at home. God Bless.

[emoji848] Grey Goose... I just murdered some last weekend!!

Thanks not needed as my time is done, I'm retired and all I do now is actually get paid[emoji1787]

Stay safe and have a Happy New Year!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...664be73825.jpg

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AMEN to that brother!!!

Saudi Christmas.

Everyone donates lights, etc although this year nobody wanted to climb the big palm trees.... [emoji28][emoji28]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...421077af07.jpg

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