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Chux, may I recomend spending the night in the Cabela's parking lot? I know they alow people to camp there overnight, so no one will bother you. you can just get off at the Clinton Falls exit, just north of Owatonna. Take a right at the end of the off ramp, and then at the stop sign, take a left. I think the camping parking lot is the one on the south side of the store. See you tommorow, Kurt

Hello! I am trying to fix my air conditioning before I head down to the Midwest meet today. I got the things I need to convert it over to the new r134a. I removed the r12 from the system, an dnot i am tring to add the ester oil charge. I have the hose hooked up, but the oil charge does not seem to be going into the compressor. What are some things i can check? Any help is appreciated! Kurt

The wife and I are going to stay at a hotel in Ames Friday night, although we might stil make it to the campgrounds Friday night to say hi to everyone. We wil be there for the show on Saturday for sure! Good times, good times! Kurt

I am really excited! I am going to do a few last minute things to the Brat, but I took all day Friday off! The wife just has the afternoon off, so we will probably be down in time for dinner. Is everybody just doing their own thing for food? Not to sound like a drunk, but is alcahol allowed in the campground? I know its not allowed in some state parks. Anyways, I am really looking forward to meeting everybody! Kurt

Hello! Do all xt6's come with a limited slip differental? And would that be a direct bolt in for my 85 Brat? Thanks, Kurt P.S. Are there any other really good parts a person should snag off of these when they find them in junk yards?

If you go with the hatch, I have the roof section off of my parts Brat if you want to copy Chef Tim! T-tops on hatchs are cool! Kurt

Well, I think I am going to wait to make the trip until it's more of a USMB "family reunion"! But I am looking forward to meeting Tcat and Austin one of these days! Kurt

Hey, whatever happened to the Underdog decals we were going to get made? I still think its a good idea! Kurt

Anyone still thinking about going to Firestone this Friday? Anyone? Kurt

I have a long block ea81 ready to go in southern minnesota if he needs it! PM for cell. I could meet him in the twin cities if he has problems. Kurt

I'd be up for bringing the Brat up next Friday, and giving everyone rides in the back! Kurt

Sharp car! Now if only you had a cardboard cutout of Crocodile Dundee to stand up next to it! I look forward to seeing it in Iowa this August! Kurt

How about a little get together, welcome wagon, so to say?! Kurt

Alright, just a little update on how I turned out incase anyone comes across this problem in the future. There were two things I found wrone, one was a inline fuse holder that the insulation was wearing away on. We checked the ohms, and they went all over the board when we wiggled the wires around! The other problem was a short on the back of the printed circut board. I dont know if I had scratched it when installing the gauges the first time, or what, but we soldered in a jumper wire, and now its as good as new! Kurt

Knock Knock Whos there? Bump! Anyone haven any ideas? I dont belive that the ea81 cars had a gauge plug on the firewall like Karen speaks off, plus my temp and oil pressure gauges seem to work okay. The only specific ground wire I found is a black wire with an eyelet on the end. Does anyone know where this is supposed to go? I had it mounted to my parking brake cable mount, which seemed to be a good ground according to my multimeter. Also, is it possible to switch the two round plugs that mount to the back of the dash? I was wondering if it would have been a possibility that I have them hooked up backwards! Thanks again for any help or advise! Kurt

what sets the rocky mountian edtion apart from a regular outback? Thanks, Kurt

Okay, I just went and filled up on gas (how embarassing would that be to just be out of gas the whole time?!), and took the brat for a long drive. After 10 minutes of driving 30 mph, the gauge slowly rose to almost half a tank. The volt gauge also went up from 10 volts to about 13. This lasted for a few minutes, then back to no gas and 10 volts. So I am thinking it is a bad ground someware. I replaced the negative battery cable, with no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions on specific places I should check for bad grounds? Thanks again, Kurt

Hey everyone! I just got done swaping dashboard and gauges from my parts car to my 85 Brat. Everything seems to work okay, except that the fuel guage doesnt work, and the voltage gauge seems to be reading a little low. Everything worked okay before in both cars. Any help or advice is apreciated! Kurt By the way, the gauges are analoge, not digital!

Yep, mine does the exact same thing! Better to be too cool then too hot, I figure! Kurt

I wonder if Brad Paisley, or whoever sings that song, means something else by "get a little mud on the tires"?! :-p

Chux, how about a 5spd manual with driveshaft? Thanks, Kurt

Items for sale: EA81 wagon glass, except for drivers door, windsheild and rear hatch glass EA81 digital gauges- may or may not work ea81 brat pass. seat, grey, great shape ea81 wagon taillights hitachi carb ea81 dist ea81 sunroof glass ea81 wagon spoiler-SOLD- and anything else someone might need. Please let me know if you would like me to bring any items, no reasonable offers refused! Kurt

Please put me down for one camping site also! Thanks, Kurt

Boy, I have never been to Baldwin that I can remember. MorganM or Archemites may have though. As far as the Brat on ebay, I just remember seeing it on ebay, and that it was hit by a deer. How far north of the cities are you? Kurt

If you bring the Brat to Mn, be prepared to store it for the winters! Not trying to be a downer, but I dont want to see that buitiful truck get rusty! It deserves better! Kurt