The hits keep coming

Another treasure showed up in my mailbox today. Another Johnny Lightning. But not just any JL. This one is a '65 international pickup that was made for employees for the holidays, complete with ornament hanger clip. Sweet.

Special delivery

I love it when the mailman brings me things. Especially when it's stuff like this.

As a little back story, I had a while ago asked an online toy dealer to let me know web new Johnny lightning Scouts came out an I'd buy 3 of any and all. Well, me never has and when I saw the R25 black Scout had come out a while ago, I went right to his site and, you guessed it, sold out. Really?

Then I also noticed that the new 65 pickup had also been released and that was sold out too. Dang. After checking a few other retailers, I stumbled across one who has one Scout. And one pickup. But not just any pickup, but a white lightning. Oooh. The price was steep, but not unreasonable, so I clicked the buy button immediately. But those were the only two he had. I wanted a regular truck to, so I added a note to my order saying I'd take two more of each if he had them.

The package arrived today with the white lightning, a regular pickup and three of the Scouts. Sweet! They are now hanging on my wall. I really only need two if the Scouts so may use one as a door prize, or if one of my friends wants it... I'd let it go for cost. :-)

More treasures are on their way. Boys and their toys. What can I say.

Scouts and Beer

They just seem to go together, don't they? OK some might say that Scouts go best with Tennessee Tea, but since Ray wasn't here, a beer (or 7) will do. Especially when you can drink it (them) with a couple Scout guys at Pub Dog. Great to get out, Brian and Alan.

Mini Score!

I've been kicking myself for missing the release of the last Johnny Lightning Scout and had been looking out for the release of the new '65 pickup, but missed that too. My usual dealer is sold out of both so I had to venture farther afield. Thankfully one if my other vendors had one if each and as it happens, the '65 is a White Lightning. Not exactly cheap, but mine!

Q-tipper

Had a chance to tear into Hanky on New Years Day. Pulled apart the carb to see how dirty it was. Not much in there, but any grit at all makes for an unhappy carb. So I took it apart, cleaned it out (about the only time Q-tips get used on my truck), and put it back together. Voila. It runs worlds better. Need to get my timing light back and make some adjustments to get into tune, but at least I could get it into the garage so I could get the too back on and do some other work in the relative warmth of the garage.

I'll call that success.

Frustration Factor

Spent a few hours with Hanky yesterday. Ever since Pinelands, it won't run. Barely got it off the trailer and into the driveway. Had to prime the carb just to get it to fire and run long enough to move it 10 feet.

Not much has changed. Still wont idle. Sound like it is running on 4 cylinders. I suspected a vacuum leak because I found a unattached hose under the hood, but thee was no place on the carb to plug it, so I just plugged the end. No change.

So yesterday I pulled 5 plugs they all looked good other than being wet. Could get it to run if I set the idle super high. Now I'm thinking maybe diet in the idle circuit. Which means I will have to pull the carb. Gah. Not what I really want to do. I also need to time it once it get it to run a little.

Oh, and there is a short somewhere cuz the battery keeps going dead. One more thing I don't have time for. Hopefully I can get it sorted out by Spring Pinelands. But at this rate, that's questionable.

What's better than a warm touchie

So Brian H and I took a ride down to Crazy Ray's a few weekends ago. I was in search of a sun visor for a friend's car. Of course they had not one, but two. I got one. What, you thought I'd get both? Um, no.

But I did happen to have just enough cash in my pocket to haul home a pair if heated leather seats out if a gray PT Cruiser. Score!

Now I just need to find some time to install them. That and remember which of the leads is for the side airbag so I don't get a rude surprise.