Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-06 Thread John Sessoms
I have a 65 Martin D12-20 & 4 Rickenbacker 12-strings. Covid came along and CANCELED my weekly folk music circle, and now I've got BAD arthritis in my left hand and haven't been able to play for a while. On 3/5/2023 9:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I play a 12 string gitar.  Dan Matyola

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-06 Thread John Sessoms
Autoplay with no warning can be a real pain - especially when it's done by some dolt who doesn't know any better than to run the gain to max and damn the distortion. I've lost more than one keyboard to coffee because of that. OTOH, if you are going to include a link to the sound, it should be

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I play a 12 string gitar.  Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 2:15 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 04.03.23 um 23:36 schrieb ann sanfedele: > > > I played the guitar and the recorder... > > Which reminds me

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-05 Thread ann sanfedele
I actually have played both kinds :-)   and a Dictaphone, too. I played a soprano and alto recorder back in the early 60's .. by ear.. never read music I took it up again when I got ashley  - she seemed to like it ann On 3/5/2023 2:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 04.03.23 um 23:36

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-05 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 04.03.23 um 23:36 schrieb ann sanfedele: I played the guitar and the recorder... Which reminds me of the typical response of a German who doesn't play any instrument and who, when asked, will claim he plays the grammophone. Over here, a recorder is either a tape or cassette recorder and

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Alan C
Very nice, Ralf - I enjoyed those, especially the clickety-click in the first one which one doesn't hear any more with modern welded tracks. Alan C On 04-Mar-23 07:21 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Two shots of locomotives with GM diesel engines with audio links:

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
The freight trains roar across the front of the room playing through my front towers and sub. Excellent recording. Paul > On Mar 4, 2023, at 6:23 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 05.03.23 um 00:18 schrieb ann sanfedele: >> I never heard any difference in sound -- just in content (at

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 05.03.23 um 00:18 schrieb ann sanfedele: I never heard any difference in sound -- just in content (at least, over here) Your AM radio sounds much better than ours here in Europe and the difference to FM isn't as big. Our AM sounds more like telephone. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher -

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread ann sanfedele
I never heard any difference in sound -- just in content (at least, over here) ann On 3/4/2023 6:08 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 04.03.23 um 23:36 schrieb ann sanfedele: anyway when youa re 86 and losing your hearing, everythign sounds weird. I'll be 70 next year but my hearing is

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 04.03.23 um 23:36 schrieb ann sanfedele: anyway when youa re 86 and losing your hearing, everythign sounds weird. I'll be 70 next year but my hearing is already far from what it used to be. Getting near the point where I don't hear much difference between AM and FM radio. :-/ Ralf --

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2023-03-04 Thread ann sanfedele
That's interesting..  I don't dislike "sound"  I just don't want the experience of looking at a photo and losing oneself in it to distract me or , in a way, tell me what I should be feeling when looking at it.   When I was in college I had a music radio show for a few months - I played the

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 04.03.23 um 22:36 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: I also found the sounds unpleasant. OK. Won't happen again... ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos :

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I also found the sounds unpleasant. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Mar 4, 2023 at 4:34 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 04.03.23 um 22:12 schrieb ann sanfedele: > > I love the photos - but the sounds were unpleasant. > >

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 04.03.23 um 22:12 schrieb ann sanfedele: I love the photos - but the sounds were unpleasant. ...which leads me to the conclusion that a high proportion of photographers don't like sound. Years ago, I published a few photos on my own site where the sound playback started automatically and I

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread ann sanfedele
No sprekenze deutch.. but I actually never saw anything below the photo ... had to scroll DOWN to another screen to find writing -- that somehow never occurs to me to do.. I  have some particular hearing problems -high pitches really hurt for one thing  .  I love the photos - but the sounds

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 04.03.23 um 21:14 schrieb ann sanfedele: I have external spekers that attach to the computer via the headphone hole.. I hate wearing headphones or earbuds.  The sound is fine for my ears - I cant deal with stereo ..  but  I can't tell which thing to click on to get the sounds that come from

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread ann sanfedele
I have external spekers that attach to the computer via the headphone hole.. I hate wearing headphones or earbuds.  The sound is fine for my ears - I cant deal with stereo ..  but  I can't tell which thing to click on to get the sounds that come from those trains - The only pleasant sounds I

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Bob W PDML
> On 4 Mar 2023, at 19:15, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 04.03.23 um 20:00 schrieb Bob W PDML: >> There’s a link to an MP3 further down the page. The sound quality is amazing >> and the sounds themselves are very musical and interesting, in a Stockhausen >> kind of way. > > I recommend

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 04.03.23 um 20:00 schrieb Bob W PDML: There’s a link to an MP3 further down the page. The sound quality is amazing and the sounds themselves are very musical and interesting, in a Stockhausen kind of way. I recommend using headphones. The usual computer speakers just won't reproduce the

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Bob W PDML
There’s a link to an MP3 further down the page. The sound quality is amazing and the sounds themselves are very musical and interesting, in a Stockhausen kind of way. Diesel trains don’t have whistles. > On 4 Mar 2023, at 18:53, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I usually don't like sounds with

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread ann sanfedele
I usually don't like sounds with still images but in the case of trains I would have liked to hear that old whistle blow.. But there was no sound..  and I do have my speakers on what am I missing? ann On 3/4/2023 12:21 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Two shots of locomotives with GM diesel

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Interesting images. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Mar 4, 2023 at 12:22 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Two shots of locomotives with GM diesel engines with audio links: > > >

Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-04 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Two shots of locomotives with GM diesel engines with audio links: https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/der-echte-gm-sound-mit-audio-fotoralfbe/47171966 https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/noch-mehr-gm-sound-mit-audio-fotoralfbe/47172074 The audio was recorded at the same time as the photos.

Re: Diesels

2016-12-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually what a Sigma 200-500 f2.8 is for. Well, that and weight training. On 12/15/2016 7:28 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Morris Galloway wrote: Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the ride? These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station wagon for momma to

Re: Diesels

2016-12-17 Thread Boris Liberman
As always I am very late to the party. Paul, I'm afraid I am with Bill here. I know you made amends or whatever, but I'd like to make a point, with appropriate respect to each of you. You see, one of my leased cars (Leasing means that they deduct money from your salary, and you get full package

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2016-12-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 8:36 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > finally this thread has some spark to it It will soon stall out . . . . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2016-12-17 Thread David J Brooks
finally this thread has some spark to it Dave On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 12:59 AM, mike wilson wrote: > No fuelling you, is there? > >> On 17 December 2016 at 05:37 Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> >> I kicked a rod leaving a hole in the block :-( >>

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2016-12-16 Thread mike wilson
No fuelling you, is there? > On 17 December 2016 at 05:37 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > I kicked a rod leaving a hole in the block :-( > > Paul via phone > > On Dec 16, 2016, at 10:11 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 16 December 2016 at 23:31

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2016-12-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I kicked a rod leaving a hole in the block :-( Paul via phone On Dec 16, 2016, at 10:11 PM, mike wilson wrote: >> On 16 December 2016 at 23:31 Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> >> On 16/12/16, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >> > It

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2016-12-16 Thread mike wilson
> On 16 December 2016 at 23:31 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 16/12/16, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >>> It warms the engine. > >> > >>As long as one doesn't blow a gasket. > > > >Hey, keep my personal life out of this! > > Piston broke. And I thought you

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2016-12-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/12/16, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> It warms the engine. >> >>As long as one doesn't blow a gasket. > >Hey, keep my personal life out of this! Piston broke. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

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2016-12-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > >> It warms the engine. > >As long as one doesn't blow a gasket. Hey, keep my personal life out of this! -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML

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2016-12-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > It warms the engine. As long as one doesn't blow a gasket. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

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2016-12-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 16 Dec 2016, at 21:49, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > This is the biggest flame war I have seen on this list in years -- and it's > not at all about photography. > We are men and women of passion -- passion about our photography, our motor > vehicles, our computer systems,

Re: Diesels

2016-12-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
This is the biggest flame war I have seen on this list in years -- and it's not at all about photography. We are men and women of passion -- passion about our photography, our motor vehicles, our computer systems, our choice of beverages and our political systems. I guess getting the blood

Re: Diesels

2016-12-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/12/16, Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: >Know what you mean. Being a Volkswagen driver... Oh come one - that's on a par with being angelic when compared to the Satanic anal dribblings that are BMW drivers... -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |

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2016-12-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
Know what you mean. Being a Volkswagen driver... Jostein Den 16. desember 2016 19.20.51 CET, skrev Steve Cottrell : >If I took to heart what people say about Land Rovers, I wouldn't bother >getting out of bed in the morning. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail.

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2016-12-16 Thread Ken Waller
Well put Larry. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" <l...@red4est.com> Subject: Re: Diesels Jostein Øksne wrote: Gee, what a way to respond to a person who is glad to have his problem so

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2016-12-16 Thread Bulent Celasun
>That said, I will make a special effort to be nice, in the spirit of the >season. >I have been angry at the world in general for quite some time and need to take >a deep breath and reset. Well said! I wish we could see expressions like these more frequently in our lives. I hope you feel

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2016-12-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
If I took to heart what people say about Land Rovers, I wouldn't bother getting out of bed in the morning. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2016-12-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
That said, I will make a special effort to be nice, in the spirit of the season. I have been angry at the world in general for quite some time and need to take a deep breath and reset. Paul > On Dec 16, 2016, at 12:49 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > My response quite

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2016-12-16 Thread Larry Colen
Jostein Øksne wrote: Gee, what a way to respond to a person who is glad to have his problem solved... Jostein The fervor and tribalism people display towards car brands is as rabid and often as meaningful as the tribalism associated with sportsball teams. Every brand has good and bad

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2016-12-16 Thread John
On 12/15/2016 8:04 PM, Bill wrote: On 12/15/2016 6:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Bill, block heaters fit into the engine block so they are in contact with the engine coolant. On Ford Motor products, they fit into the space where a freeze plug would go. If the freeze plug or the block heater, in your

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2016-12-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
My response quite obviously wasn't in regard to the problem or it's solution but rather to the crude disparagement of the companies that my city's economy depends on. I consider facts important. Real data preempts misinformation. My words may have been slight aggressive. His were ugly and

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2016-12-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
Gee, what a way to respond to a person who is glad to have his problem solved... Jostein Den 16. desember 2016 00.43.19 CET, skrev Paul Stenquist : >The frigid temperatures you have to live with have evidently led to >confused thinking. One person’s experience is no

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2016-12-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
I’m not going to sink to your level. Your message says volumes about you. > On Dec 15, 2016, at 8:03 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 12/15/2016 5:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> The frigid temperatures you have to live with have evidently led to >> confused thinking. One

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2016-12-15 Thread Bill
On 12/15/2016 6:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Bill, block heaters fit into the engine block so they are in contact with the engine coolant. On Ford Motor products, they fit into the space where a freeze plug would go. If the freeze plug or the block heater, in your case was missing you would have

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2016-12-15 Thread Bill
On 12/15/2016 5:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: The frigid temperatures you have to live with have evidently led to confused thinking. One person’s experience is no substitute for data. I’m not a fan of any car company — I’ve worked for them all and they’ve all been tough clients at times. But I

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2016-12-15 Thread Ken Waller
given a bogus answer to your issue. -Original Message- >From: Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: Diesels > >On 12/15/2016 10:36 AM, Gonz wrote: >> Yes, its possible that there is a short somewhere that is getting hot, >> but not in the right place

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2016-12-15 Thread Gonz
Good to hear you have resolution and they are treating you right. Hope it works great from now on for you. Glad it was not something more serious. On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Bill wrote: > On 12/15/2016 10:36 AM, Gonz wrote: >> >> Yes, its possible that there

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2016-12-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
The frigid temperatures you have to live with have evidently led to confused thinking. One person’s experience is no substitute for data. I’m not a fan of any car company — I’ve worked for them all and they’ve all been tough clients at times. But I don’t like bullshit. Here are some hard facts

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2016-12-15 Thread John
On 12/15/2016 6:02 PM, Bill wrote: On 12/15/2016 10:36 AM, Gonz wrote: Yes, its possible that there is a short somewhere that is getting hot, but not in the right place to function as a block heater. I would suspect that something else is going on, like maybe the oil viscosity is too high.

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2016-12-15 Thread Bill
On 12/15/2016 10:36 AM, Gonz wrote: Yes, its possible that there is a short somewhere that is getting hot, but not in the right place to function as a block heater. I would suspect that something else is going on, like maybe the oil viscosity is too high. This would make it very difficult to

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2016-12-15 Thread Alan C
Interesting tales. Fortunately I have no such excitement! SAE 40 all the year round. Alan C -Original Message- From: Gonz Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 6:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Diesels Yes, its possible that there is a short somewhere that is getting hot

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2016-12-15 Thread Gonz
Yes, its possible that there is a short somewhere that is getting hot, but not in the right place to function as a block heater. I would suspect that something else is going on, like maybe the oil viscosity is too high. This would make it very difficult to start in cold weather. On Thu, Dec

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2016-12-15 Thread John
Bill wrote the resistance was lower compared to the block heater in his wife's car. I was thinking maybe the heater element could defective - only part of it shorted out, but not enough to cause it to draw too much current & blow a fuse. It could test good while not providing sufficient heat to

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2016-12-15 Thread John
It's probably because the SUV has replaced the station wagon. SUV's are classified as "light trucks" and it gives people peculiar notions of what a truck should be. 8-D On 12/14/2016 11:45 PM, Morris Galloway wrote: Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the ride?

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2016-12-15 Thread Gonz
Haha! I like that Morris. Been thinkin of gettin some nice land in eastern OK. I like the nice forested hills there. Lots of cheap beautiful land. On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 10:45 PM, Morris Galloway wrote: > Ain't there a single country boy in this group?

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2016-12-15 Thread anotherdrunkensot
-06:00) To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: Diesels Sheesh. Weird engine you had there. My 1993 bakkie is still going strong. Std 4 cyl cross-flow engine. Clutch replaced at 20Km. No other problems yet. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Thursd

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2016-12-15 Thread Gonz
My brother in-law runs a woods business in Maine. He buys 250 series and then stiffens the suspension even more, making for an absolutely horrible ride when they are not loaded. On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 8:00 PM, Bill wrote: > On 12/14/2016 9:12 AM, Gonz wrote: >> >>

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2016-12-15 Thread Gonz
If its much lower resistance than normal, then there will be something very hot somewhere. Would probably end the short via blowing it, leaving it now with an open circuit. On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Gonz wrote: > >>Power (heat) = V^2/R,

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2016-12-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 15 Dec 2016, at 14:31, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >>> On 15 Dec 2016, at 12:29, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> >>> Morris Galloway wrote: >>> Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the

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2016-12-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W-PDML wrote: >On 15 Dec 2016, at 12:29, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Morris Galloway wrote: >> >>> Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the >>> ride? These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station wagon for >>> momma to use

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2016-12-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 15 Dec 2016, at 12:29, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Morris Galloway wrote: > >> Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the >> ride? These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station wagon for >> momma to use picking up the kids after

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2016-12-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 7:28 AM, Bill wrote: > On 12/15/2016 5:59 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Morris Galloway >> wrote: > > > Pretty much, I want a car with a really big trunk that can tow

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2016-12-15 Thread Alan C
Sheesh. Weird engine you had there. My 1993 bakkie is still going strong. Std 4 cyl cross-flow engine. Clutch replaced at 20Km. No other problems yet. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 2:35 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Diesels

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2016-12-15 Thread Jack Davis
"MARK" Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2016, at 4:28 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Morris Galloway wrote: > >> Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the >> ride? These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station wagon for >> momma

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2016-12-15 Thread Bill
again). Alan C -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 4:12 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Diesels On 12/14/2016 10:22 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Chevy trucks dominate the J.D. Power reliability rankings, with Ford a close second. Ford trucks

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2016-12-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Morris Galloway wrote: >Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the >ride? These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station wagon for >momma to use picking up the kids after school. >They are TRUCKS. They are meant to haul Hay, take Bossy, or a couple of

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2016-12-15 Thread Bill
On 12/15/2016 5:59 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Morris Galloway wrote: Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the ride? These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station wagon for momma to use picking

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2016-12-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Morris Galloway wrote: > Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the ride? > These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station wagon for momma to use > picking up the kids after school. > They are

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2016-12-15 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks for that, Morris! It set me to grinin'. J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2016, at 8:45 PM, Morris Galloway > wrote: > > Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the ride? > These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station

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2016-12-14 Thread mike wilson
> On 15 December 2016 at 04:45 Morris Galloway > wrote: > > > . Beeves, You farm beavers? A job made in heaven. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

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2016-12-14 Thread Philip Northeast
Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 15/12/16 2:54 pm, Alan C wrote: All your problems would disappear with an ISUZU. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 4:12 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Diesels On 12/14/2016 10:22 AM, Paul

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2016-12-14 Thread Morris Galloway
Ain't there a single country boy in this group? Grousing about the ride? These things ain't a limo. They ain't even a station wagon for momma to use picking up the kids after school. They are TRUCKS. They are meant to haul Hay, take Bossy, or a couple of heifers, or a sow, or whatever --

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2016-12-14 Thread Alan C
All your problems would disappear with an ISUZU. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 4:12 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Diesels On 12/14/2016 10:22 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Chevy trucks dominate the J.D. Power reliability rankings

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2016-12-14 Thread Bill
@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Diesels On 12/14/2016 10:10 AM, Gonz wrote: Best two things we ever did to it was to put Line-X as the bed liner and to add a roll top cover over the bed. The Line-X is the most indestructible compound I've ever witnessed. Its simply amazing. Check out this video I saw r

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2016-12-14 Thread Ken Waller
- Original Message - From: "Bill" <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Diesels On 12/14/2016 10:10 AM, Gonz wrote: Best two things we ever did to it was to put Line-X as the bed liner and to add a roll top cover over the bed. The Line-X is the most indestructible co

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2016-12-14 Thread Bill
On 12/14/2016 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Gonz wrote: Power (heat) = V^2/R, so inversely proportional to resistance and squared directly proportional to voltage. So a really low resistance or a even just a smal boost in voltage will produce more power (heat). Of course, if the low

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2016-12-14 Thread Bill
On 12/14/2016 10:22 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Chevy trucks dominate the J.D. Power reliability rankings, with Ford a close second. Ford trucks outperform Chevy in towing and hauling. Car & Driver ranks trucks by overall quality and performance and puts the Ford F-150 first and Chevy Silverado

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2016-12-14 Thread Bill
On 12/14/2016 10:10 AM, Gonz wrote: Best two things we ever did to it was to put Line-X as the bed liner and to add a roll top cover over the bed. The Line-X is the most indestructible compound I've ever witnessed. Its simply amazing. Check out this video I saw recently on the stuff:

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2016-12-14 Thread Bill
On 12/14/2016 9:35 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Having ownwd several GM trucks i can say i like the seats and the ride but have had a lot of trouble with them over the years. My next truck wil be like this one, a plain Jane truck no fancy options no cameras, lane markers etc and hand crank windows

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2016-12-14 Thread Bill
On 12/14/2016 9:12 AM, Gonz wrote: Well I can't vouch for GM since I've never owned one. But I can say that our F150 (not quite as big as the F250) that we bought in 2006 and has 155,000 miles on it right now has not had a single issue (knock on wood). I can't say that about any other vehicle

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2016-12-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Gonz wrote: >Power (heat) = V^2/R, so inversely proportional to resistance and >squared directly proportional to voltage. So a really low resistance >or a even just a smal boost in voltage will produce more power >(heat). Of course, if the low resistance is caused by an internal short you

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2016-12-14 Thread David J Brooks
o...@gmail.com> >>Sent: Dec 14, 2016 6:22 PM >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>Subject: Re: Diesels >> >>On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 6:16 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> On 12/14/2016 7:19 AM, Bill wrote: >>>>

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2016-12-14 Thread Ken Waller
The block heaters I'm aware of heat the engine coolant. -Original Message- >From: David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> >Sent: Dec 14, 2016 6:22 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Diesels > >On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 6:16 PM, John

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2016-12-14 Thread John
Here in the south, you probably would want Air Conditioning. I remember what summers were like before it became pretty much standard on even the base models. Personally, I will never buy another vehicle that doesn't have Cruise Control. I've gotten spoiled by not having to worry about speeding

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2016-12-14 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 6:16 PM, John wrote: > On 12/14/2016 7:19 AM, Bill wrote: >> >> On 12/14/2016 6:01 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > I'm guessing here that the block heater heats the coolant? In that case, > is there any way to measure the temperature of the coolant

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2016-12-14 Thread Gonz
no. Power (heat) = V^2/R, so inversely proportional to resistance and squared directly proportional to voltage. So a really low resistance or a even just a smal boost in voltage will produce more power (heat). On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 5:16 PM, John wrote: > On

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2016-12-14 Thread John
On 12/14/2016 7:19 AM, Bill wrote: On 12/14/2016 6:01 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 10:22 PM, Bill wrote: On 12/13/2016 9:09 PM, mike wilson wrote: Yeah. This is a brand new truck with just over 2000km on it. I'm going to let the dealer

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2016-12-14 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 14.12.16 um 19:35 schrieb Ken Waller: > >> I'm not sure crank down windows are still available > > > In my 40 years of owning cars, I've had more trouble with crank windows than > with the electric ones. I'll look

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2016-12-14 Thread David J Brooks
t;David J Brooks" <pentko...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Diesels > > > >> Having ownwd several GM trucks i can say i like the seats and the ride >> but have had a lot of trouble with them over the years. My next truck >> wil be like this one, a plain Jane truck n

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2016-12-14 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 14.12.16 um 19:35 schrieb Ken Waller: I'm not sure crank down windows are still available In my 40 years of owning cars, I've had more trouble with crank windows than with the electric ones. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :

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2016-12-14 Thread Ken Waller
/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" <pentko...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Diesels Having ownwd several GM trucks i can say i like the seats and the ride but have had a lot of trouble with them over the years. My next truck wil be like this one, a plain Jan

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2016-12-14 Thread Ken Waller
- Original Message - From: "Gonz" <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Diesels Well I can't vouch for GM since I've never owned one. But I can say that our F150 (not quite as big as the F250) that we bought in 2006 and has 155,000 miles on it right now has not had a single issu

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2016-12-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Chevy trucks dominate the J.D. Power reliability rankings, with Ford a close second. Ford trucks outperform Chevy in towing and hauling. Car & Driver ranks trucks by overall quality and performance and puts the Ford F-150 first and Chevy Silverado second. The Nissan Titan is ranked fifth,

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2016-12-14 Thread Gonz
Best two things we ever did to it was to put Line-X as the bed liner and to add a roll top cover over the bed. The Line-X is the most indestructible compound I've ever witnessed. Its simply amazing. Check out this video I saw recently on the stuff:

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2016-12-14 Thread Gonz
Our Ford is almost like that. No fancy schmanzy gadgets. Only the auto windows, but it came like that. No problems with the windows tho. On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 9:35 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Having ownwd several GM trucks i can say i like the seats and the ride > but

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2016-12-14 Thread David J Brooks
Having ownwd several GM trucks i can say i like the seats and the ride but have had a lot of trouble with them over the years. My next truck wil be like this one, a plain Jane truck no fancy options no cameras, lane markers etc and hand crank windows and door. Have not been able to confirm if GM

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2016-12-14 Thread Gonz
Well I can't vouch for GM since I've never owned one. But I can say that our F150 (not quite as big as the F250) that we bought in 2006 and has 155,000 miles on it right now has not had a single issue (knock on wood). I can't say that about any other vehicle I've ever owned in the last 40 years

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