In 50+ years of driving I’ve never kept a fire extinguisher in my vehicle. Passed a few cars that had been on fire but never needed one. In my limited experience, views on fire extinguishers for vehicles fall into two camps. The “Why Bother” guys argue that you don’t know if the thing works without trying it and even if it does it won’t be strong enough to put out a ‘real fire.’ The “Why Not” camp (me) use the NRA logic of “Better to have a fire extinguisher and not need it…”

I purchased one for my truck because I’d hate to be standing there watching my truck burn up with my pecker (Pecker is a cheap brand of Chinese extinguisher) in my hand when I might have saved it.

I went for the H3R Performance HG100C HalGuard Chrome Clean Agent Fire Extinguisher. This little rascal (1.4 pounds) fits nicely in the small cab of the truck.

In his bon voyage video Mr. Wolf identified each of the major components in the engine compartment. I’m posting the photos below for future reference.

I’m creating spreadsheet to track service and maintenance.

My buddy George spent a couple of hours in the hot sun trying to figure out why the 4WD (yellow lever) on my truck will not engage. Tried all sorts of combinations but could not get the drive to lock in.

Under the truck he went on his little creeper and after much fiddling, thinks the problem is improper adjustment of the linkage. To test this theory, he brought out the bailing wire (“Time to get MacGyver”) to temporarily hold the linkage while we drove around his shop. We did manage to get it in 4WD for a bit but it didn’t hold. To be continued…

I’m discovering some things about myself, driving a 40 year old truck. I didn’t realize how annoying I found all of the warning beeps and bongs: when you’re door isn’t closed; when your seat belt isn’t latched; when your key/fob is still in the ignition… just to name a few. And as far as I know, there’s no easy way to turn them off. They nag you until you do whatever. The Truck has not one single warning tone. Blessed silence.

I get that some of these are safety features but you know… I’m willing to roll the dice. Knowing the truck won’t remind of anything has made me a little more careful. Aware of what I’m doing.

PS: And how will I know if my tire pressure is low? I’ll check it once a week.

Like them both. Can’t decide.