On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 08:14:37PM -0600, John Robbins wrote:
> Kevin wrote:
> > Right. Instead, blame the government for catering to special interests and
> > not taking the general public into account.
>
> If only .2% of the public (or the public that subscribe to Ver
On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 12:11:58PM -0500, Allan Streib wrote:
> "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > That's encouraging!
>
> Yep, if I could get just a bit more signal strength I'd give serious
> consideration to dropping my land line.
A car kit and a piece of sheet metal to make
Will be interesting to see how that turns out, once someone stands up and
fights them on it.
On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 03:49:27PM -0600, John Robbins wrote:
> On an unrelated note, the RIAA is now suing people for making MP3s off
> of the music CD they have legally purchased.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 10:28:41PM -0500, dave walton wrote:
> I tried banned for a bit but got tired of pudgy white guys using the
> "n"-word for punctuation. I have better things to waste my time on...
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If my neighbors gave me a bad time about a mercedes, I have a rusty pacer
wagon I could always park near them.
Fortunately, I live in an area where they bring the ropes and torches out
and just head to the jail for a good ol' lynchin and leave me alone :)
On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 09:14:35PM -0400
Under CA law, they're supposed to calibrate it before and after they
use it on someone. They use a tuning fork to do so, IIRC.
On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 01:47:48PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote:
> Wonder how far off the radar guns the cops use are.
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That is why it pays to pay attention to which decock lever you have
your finger on. One decocks the pistol, ...
On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 07:51:23PM -0500, Wonko the Sane wrote:
> Now, if you feel more secure with a 9 mm tucked into your pants, then I
> guess that is your right. Personally, I'd be m
This is getting a little OT (unless you don't want to shoot the mercedes
in the garage through the fireproof wall), but a .357 mag revolver can shoot
a .38 special round, and a .44 mag can shoot a .44 special round.
In addition, Glaser safety slugs (prefragmented bullets) work well in
revolvers wh
It's one thing to say "this is OT, can we take it elsewhere". It's
entirely another to take an intolerant cheap shot. All that does is
spawn animosity, and keep a bitter debate going.
Not to mention, the mere mention of a certain five letter word you used
(regardless of the size, shape, texture,
On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 06:23:14PM -0700, Zoltan Finks wrote:
> The wife has a good question about our 2000 CRV that has just over 100,000
> mi.:
>
> She says that Hondas need timing belts replaced at about 80k mi. Is
> there a way to know if it needs replacing without opening up the
> engine?
S
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Correct, just because something left the factory rated that way doesn't
mean environmental conditions haven't weakened it. Also keep in mind that
the smaller jackstands can shift and move. Make sure they are all level, and
make sure they are in good condition befor
On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 12:16:44PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
>
> Jim Cathey wrote:
> > I've seen some of that stuff, but we're talking about goodies that
> > exceed the value of the car. I was hoping to come up with a clever
> > way, preferably using microwave oven parts, to do it cheaply.
>
> W
Clogged air filter?
On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 04:24:14PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote:
> OK, so why do I have too much black smoke? Is my timing off? Is my EGR
> messed up? I unhooked the EGR and plugged the vac line but still the same
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Having been in that industry a long time ago (for two different carriers
who essentially merged, though they keep seperate ICC numbers and have
separate trucks), it entirely depends on the local affiliate. Some of them
are excellent, some of them are the only gig in town. We used to maintain
an un
On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 04:20:28PM -0400, Allan Streib wrote:
> Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Seriously, the best way to move is to sell everything, and buy new
> > at your new house, if the move is over a long distance. By getting
> > rid of the big furnit
How are you removing the old ones? If you have induced any rough edges on
the injector, that will happen (using knives or being too aggressive with
pliers can do that).
The other possibility is you have the wrong hose, but don't expect Rusty sent
you the wrong one.
On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 08:23:1
Well, everything is fixable given enough money...
On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:35:18AM -0500, Peter Frederick wrote:
> Some young twerp on Mercedesshop told me I should try to get it fixed
> -- he must not have looked at the pics.
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Shouldn't you do that BEFORE you buy something?
On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 10:58:48AM -0500, Wonko the Sane wrote:
> I wanted to see the history on mine.
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On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 03:49:16PM -0700, Robert Rentfro wrote:
>
> Recovering Peter told us:
>
> "I don't know that I want a smashed car on the property."
>
> That sentence is not in Kaleb's vernacular.
Heh. A tarp and some cinder blocks make them look more like they belong there.
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Before you do anything else, try to get Joe Knight to cough up the URL
for the guys in virginia that did (at the cost of $25-35) a value range
assessment of the vehicle, You answer a bunch of questions about the
vehicle in question, and they return back the fair market value range of
the vehicle.
On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 11:42:12PM -0400, archer wrote:
> >A long-barrel bolt-action .22 fed with CB rounds is pretty quiet.
> > -- Jim
> ---
> Neighbor tried that and got a call from Game and Fish a few hours later
> (this is an official wildlife preserve). To
Aside from the double roller timing chain (which appeared in 83, iirc) is
there anything else I should know about these or beware of? Anything that
starts to get expensive after a certain number of miles? How miserable of
mileage do these beasts get?
I see them pop up from time to time and am curi
Anything different if the car seems to not be a US spec car? The timing chains
get upgraded the same year?
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 12:19:58PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> None of the 380 SE and SEL's were gray market cars. The 380 was introduced to
> the states in 1981 to take the place of t
Well, this one certainly didn't drive like a stateside version. And that
includes the freeway onramp test. Criminy.
Thanks for the tips, everyone.
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 07:52:18PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> All euro 3.8 motors had the double chain from the get go. They also
> have ALOT
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 06:50:38PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
> > http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/car/268263869.html
> > two 201 under $1k
>
> Wrong fuel!
perhaps, but I'm starting to think with diesel on the rise pricewise,
a gasser benz could have possibilities.
Shoot, getting the gasser picku
Yeah, and it doesn't look like they did a good job of federalizing it
either. Still had the headlights, the level control, the german words
on the climate control and smaller bumpers. Had power windows and AC though.
Was an 85 SEL. Drove very very nice, though needs little stuff like the
drivers s
A coworker has a 190E 2.6, and says that the throttle cable "went out", and
since it was replaced, the car idles a bit higher in park and neutral than
it used to, and it isn't quite as snappy off the line.
If it was something else, I'd think it was out of adjustment. Is there an
easy adjustment fo
Close, but no cigar.
On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 07:56:39PM +, Glenn M. Brown wrote:
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On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 12:29:23PM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
> Gary Hurst wrote:
> > when i ask my government to take a police report on
> > this matter (i am not even so unreasonable as to ask them to actually take
> > an interest in the gang perpetrators who are likely not even supposed to be
On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 10:59:14PM -0500, Ralph W wrote:
> Anyone have a writeup or link on doing 124 rear subframe bushings? I saw a
> 201
> writeup on the web but can't find it anymore.
The rear suspension of a 124 and 201 are identical with the exceptions being
a 124's is bigger, and a 124 ha
Nah, not that much. They just assess a weight fee. For a 7640 lb truck, it's
$350. About $50 less for a 6260 lb truck, and about $50 less than that if you
get one that is under 6000 lbs.
Don't ask how I know this :)
On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 05:39:18PM -0800, John Freer wrote:
> CA is strange that
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 09:27:58AM -0500, TimothyPilgrim wrote:
> What are the prospects of finding a trailer hitch for a 1984 300TD?
Better if you give up now and look for one for your TE instead.
K
And that's what gets me. The last locked rig I had in the snow, a ford
truck with a detroit rear, was rock solid in snow and ice. Attention had to
be paid to engine torque on ice, as well as minimum and maximum speeds to
maintain traction (especially on a banked turn). The unlocked rigs were
not
On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 06:09:13PM -0500, Eric Anderton wrote:
> Many people have mentioned to me "dangers" of the reserve fuel can,
> without thinking about its location. Remember this can is designed to
> fit INSIDE a full size spare tire. Imagine the force it would take in
> an accident to trave
On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 09:12:23AM -0700, Jim Cathey wrote:
> > Our server probably didn't switch @ Daylight Savings Time. After all,
> > it's a
> > Microsoft product.
>
> That is the beauty of the original Unix time standard. It's what
> you would have expected a network-aware phone company to
I left a city about twenty miles north of mountain view for a piece of
property about twenty miles east south east of drytown.
Small world.
On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 11:00:39PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Some friends have left Mountain View CA for Drytown CA pop 200.
>
> http://web.mac.com/
You know, you can get those webers pretty cheap used, and they don't
usually wear out. You'd possibly need to come up with adapters and such,
but if you're getting them piecemeal you could probably save some cash.
I've seen the webers with adapters for other applications go as low as $150
instead
Yes, the 560 has a more powerful engine, but the 126 is a lot heavier car
than a fox chassis thunderbird. Oh, sorry. Lincoln Mark VII :)
I've been around 302s in big cars that will eat a 560 SEL for lunch,
catch being an 86 is speed density so it falls into the black hole between
a mass air setup
In my case, you are NOT making it up the driveway to get out in the winter
without four wheel drive. Repairing the driveway until rainy season is
over is a waste of time, and it's too long for paving it to be cost
effective, especially with the heavy stuff I tend to drag around on a
trailer. A 4ma
Have an 05, the engine is the only reason I bought the truck. And Kaleb,
your duramax hasn't been the marvel of needs-nothing reliability either, I
still have those posts ;)
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 12:19:50PM -0700, Kevin Kraly wrote:
> They should have put a Cummins in their truck
The 7.3 problems were ford's fault. The 6.0 problems also surprisingly
didn't exist in the VT365 when put in an international truck. Don't know
about the 6.4 problems, though the only problems I've heard of from them
is that some of them shoot flames out the tailpipe (which isn't a surprise
if you
Not really. The allison GM put behind the duramax is not the same rugged
allison that his big trucks get. It's a far lighter duty transmission, and
it's really not leaps and bounds above the others.
FWIW, the dodges have a six speed auto from aisin warner now that is supposed
to be quite nice to
04:56:23PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Mine hasnt needed anything except a waterpump.
>
> Kevin wrote:
> > Have an 05, the engine is the only reason I bought the truck. And Kaleb,
> > your duramax hasn't been the marvel of needs-nothing reliability either, I
> > still have those posts ;)
Are you being serious or are you trying to get marshall out of the
woodwork? :)
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 08:59:57PM -0400, Chris Kueny wrote:
> My fan is working intermittentantly. Can anyone suggest where to look for
> likely failure points? It would be great if I can change a relay and fix
>
As far as height is concerned, my 85 190D has more front seat legroom than
either of my 124s (87 300D, 87 300TD). I can't speak much to other
dimensions though.
On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 09:42:14PM -0500, OK Don wrote:
> I don't think you'll fit in a 190D, Donald.
>
> On 5/7/07, Donald Snook <[EMA
Do W123 and W126 shocks interchange front and rear? Just curious...
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 11:39:26AM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
> >Well, our home office is now right there in atlanta. Used to be in
> >norfolk.
>
> They moved the office because it was easier than moving Gary.
That's what mog cranes are for.
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boneyard if you're looking real cheap. Rusty if you want new, yet inexpensive.
you'll regret using mcparts for anything other than dire emergency.
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 02:53:00PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have a 73 220d that i need a cheapo set of brake pads for. All of the
> McPart
Interesting data point: due to the size of the fleet (which you can appreciate),
I have been getting delo 400 in 5 gallon buckets from a chevron distributor.
In my case, it worked out cheaper per gallon than the six gallon box at
costco.
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:01:03PM -0700, Jim Cathey wrote
Not out here. And we don't have rust out here (generally) either. Mitch's
prices were more in line with what I saw. Diesels don't fetch a lot either.
On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 02:49:06PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> hahahahahahah, are you kidding? Try 3500-4k for a cheap beat up one.
> If it
It won't last.
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 03:47:39PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Damn, On buying freeze.
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Except on a P71 crown vic, where some 3.27 geared cars will not stay in
overdrive at wide open throttle. In that case, all the 3.27 gets you is
laziness off the line and theoretically better mileage when loafing around.
In general, you're right, but he asked that right after asking about crown
v
Yup, then blew a head gasket and he let it go.
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 05:09:25PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> on that 300SE you had, I thought the big deal with that car was it
> already had the head done etc?
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A good friend has an 89, should be fairly similar. His has the 2.6 EFI four
cylinder, which has been pretty solid. Ironically, the company he bought it
from had an 89 pickup with the same engine, but that engine never ran right,
always used a ton of oil, and always had difficulty with smog, even wh
My friends is so rusty it's barely worth changing the oil in. And it's been
a california car all its life.
The GM 2.8 v6 was used in lots of things, and really was not a shining moment
in GM's engineering. I came to dislike them from downsized cherokees, and
came to find out friends that had the
Heh. I think you need a few more pipes there, Jim :)
One of my coworkers had to do something similar, but did it ALL in awk.
Think he had it down to around 30 lines of absolutely unreadable mess that
looked like he turned a wolverine loose on the keyboard. And I know awk.
Then again, I'm sure t
It was, and while now you have power, you still have a POS. Numbers don't
tell the whole story.
On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 08:09:58AM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Thats exactly what I had before I got my duramax. Now it seems like a
> slow no power POS compared to the duramax.
>
> John Robbin
The big trick with one ton trucks is gearing, and most come geared such that
70 is about the edge of comfortable cruising. The blue dodge dually, with
an overdrive transmission, 3.73 gears, and 32" tall tires certainly fits that
description, above that it gets incredibly thirsty. The white one and
the duramax, and the marketing you bought into that led you to believe the
allison 1000 was not dumbed down to the realms of a 4L80E, but was really a
tank transmission as the ads GM pushed suggested.
Though I suppose you could have gone the other way like I did, and had the
best engine in the bu
I figured it wasn't going to take long. Your buying freezes last about as long
as mine do.
On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 05:22:30PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> I just got done unloading my latest purchase. It is a 89 300E, its
> bright red with tan interior. It is in VERY nice shape, runs good,
This is aspect ratio, meaning that the height from rim to tread is 65% of
the tread width.
Don't ask me why.
On Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 06:03:18PM -0600, Wonko the Sane wrote:
> 65 ... how tall the tire is
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Better have some hard data to support that one. Toyota didn't start to really
break into serious marketshare until well into the eighties.
Merely making something better and cheaper does NOT mean you can necessarily
compete.
On Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 09:41:30PM -0600, Peter Frederick wrote:
> 20 ye
Yup. Lemon juice. Boil it in the microwave, do it a few times to get all the
smoke out, and this is after you clean the inside as good as possible.
Saved mom's microwave after a wasted brother put some taquitos on a little
too long ;)
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 08:31:09PM -0700, Craig McCluskey wrot
Long story made short, you want to use trailer tires on a trailer and
not passenger car tires. The reason for this is that passenger car (and light
truck for that matter) have more flexible sidewalls to allow them to maintain
traction during all sorts of maneuvers - pulling, stopping, turning, swe
Make sure to keep an eye on your pyrometer when you're doing that so that
your PISTONS don't MELT. Some of those chips can get things pretty hot without
a load.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 03:26:13PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Speaking of towing max weight. This is the first real heavy load I
It is absolutely imperative that you keep them inflated properly. I've also
noticed that balancing the tires makes them last a LOT longer - when I bought
my trailer, the original tires weren't balanced and wore wonky.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 03:27:05PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> PS, all goo
On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 08:33:12AM -0700, Craig McCluskey wrote:
> And he says, "I had the suspension and underside looked at by my mechanic
> and was told that everything was in excellent shape for the age of the
> Unimog."
>
> What does, "for the age of the Unimog," mean?
Yeah. My 300D's in exc
If this was california, about all you'd be able to do is file assault charges.
If you agreed to a price, and they performed the work and want that price,
there isn't much the law can do to help you. Might call your state's
bureau of automotive repair.
As far as your cell conversation, nobody will
Do watch for the dread '53' block with that year truck.
google should give you enough info about it.
and hopefully it's an inline six, unlike what autocheck returns ;)
On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 03:37:14PM -0600, Gary Thompson wrote:
> Here's the meat of it.
>
>
> VIN: 1B7KF2361XJ570032
> Year:
That's essentially the smaller version of the truck I have - mine's a crewcab
dually. That is a pretty good price, that's for sure.
No real problems under the hood, other than the usual cummins propensity to
crack or warp exhaust manifolds (pretty rare, but it happens), and early 05's
had plastic
Not really. All four of the ones in the yard are in varying states of
disrepair, and even if they weren't, the stupid 8v A2 jetta I have is the
current daily driver of choice, since 87 octane is WAY cheaper than diesel
right now.
It's not in the same class of car as your B4 passat wagon was, so I'
This reminds me of an article that appeared in a car magazine, might have
even been grassroots motorsports, called "triumphs and other tragedies".
Quite an amusing anecdote about life with a british car, high school dates
included.
On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 04:16:18PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
The gas down, they certainly do.
Probably should try to track down Dave M from idaho, I think he had to do that
on the E500.
On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 03:29:34PM -0800, Zeitgeist wrote:
> I don't do V8s -- they suck
>
> On Jan 29, 2008 3:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > M
NPRs tend to be abused and underpowered, and they've since upped the
displacement to 5.2 liters from 3.9 in the hopes of solving that. Parts
availability sucks, plan on going to an isuzu dealer for everything, and
paying through the nose. Supposedly, the clutch wasn't as gutless, but they're
extre
My wagon got that while I was driving it, and I considered it miserable
mileage. The sedan would regularly clear 30, with 32 being fairly common.
Best tank ever on that car was off a tank of fuel bought in flagstaff,
34 and change.
And it wasn't because it had a low mile drivetrain either. I re
Heh. A friend used to work for fish and game north of oroville for a couple of
years. He called this "e-fishing", except they did it with waders instead of
a boat. Make sure the waders don't have a leak...
He said it was funny watching a guide boat (taking rookie anglers out to catch
fish) when yo
Um, yeah. Perfect for a 16 year old that couldn't handle the sheer power of
a... 420. ;)
On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 07:57:08PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> dont have one!! about the only thing I have that I can sell right now
> is a euro 500SE
>
> Rich Thomas wrote:
> > Sell them a 240D, a bi
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 04:08:45PM -0500, Allan Streib wrote:
> Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Price a set of rear SLS legs, or #22 head, or evaporator R&R for the
> > S124. My '96 Passat tdi was a rock-solid reliable, economical and
> > fun to drive car. Much cheaper to keep than m
Another possibility, depending on where you live, is to get one with some
rust. The rust drops the value of the car GREATLY, and if you're in an area
where a rusty car won't really get worse, it's fine for a driver. My 85 190D
was such a car, and was really a bargain for what it was. What got expe
Rusty has said before he can get parts for them, but there are better cars
out there for the money that won't cause you big headaches.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 10:10:12AM -0600, Loren Faeth wrote:
> Be prepared to pay through the nostrils for any parts needed. The
> good news is that IF the parts
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 07:56:49AM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
> > I could I would drive a different car every month, just to be able to
> > enjoy the little quirks about each car.
>
> I do, sort of. About a dozen that could be driven, though most
> not right away. Anathema to my wife, however. N
Try www.nada.com.
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 12:54:19PM -0600, Wonko the Sane wrote:
> Anyone know of a site that would have the value of cars (domestic) going
> back as far a 1977? Wife is trying to get a fair market value of a car for
> an elderly friend.
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On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 06:26:32PM -0500, Jeff Zedic wrote:
> > > We can also impeach our leaders.
>
>
> Ok, but didn't they impeach Clinton? Andrew Jackson? Thomas Jefferson?
> Nixon?? It seems pretty toothless and as Pete said, it takes a long time and
> a lot of resources..
Clinton and Andrew
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 04:30:04PM -0600, Donald Snook wrote:
> Pacer on ebay. Only 35k miles. These are so ugly, they are sort of cool.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3bruez
Heh. I have a pacer wagon with a perkins diesel in it. One of these days, I
should get it running.
Weird thing, for sure.
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More of a tenth amendment/states rights issue. Both sides of that war undertook
a lot of revisionist history to make the other side seem more evil.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 04:49:35PM -0600, R A Bennell wrote:
> Ugh, would that be the freedom to own slaves??
>
> Randy
>
> -Original Message---
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 07:25:13PM -0800, Kevin Kraly wrote:
> I have a pacer wagon with a Perkins Diesel in it.
>
> What a unique car! Was that a very rare factory option?
No. Some navy wrench in El Paso converted it. Has a Ford AOD with an adap
It is worth pointing out that that particular v6 isn't exactly known for
reliability or ease of maintenance, and that overheating it is generally
an expensive proposition.
Any chance something got hooked up backwards?
On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 11:02:14AM -0600, Harry Watkins wrote:
> Let me add so
On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 09:39:48AM -0800, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > It is worth pointing out that that particular v6 isn't exactly known for
> > reliability or ease of maintenance,
>
> Ri
It is in california, but my insurance guy also has a fleet, so he's quite
understanding and willing to play games with rolling things around as needed.
The problem is the government, who doesn't follow its own procedures that it
documented and gives out at the DMV. Mailing the form doesn't always
For some reason, some OM601s do that.
On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 07:44:44PM -0500, archer wrote:
> I still wonder what Marshall was doing when he put a rod through the block.
> He never answered when I asked him.
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Sanding the driveway is certainly cheaper, but good winter tires are
probably a better idea on a rear wheel drive sled in ice country.
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 07:14:24PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> or sand the driveway
>
> E M wrote:
> > Much less trouble to get better snow tires.
> >
> >
He said his was an 85, which shouldn't be single row.
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 05:45:31PM -0500, OK Don wrote:
> I thought the failure mode for the 380 single row chain was breakage,
> then major engine rebuild. If it just jumped, you might have gotten
> off easy?
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On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 02:59:48PM -0700, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > That is a Lemons candidate if there ever was one.
> >
> > Rick Knoble wrote:
> >> http://madison.craigslist.org/cto/794463443.html
>
> Oh man, what a waste that
Because they changed their setup. They decided to break out whether it's
by owner or by dealer in the link, which caused the links to change.
Update your bookmarks. And no, crazedlist hasn't updated this yet, but it
doesn't take a whole lot of thought to figure out a workaround.
On Mon, Aug 18,
FWD can be more scary when the rear end steps out from behind you
substantially...
Best vehicle I've driven in snow was a quadratrac equipped full size
cherokee. Then again, in california, they haven't quite figured out how to
make roads driveable in the winter, so overkill in the capability depa
The problem with ethanol as a fuel is it takes fuel to make fuel, and it's
not like we're talking one gallon in makes twenty, it's far worse of a ratio
than that.
But no single alternative fuel is going to get the nation off crude.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 01:58:58PM -0500, Loren Faeth wrote:
> W
Toyota's tried to have a pursuit package camry a couple of times. Each time,
it resulted in miserable failure as the car just could not put up with
constant abuse that a crown vic or framed impala would shrug off like it
was nothing.
One of the carolinas had BMW 540s last time I was out there. Don
On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 03:34:41PM -0700, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Toyota's tried to have a pursuit package camry a couple of times. Each time,
> > it resulted in miserable failure as the car
Because he has experience and a grasp on reality...
On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 08:56:48PM -0400, Allan Streib wrote:
> Why isn't THAT man running for President?
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Why? The high crime of treason is the only crime actually spelled out in the
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treason are brought to justice?
On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 08:55:43AM -0400, andrew strasfogel wrote:
> You might not want to utter such remarks in
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