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From : roy

Q: my truck wont start if its been sitting out in wet weather. battery and starter are fine it cranks away but wont start. i replaced the distributor cap and rotor but that didnt help. warming up the distibutor with a hair dryer helps. runs great once i get it started. is the problem with the distributor or should i look elsewhere its a 5.2l with 90000 miles thanks for any help. .

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From : roy

group members join in the discussion peter krger writes about dirk gently on the toronto case. hotchkies faq looking at it from a medical viewpoint. the diagnosis is obvious isnt it accolades for the web site read what people said about this web site. visitor count since august 11 1996 toronto freenet supports free speech 2019 -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .

From : stephen harding

justaskme@hotmail.com says... that makes sense. i thought it may have been a fire hazard or something. i dont think the heating element carries enough current to be a fire hazard but i dont know that for sure. but ive had a cloth covered recliner in my house with a heater in it for years. and its frame is made out of wood! good luck with your project. those heated seats are sure nice on the old hind end during the cold spells. .

From : roy

xclimation wrote not to get too deep into this but the cost of drilling for oil and producing gas has gotten way cheaper than the 70s. there are more factors than i care to post but you do the research. sorry but its considerably more expensive now. the actual drilling itself isnt where the money goes. infrastructure costs of drilling have never been a big expense. do some research. .

From : roy

if its a matter of basic economics why dont you have time to respond if it helps you to explain the economics to me know that we produce oil and natural gas. we dont own any refineries or gas stations. some 60% of our oil is eventually turned into fuel products the remainder becomes asphalt and other non-fuel products plastics petro-chemicals etc.. after processing mostly removing poisonous and corrosive substances our natural gas goes to the local utility for sale to power plants and homes. we dont have any control over the price of our product we only have control over our costs. it costs a tremendous amount to build maintain and operate our producing and processing facilities. as shown in an earlier post of mine in this thread big oil made a 7-11% net profit margin for 2005 which i dont think is excessive and we had a negative net profit margin. i really dont have time to respond to this but i am amazed that you work in the industry; and naive to a lot of things. namely basic economics. oh come on. this isnt nearly as much fun as i thought it would be. i expected at least a few more responses. especially since i admitted i work for an independent oil company. as for the facts...the price of oil adjusted to inflation by comparing it to the consumer price index cpi shows that the price of oil peeked in 1979 followed by a decline until 1999 after which it closely follows the cpi and is actually less expensive than in 1974 as shown at this link http//inflationdata.com/inflation/inflationrate/historicaloilpriceschart.asp i admit that gasoline heating oil diesel etc are part of the cpi so its kind of like comparing the price of apples to the price of apples plumes apricots lemons and oranges. . the price of gasoline for the last 12 months follows the price of oil as shown by this link http//www.oilnergy.com/1combo.htm repeat of an earlier post of mine. if you want to know who the members of opec are you can find them at http//www.opec.org/aboutus i dont know who ws buddys are but ill bet venezuela isnt one of them. .

From : beekeep

i have noticed it getting harder to start my cummins if parked nose up overnight-and now i cant start it at all. nose down driveway is a little steep no problem. lift pump puts out over 15psi ive cracked the banjo on the fuel filter to make sure im good there. ive also cracked the nuts open on the feed lines at the injectors and i dont seem to be getting anything there. my little fuel system relay is clicking but i dont know how to check the electronics on the vp44. i didnt used to have this issue with parking nose up. any help would be much appreciated. 1999 ram 2500 4x4 - runs like a bat outa hell most of the time! .

From : Annonymous

on mon 22 jan 2007 174049 -0500 chris thompson kf4drr-nospam@alltel.net wrote what makes you qualified to examine alignment specs i used to do them 2wd and 4wd and i know them and still know how to read and do the numbers unlike you. al my 4x4 have tracked great and none of them were set to factory specs to do it either nor will you find funny worn front tires on them either. you can let me help this guy or be the arse you are the choice is yours. some kids never grow up. and some kids never had the sense to shut up. how do we know that the info you give the op is correct given that 99% of the bs you post is wrong and/or dangerous. ----------------- thesnoman.com .

From : Annonymous

give it a day or two there are a few guys tom l. and max to name a few that i am sure will be able to give you an advice you might need. there are a few you will find in your best interests not to listen to snoman being at the top of the list. .

From : roy

thanks very much guys ... appreciate your feedback on this one. fred hi group and happy new year to all! would like to replace the lift pump on my 99 2500...looks like it might be a bit of a chore... can anyone in the group relate their experience and provide any tips on tools and techniques used in changing this pump tia fred .

From : azwiley1

if the unthinkable happened bears over the colts in the sb you doubted me why look i trust ya on electronics what more do ya want g no excuses some sloppy play. ouch!!!! .

From : stephen harding

two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. i have a ccw though the state of az with the exception of tombstone is an open carry state and a permit is not required. but do a lot of folks carry denny .

From : denny

of course age has a lot to do with healing as well. shut the fuck up denny! did i say one measely little word im as innocent as the new fallen snow..... you are what roy denny .

From : Annonymous

on mon 22 jan 2007 234019 gmt honeybs@radix.net beekeep wrote on mon 22 jan 2007 202805 gmt theguy@whatever.net wrote on mon 22 jan 2007 105102 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on sun 21 jan 2007 210436 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote if the unthinkable happened bears over the colts in the sb you doubted me why look i trust ya on electronics what more do ya want g no excuses some sloppy play. ouch!!!! was a pretty damn good game though. a 21 -3 come back. hell the bears game was pretty good for the first 1/2 it was a fun game to watch unless you are a pats fan i suppose but it was exciting. it was that. i think the game with the chargers the week before finally took its toll during the last half of the game. the pats were on their heels most of it. brady and a couple of the other players have said the chargers game was the toughest they had been involved in. also 6 of the pats had the flue. but no excuse. they lost!! there is always next year yeah and i heard some people knocking brady for the loss on sports radio today. where the hell are they from. that guy is a warrior he did a great job. as i said before he has my respect as a very greaat field general. i think we saw the best two qbs in football fight it out. the colts reminded me of the redskins back when they had the smurfs. not real big but extreemly quick and agile. it just wears out the big guys by half time. i think the colts defense has a chip on thier shoulders. you can only tell a pro athlete that he sux so many times before his pride is gonna get his back up. the colts defense did suck for the first 3/4 of the season but they found new life at the end. even then the pats scored a bunch of points on them. that was a great game. its just as well that the pats lost because they couldnt beat the bears. well see. i think that any team that gets to rex can beat them. he is the weak link. beekeep .

From : azwiley1

hello everyone i just purchased a new 2006 2500 with a 5.9 cummins diesel. im going to use it to tow our travel trailer. ive never owned a deisel before and was wanting to know if anyone can give me some tips on the engine. is there a better manufacturer of gasoline than others can anyone recommend a place that is reasonable for oil changes anything advise is better than what i have now which is nothing. i always read the owners manual but id like to hear from someone whos owned one or two for some practical advise. thank you in advance. well i would recommend that you dont put gasoline in the tank! vbg .

From : roy

hello everyone i just purchased a new 2006 2500 with a 5.9 cummins diesel. im going to use it to tow our travel trailer. ive never owned a deisel before and was wanting to know if anyone can give me some tips on the engine. is there a better manufacturer of gasoline than others can anyone recommend a place that is reasonable for oil changes anything advise is better than what i have now which is nothing. i always read the owners manual but id like to hear from someone whos owned one or two for some practical advise. thank you in advance. .

From : beekeep

azwiley1 wrote i run the sylvania silver star bulbs in my truck and have never had a complaint. fyi white or blue light is brighter then yellow. check out sylvanias web site. its an illusion white or blue doesnt mean brighter. i had sylvania silverstar bulbs for a while too. first i was impressed by the whiteness compared to standard bulbs later by the *extremely* short life. junk! well i can tell you from driving cross country repeatedly that when i put the silverstars in my truck i had better clearity and illumination at night in areas where there was little to no light. as for longevity i just replaced them after having been in there for 4 years. but whatever to each his own. i went to walmart hoping for ge night hawk they had none so i settled for sylvania xtravision. http//www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/blue/good/good.html is worth reading. http//www.sylvania.com/consumerproducts/automotivelighting/ i picked up some new headlights because the old ones had turned opaque. the bulbs sent with the headlights have a blue tinge and dont throw near enough light. i need to find some good bright yellow halogen bulbs. what bulbs do you folks recommend ideally id like to find something as bright or brighter than the typical ford f150. you dont say what year or model truck you have. the 4-bulb sport headlights were a great swap for my 01 ram 1500 much nicer than the original 2-bulb setup. .

From : azwiley1

pin on them and that it is now often used for backup lights. does any know on a 2003 dodge ram 2500 if that is indeed for backup lights yes its wired for backup lights. .

From : roy

ditto on both my 1999 dodge ram 1500 and my wifes 1999 dodge ram 1500 van. idiot light first then speedo started acting crazy. also did not like to idle. sensor on top of the differential both vehicles.... topcop wrote i had the same problem with my 98 ram and found out it was a faulty speed sensor. the dealer wanted $150.00 to change it. but i found the part online for about $30.00 and replaced it myself. its located on top of the rear differential and is only held on with one or two screws and a wire which unplugs then plugs into the new one. very easy job and i havent seen my lights since. .

From : stephen harding

on mon 22 jan 2007 105102 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on sun 21 jan 2007 210436 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote if the unthinkable happened bears over the colts in the sb you doubted me why look i trust ya on electronics what more do ya want g no excuses some sloppy play. ouch!!!! was a pretty damn good game though. a 21 -3 come back. hell the bears game was pretty good for the first 1/2 it was a fun game to watch unless you are a pats fan i suppose but it was exciting. it was that. i think the game with the chargers the week before finally took its toll during the last half of the game. the pats were on their heels most of it. brady and a couple of the other players have said the chargers game was the toughest they had been involved in. also 6 of the pats had the flue. but no excuse. they lost!! there is always next year yeah and i heard some people knocking brady for the loss on sports radio today. where the hell are they from. that guy is a warrior he did a great job. as i said before he has my respect as a very greaat field general. i think we saw the best two qbs in football fight it out. .

From : Annonymous

roy wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. i think a ma pistol permit is equivalent to a license to carry concealed or not but im not certain. they have a couple of them with different restrictions. i had a pistol permit for many years but it has since expired. here in ma you need a pistol permit or firearm id card to even buy pepper spray!. you should have kept it current. now i think you have to do a class and course to get it. ill find out for certain soon. gonna try and get one again. after going through the local state and fbi background checks to get the permit i have become very unsympathetic towards those claiming the patriot act is robbing them of their rights. i have a hard time compareing a background check to the rights we all lost under the guise of the pa im still trying to figure out what rights i lost under the pa. i hear everyone im in the very liberal northampton-amherst area of the very liberal state of ma; as you know complaining of their lost rights though. interesting that some years ago when the justice department or homeland security was touring around the country explaining the pa that virtually no one showed up at the meetings. i read similar outcomes occurred in ca. dont know about other places. guess people were to frightened about speaking their minds at the meetings with all those lost rights the pa threw out that they didnt bother to attend. fingerprinted for local state and fbi followed by an interview at the local police station was required along with $100 for the application fee and some more money for fingerprinting costs. had to go through this entire process *again* 5 years later to renew! i guess it is different city to city in ma. i filled out the renewal form dropped it off at the pd. they called me a few weeks later to issue the new permit. was $100.00 but thats less than $25.00 a year. my atv registration cost about the same. would think there would be state wide consistency. i think they did away with the two types of permit. one was for sport purposes and the other was for personal protection. always heard the protection reason was a rougher process. i always put down sporting/plinking purposes and they didnt seem to regard me as a threat with a gun! mine use to be protection of life and property now it is any lawfull purpose. those come as a a and b the a is for large capacity mags. that is the one id think you want no limitations with it. you have any snow yet flurries but no ground coverage. none on the horizon either. yup i sold the truck just in time. roy smh .

From : roy

strange whistling noise from under the hood when temperature is around zero degrees and colder celsius appears only when vehicle is under load if you let off on gas noise goes away also when you put your foot into it.strange thing is when cruise control is activated no sound and cruise works better nice smooth acceleration under load and it doesnt constantly hammer down to a lower gear to maintain the set speed like it used to.as i said it accelerates smoothly. so what is it a throttle problem transmission or valve or vacum leak of some sort.... help and thanks. .

From : Annonymous

i run the sylvania silver star bulbs in my truck and have never had a complaint. fyi white or blue light is brighter then yellow. check out sylvanias web site. http//www.sylvania.com/consumerproducts/automotivelighting/ i picked up some new headlights because the old ones had turned opaque. the bulbs sent with the headlights have a blue tinge and dont throw near enough light. i need to find some good bright yellow halogen bulbs. what bulbs do you folks recommend ideally id like to find something as bright or brighter than the typical ford f150. .

From : roy

on sun 21 jan 2007 210436 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote if the unthinkable happened bears over the colts in the sb you doubted me why look i trust ya on electronics what more do ya want g no excuses some sloppy play. ouch!!!! was a pretty damn good game though. a 21 -3 come back. hell the bears game was pretty good for the first 1/2 it was a fun game to watch unless you are a pats fan i suppose but it was exciting. it was that. i think the game with the chargers the week before finally took its toll during the last half of the game. the pats were on their heels most of it. brady and a couple of the other players have said the chargers game was the toughest they had been involved in. also 6 of the pats had the flue. but no excuse. they lost!! there is always next year .

From : stormin mormon

ive noticed a trend in government to increase gun registration and gun laws. a trend it has been a movement for years. while there are some reducing of laws its few compared to the increase. so the political wind i am sensing is that the various levels of government are trying to take privately held guns away from the civillians i mean citizens. i still dont see the big deal about talking about those who legally ccw and a trend to regulate ownership. go to any gun forum. personally i dont have a problem with person with a violent felony or domestic abuse conviction being denied the right to own a firearm of any kind. .

From : Annonymous

hello ive been reading about 7-pin trailer wiring and that is an auxiliary pin on them and that it is now often used for backup lights. does any know on a 2003 dodge ram 2500 if that is indeed for backup lights -lint http//www.marksrv.com/wiring.htm here ya go. -- ------moparman------ ---signature pending yet another assine comment by mianderson--- .

From : azwiley1

on sun 21 jan 2007 175327 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote bushmaster should run around $950 max. decent gun. superior arms which is a new small company has them for around $800 and their quality seems good. colt is still the best but you will pay the $1250 bill for a colt real easily. the m4 version which is pretty much what everyone is selling is a much better rifle now. stay with decent ammo and the jamming should not be a real problem. the armorers that i have all prefer the colt. not a lot of difference but the tolerance on the parts seems much better. maybe so but you know how it goes with pricing man small town limited demand only two or three gun shops in town and they can raise the prices pretty much as high as the manufacture will let them. maybe i will look into them a bit more might buy one but one more along the lines of they match grade. i would not mind getting into some comp shooting. i was damn good with one in the army. cool that would be a great hobby! if you do think about the colt. .

From : roy

colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... well i am half way there with the ass whoppin the bears gave the saints! .

From : Annonymous

hello ive been reading about 7-pin trailer wiring and that is an auxiliary pin on them and that it is now often used for backup lights. does any know on a 2003 dodge ram 2500 if that is indeed for backup lights -lint for reference what i read colors may vary pincolorgauge purpose 1 white10 common ground 2 blue 12 electric brake 3 green 14 tail/running lights 4 black 10 battery charge + 5 red 14 left turn/stop 6 brown 14 right turn/stop 7yellow 14 auxiliary/back up .

From : Annonymous

on sun 21 jan 2007 144440 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote stormin mormon cayoung61-&spamblock*-@hotmail.com wrote in message most serious shooters dont comment on that kind of thing on an open forum. the political wind is in the wrong corner. curious where do you see the problem if it is legal. i know two serious shooter who have already commented. hey roy is it you that has the ar myself and a couple of others. just curious as to what prompted you to buy one a bunch of people i work with were on me to join a club and go shooting with them. they all hunt and have rifles i didnt. so i read a bit listened to them some one of them had one and let me use it. after about 5 rounds it all sort of came rushing back. not sure if that is good or bad.g anyway i was real comfortable with it i know it real well also it is short money to buy ammo for. i went with the bushmaster it will fire a .223 or 5.56 round. i added a scope and a bi-pod to it to sorta reach out a bit. look here www.bushmaster.com we have a new gun shop in town and i stopped in yesterday to check it out and they have a few bushmasters in there. had on with the a2 upper the expandable stock and about a 5 barrel. it wasnt bad feeling nice balance once i got the stock adjusted right. they wanted 1250 for it but man flash backs to a m16 came back real quick! jamming double feeds etc.. i had given it some thought but never really cared for the m-16s when i was in. i wasnt overly thrilled with them years ago. i had one of the early ones jam about got me killed. now there isnt that problem either way. ive put well over 4k rounds through mine without any trouble. yeah being an us army armorer i have had the dis pleasure of playing with the m16 the a1 and a2 version. in addition to other fun toys. i have just never cared for them in general but hey when they are made by matel! gotta go for what works for ya. i enjoy it you can go through a bunch of 30 round mags and not feel liked you have been worked over. truth be known since i picked up the sig 239 the ar hasnt been used much. of course the 239 is my ccw so i spend a lot more time shooting it. you can go through four 30 round clips in no time. but it is fun. glad you like the sig there is a lot of debate in our circles about it. it is a good gun but is losing favor quickly. the glock simply costs less breaks down less comes in every flavor you could want and is very accurate for a productiion gun. but the sig is good. we still have a couple of sig folks around here but honestly they have been dropping to the glock too. ive had no failures or breakdowns with either sig. what is nice about the 239 is i can go from a 357 sig switch barrels and fire a 40 s&w. some people love glocks they are like a ak they are all over the place. guns are like cars or trucks there is a seat for every ass and a ass for every seat. .

From : Annonymous

two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. i have a ccw though the state of az with the exception of tombstone is an open carry state and a permit is not required. no requirement for open carry what about to purchase when i bought my sig 229 .357sig i walked in the store picked out what i wanted gave them my i.d. they called the fbi nics line 30 minutes later i walked out with it. hows that go colts!! bear vs. colt for the sb if the unthinkable happened bears over the colts in the sb .

From : azwiley1

roy wrote any of you folks been checking out the barrett jackson auction on speed channel what cars they have there. that would be a heck of a take. perhaps a road trip. anybody live near there i work about a 1/2 mile from the auction sight at west world. theres also another auction just down the road and a 3rd auction towards downtown phoenix. along with the usual very rare one of a kind cars theres also quite a number of classic restored cars from all years. a few interesting cars http//www.barrett-jackson.com/carlist/cardetails.aspinauctionid=221&inlotnumber=1304 this one sold for $330000 http//www.barrett-jackson.com/carlist/cardetails.aspinauctionid=221&inlotnumber=1252.1 this vet was only $1.1 million http//www.barrett-jackson.com/carlist/cardetails.aspinauctionid=221&inlotnumber=101 .

From : Annonymous

you can go through four 30 round clips in no time. but it is fun. glad you like the sig there is a lot of debate in our circles about it. it is a good gun but is losing favor quickly. the glock simply costs less breaks down less comes in every flavor you could want and is very accurate for a productiion gun. but the sig is good. we still have a couple of sig folks around here but honestly they have been dropping to the glock too. i have a sig also a p229 in .357sig with the conversion barrel to .40s&w and would not trade it for anything. i have used barrettas glocks s&ws and prefer the feel of my sig. i havent had one issue with it no poor firing jams etc.. .

From : azwiley1

most serious shooters dont comment on that kind of thing on an open forum. the political wind is in the wrong corner. curious where do you see the problem if it is legal. i know two serious shooter who have already commented. hey roy is it you that has the ar myself and a couple of others. just curious as to what prompted you to buy one a bunch of people i work with were on me to join a club and go shooting with them. they all hunt and have rifles i didnt. so i read a bit listened to them some one of them had one and let me use it. after about 5 rounds it all sort of came rushing back. not sure if that is good or bad.g anyway i was real comfortable with it i know it real well also it is short money to buy ammo for. i went with th

From : azwiley1

on sun 21 jan 2007 154521 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on sun 21 jan 2007 144440 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote stormin mormon cayoung61-&spamblock*-@hotmail.com wrote in message most serious shooters dont comment on that kind of thing on an open forum. the political wind is in the wrong corner. curious where do you see the problem if it is legal. i know two serious shooter who have already commented. hey roy is it you that has the ar myself and a couple of others. just curious as to what prompted you to buy one a bunch of people i work with were on me to join a club and go shooting with them. they all hunt and have rifles i didnt. so i read a bit listened to them some one of them had one and let me use it. after about 5 rounds it all sort of came rushing back. not sure if that is good or bad.g anyway i was real comfortable with it i know it real well also it is short money to buy ammo for. i went with the bushmaster it will fire a .223 or 5.56 round. i added a scope and a bi-pod to it to sorta reach out a bit. look here www.bushmaster.com we have a new gun shop in town and i stopped in yesterday to check it out and they have a few bushmasters in there. had on with the a2 upper the expandable stock and about a 5 barrel. it wasnt bad feeling nice balance once i got the stock adjusted right. they wanted 1250 for it but man flash backs to a m16 came back real quick! jamming double feeds etc.. i had given it some thought but never really cared for the m-16s when i was in. i wasnt overly thrilled with them years ago. i had one of the early ones jam about got me killed. now there isnt that problem either way. ive put well over 4k rounds through mine without any trouble. yeah being an us army armorer i have had the dis pleasure of playing with the m16 the a1 and a2 version. in addition to other fun toys. i have just never cared for them in general but hey when they are made by matel! gotta go for what works for ya. i enjoy it you can go through a bunch of 30 round mags and not feel liked you have been worked over. truth be known since i picked up the sig 239 the ar hasnt been used much. of course the 239 is my ccw so i spend a lot more time shooting it. you can go through four 30 round clips in no time. but it is fun. glad you like the sig there is a lot of debate in our circles about it. it is a good gun but is losing favor quickly. the glock simply costs less breaks down less comes in every flavor you could want and is very accurate for a productiion gun. but the sig is good. we still have a couple of sig folks around here but honestly they have been dropping to the glock too. ive had no failures or breakdowns with either sig. what is nice about the 239 is i can go from a 357 sig switch barrels and fire a 40 s&w. some people love glocks they are like a ak they are all over the place. guns are like cars or trucks there is a seat for every ass and a ass for every seat. well now you got me all confused. we talking about guns or asses there is a difference! i do love the 357 sig. glock has one too. a very cool round. if everything were equal and i could afford to buy all the guns i wanted or keep the wife from knowing i had all the guns i wanted i would buy a sig. i think they are a good gun. i didnt think glocks were that prevelant but i suppose due to the cost and quality for the cost they probably are. glock is still the newer kid on the block and they have come along ways. i think that there first gens were good guns but the last year or so they have really got their shit together and have refined their mechanics. i think the factory said that there have been more new parts and fixes issued in the last year than all other combined. maybe it was the last couple years. cant remember now. anyway i think it is a very nicely made gun. traditionalists dont like it because of the plastics but the stuff is strong and light. has what 72 parts or something not much to go wrong. now i still think the 1911 is the most accuratte and probably the best made gun out there but if anything goes wrong with the thing it takes a lot to fix it. most of my shooting is actually 9 mm for the kids and 40 with the glocks but i think the best round out there bar none is the 45 and that is the way ill go in the future. easier on the gun the shooter and the ballistics are very nice. .

From : denny

roy wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. not yet but i am going to apply for it soon. i should not have any issue getting the license either. on yet another side note in kennesaw ga they require every household to own a gun and have ammo for it. and guess what......crime has dropped since the law went into effect. im sure they have some control over who buys what. but i like the idea. i live in kennesaw and i have guns but ive never been checked. the law isnt enforced. the police dont go door-to-door to see if you have your gun and ammunition. our neighbor city - acworth ga has a similar law. every citizen there must own a rake. by the looks of things i dont think they get checked either. -- ken .

From : Annonymous

on sun 21 jan 2007 144440 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote most serious shooters dont comment on that kind of thing on an open forum. the political wind is in the wrong corner. curious where do you see the problem if it is legal. i know two serious shooter who have already commented. hey roy is it you that has the ar myself and a couple of others. just curious as to what prompted you to buy one a bunch of people i work with were on me to join a club and go shooting with them. they all hunt and have rifles i didnt. so i read a bit listened to them some one of them had one and let me use it. after about 5 rounds it all sort of came rushing back. not sure if that is good or bad.g anyway i was real comfortable with it i know it real well also it is short money to buy ammo for. i went with the bushmaster it will fire a .223 or 5.56 round. i added a scope and a bi-pod to it to sorta reach out a bit. look here www.bushmaster.com we have a new gun shop in town and i stopped in yesterday to check it out and they have a few bushmasters in there. had on with the a2 upper the expandable stock and about a 5 barrel. it wasnt bad feeling nice balance once i got the stock adjusted right. they wanted 1250 for it but man flash backs to a m16 came back real quick! jamming double feeds etc.. i had given it some thought but never really cared for the m-16s when i was in. i wasnt overly thrilled with them years ago. i had one of the early ones jam about got me killed. now there isnt that problem either way. ive put well over 4k rounds through mine without any trouble. yeah being an us army armorer i have had the dis pleasure of playing with the m16 the a1 and a2 version. in addition to other fun toys. i have just never cared for them in general but hey when they are made by matel! gotta go for what works for ya. i enjoy it you can go through a bunch of 30 round mags and not feel liked you have been worked over. truth be known since i picked up the sig 239 the ar hasnt been used much. of course the 239 is my ccw so i spend a lot more time shooting it. you can go through four 30 round clips in no time. but it is fun. glad you like the sig there is a lot of debate in our circles about it. it is a good gun but is losing favor quickly. the glock simply costs less breaks down less comes in every flavor you could want and is very accurate for a productiion gun. but the sig is good. we still have a couple of sig folks around here but honestly they have been dropping to the glock too. .

From : roy

on sun 21 jan 2007 121702 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote most serious shooters dont comment on that kind of thing on an open forum. the political wind is in the wrong corner. curious where do you see the problem if it is legal. i know two serious shooter who have already commented. hey roy is it you that has the ar myself and a couple of others. just curious as to what prompted you to buy one a bunch of people i work with were on me to join a club and go shooting with them. they all hunt and have rifles i didnt. so i read a bit listened to them some one of them had one and let me use it. after about 5 rounds it all sort of came rushing back. not sure if that is good or bad.g anyway i was real comfortable with it i know it real well also it is short money to buy ammo for. i went with the bushmaster it will fire a .223 or 5.56 round. i added a scope and a bi-pod to it to sorta reach out a bit. look here www.bushmaster.com we have a new gun shop in town and i stopped in yesterday to check it out and they have a few bushmasters in there. had on with the a2 upper the expandable stock and about a 5 barrel. it wasnt bad feeling nice balance once i got the stock adjusted right. they wanted 1250 for it but man flash backs to a m16 came back real quick! jamming double feeds etc.. bushmaster should run around $950 max. decent gun. superior arms which is a new small company has them for around $800 and their quality seems good. colt is still the best but you will pay the $1250 bill for a colt real easily. the m4 version which is pretty much what everyone is selling is a much better rifle now. stay with decent ammo and the jamming should not be a real problem. the armorers that i have all prefer the colt. not a lot of difference but the tolerance on the parts seems much better. i had given it some thought but never really cared for the m-16s when i was in. i wasnt overly thrilled with them years ago. i had one of the early ones jam about got me killed. now there isnt that problem either way. ive put well over 4k rounds through mine without any trouble. yeah being an us army armorer i have had the dis pleasure of playing with the m16 the a1 and a2 version. in addition to other fun toys. i have just never cared for them in general but hey when they are made by matel! .

From : roy

thats for sure! if you have to use it make damn sure you cancel his ticket. only one story at your trial. last winter i went to a nice little seminar put on by a toledo law office about concealed carry. the lawyer that put it on had a licence and stated he carried most of the time. he talked for several hours about ohio law and the liabilities that went with cc. the bottom line according to this gentleman was that if you had to use your weapon to defend yourself its gonna cost you at least a $30000 retainer to get a lawyer. if the act you did was 100 percent above the law and you get acquitted you still have a civil suit coming at you. and that will be another $30000 retainer. if you put the bad guy in the ground its family will come after you for loss of companionship/wrongful death/whatever. if the badguy survives youll probably support him for the rest of his life. hopefully ohio law will change but im not counting on it. you wont have to worry about it. ya cant hit shit! your daughter on the other hand...... damned straight!!! ill just scare the living fuck outa them.... will save me a bunch of $$ in the long run.. what ya going to do to scare them threaten them with that wide ridevbg thats right.. ill moon the suckers!! denny .

From : roy

any of you folks been checking out the barrett jackson auction on speed channel what cars they have there. that would be a heck of a take. perhaps a road trip. anybody live near there roy hemi cuda just set the all time high so far this weekend at 500k cnns warrior one h1 hummer just went for 1000000! all that money plus a dontaion from another bidder of 250k plus all the auction fees from barrett-jackson are being donated to the fisher house for vets! .

From : azwiley1

suddenly without warning rm v2.0 exclaimed 20-jan-07 131 am occur to anyone that the real goal of gun control might not be about reducing crime thats well known i believe. governments get afraid when the populace can resist. unfortunately the american sheeple wouldnt resist but they dont want to take that chance. libs need victims to feed their coffers and eliminating lawful gun owners increases vicitm counts therefore increasing their span of control. oh i think americans will resist if it gets bad enough. itd take a lot for the average american to get pissed or scared enough to actually take up arms against their own government. as we should - starting a civil war isnt something to be taken lightly! not to mention that if we started moving to that point countries like china and north korea would be rubbing their hands in glee. i sincerely hope that it never gets to that point! however we will keep our guns thankyouverymuch. jmc i know that i will not give up my handguns rifles carbines or shotguns. no matter what laws are passed or what statistics are presented. ken .

From : roy

most serious shooters dont comment on that kind of thing on an open forum. the political wind is in the wrong corner. curious where do you see the problem if it is legal. i know two serious shooter who have already commented. hey roy is it you that has the ar just curious as to what prompted you to buy one i had given it some thought but never really cared for the m-16s when i was in. .

From : denny

roy wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. not yet but i am going to apply for it soon. i should not have any issue getting the license either. on yet another side note in kennesaw ga they require every household to own a gun and have ammo for it. and guess what......crime has dropped since the law went into effect. im sure they have some control over who buys what. but i like the idea. i live in kennesaw and i have guns but ive never been checked. the law isnt enforced. the police dont go door-to-door to see if you have your gun and ammunition. our neighbor city - acworth ga has a similar law. every citizen there must own a rake. by the looks of things i dont think they get checked either. -- ken i think the point of the law is to increase the observed possibility of you getting shot if you do something wrong. i mean heck would you want to break into a house in a town that by law everyone is sposed to be armed the idea of that one is a good crime deturent eh -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .

From : denny

thats for sure! if you have to use it make damn sure you cancel his ticket. only one story at your trial. last winter i went to a nice little seminar put on by a toledo law office about concealed carry. the lawyer that put it on had a licence and stated he carried most of the time. he talked for several hours about ohio law and the liabilities that went with cc. the bottom line according to this gentleman was that if you had to use your weapon to defend yourself its gonna cost you at least a $30000 retainer to get a lawyer. if the act you did was 100 percent above the law and you get acquitted you still have a civil suit coming at you. and that will be another $30000 retainer. if you put the bad guy in the ground its family will come after you for loss of companionship/wrongful death/whatever. if the badguy survives youll probably support him for the rest of his life. hopefully ohio law will change but im not counting on it. you wont have to worry about it. ya cant hit shit! your daughter on the other hand...... damned straight!!! ill just scare the living fuck outa them.... will save me a bunch of $$ in the long run.. what ya going to do to scare them threaten them with that wide ridevbg denny .

From : roy

i recently purchased a used 2003 dodge 2500 quad cab with the bench rear seat. i wanted the split 60/40 seat but i couldnt find one. if i found one used is it a simple unbolt replace and re-bolt or does the 60/40 split seat use different points to fasten the seat to the cab thanks for any help. .

From : stormin mormon

most serious shooters dont comment on that kind of thing on an open forum. the political wind is in the wrong corner. curious where do you see the problem if it is legal. i know two serious shooter who have already commented. .

From : chris thompson

subj line sez all. where can i find the vapor cannister on the 97 ram 1500 pickup w/318 engine p-0441 code at extended idle thnx if a mans driving it its right to the rear of the seat if a womans driving it its damn near in the center of the seat. .

From : chris thompson

did i say one measely little word im as innocent as the new fallen snow..... you are what you heard me. sweet and innocent. shy and reserved. denny ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .

From : azwiley1

thats right.. ill moon the suckers!! denny ewwwwwwwwwwwww! im blind! just think if i munch down a bag of white castles first.... denny .

From : roy

subj line sez all. where can i find the vapor cannister on the 97 ram 1500 pickup w/318 engine p-0441 code at extended idle thnx .

From : denny

of course age has a lot to do with healing as well. shut the fuck up denny! did i say one measely little word im as innocent as the new fallen snow..... you are what you heard me. sweet and innocent. shy and reserved. who ya been hangin with no dont tell me! gbfg roy denny .

From : roy

any of you folks been checking out the barrett jackson auction on speed channel what cars they have there. that would be a heck of a take. perhaps a road trip. anybody live near there roy hemi cuda just set the all time high so far this weekend at 500k .

From : roy

other hand...... damned straight!!! ill just scare the living fuck outa them.... will save me a bunch of $$ in the long run.. denny . 222 328614 45b29800$0$5214$4c368faf@roadrunner.com of course age has a lot to do with healing as well. shut the fuck up denny! did i say one measely little word im as innocent as the new fallen snow..... you are what you heard me. sweet and innocent. shy and reserved. denny .

From : roy

thats for sure! if you have to use it make damn sure you cancel his ticket. only one story at your trial. last winter i went to a nice little seminar put on by a toledo law office about concealed carry. the lawyer that put it on had a licence and stated he carried most of the time. he talked for several hours about ohio law and the liabilities that went with cc. the bottom line according to this gentleman was that if you had to use your weapon to defend yourself its gonna cost you at least a $30000 retainer to get a lawyer. if the act you did was 100 percent above the law and you get acquitted you still have a civil suit coming at you. and that will be another $30000 retainer. if you put the bad guy in the ground its family will come after you for loss of companionship/wrongful death/whatever. if the badguy survives youll probably support him for the rest of his life. hopefully ohio law will change but im not counting on it. you wont have to worry about it. ya cant hit shit! your daughter on the other hand...... bfg roy denny .

From : azwiley1

miles and i both live near there. for me it would be about a 4 hour drive to get there. cars they have had the typical vettes mustangs dodge products. just sold a 70 roadrunner for 210 iirc 68 mustang shelby gt500 280k nothing really unusual like they had last year as of yet at least. tonight should be a lot better the old ramchargers drag car went for 300k an hour ago. roy any of you folks been checking out the barrett jackson auction on speed channel what cars they have there. that would be a heck of a take. perhaps a road trip. anybody live near there roy .

From : bob m

roy wrote roy wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... after the rabbit betting and losing let me gloat for a minute before dinner drinks dinner desert after dinner drinks the tip and probably his mind he has finally hauled his fat ass onto the pats wagon. im sure we can get him to move in a bit to make room for a few more if ya care to jump on the wagon. anyway it should be a hell of a game. gbmfg roy cmon make a pick . the cowboys are yesterday. romo stepped on his dick big time. i actually felt bad for him. ok well since you want me to pick g ill have to go with the colts. sorry. oooookay.............. hows the shoulder roy im still being chicken and i havent had mine replaced yet. the shoulder huh youll be sorry you asked. had the operation done on the 19th of dec. like everything else in my life this became more complicated once the doc got in. the cat scan i guess didnt show everything. anyway the deal is to ice the hell out of it when ya get home i mean tons of it. took the pressure bandage off 3 days after and put on big water proof band aids so i could shower. the doc said wait 7-10 days told him that wasnt going to happen. staples came out the 28th of dec. started pt the following week 3 times a week. have been working on getting motion back no strength work as yet. was told to get rid of the sling yesterday. the sling is a pia but it makes sleeping a lot easier. for the first few weeks slept in a recliner laying flat the weight the arm pulled the shoulder. painful. things progress slowly drives me nuts but thats how it is. not all that much pain some at first i ditched the percs at day 2 and went to advil. bunch of ice after each pt session as well. ice is really your friend. doc says ill be out of work until the end of march. it is like being under house arrest. where it was a otji the railroad sends investigators out to spy. friggin lame but it is what it is. all in all i say go for it. yup there is some pain involved but ya get to have your arm back with full use and no pain. roy im sure ill have mine done this year sometime. im not in any big hurry but i do want to be well enough for snow skiing season next year. ive heard of a few being pain free after a total replacement like they want to do to me. i guess i shouldnt be too chicken. im really glad that yours is getting better. hang in there. hey bob wait a sec!! i had some tears repaired and muscle reattached not a replacement. i dont know what the recovery time is for a replacement. this is going to be 31/2 months. they start cutting bigger holes in ya to slide in new parts it could be somewhat longer. of course age has a lot to do with healing as well. shut the fuck up denny! roy bob .

From : roy

roy wrote roy wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... after the rabbit betting and losing let me gloat for a minute before dinner drinks dinner desert after dinner drinks the tip and probably his mind he has finally hauled his fat ass onto the pats wagon. im sure we can get him to move in a bit to make room for a few more if ya care to jump on the wagon. anyway it should be a hell of a game. gbmfg roy cmon make a pick . the cowboys are yesterday. romo stepped on his dick big time. i actually felt bad for him. ok well since you want me to pick g ill have to go with the colts. sorry. hows the shoulder roy im still being chicken and i havent had mine replaced yet. the shoulder huh youll be sorry you asked. had the operation done on the 19th of dec. like everything else in my life this became more complicated once the doc got in. the cat scan i guess didnt show everything. anyway the deal is to ice the hell out of it when ya get home i mean tons of it. took the pressure bandage off 3 days after and put on big water proof band aids so i could shower. the doc said wait 7-10 days told him that wasnt going to happen. staples came out the 28th of dec. started pt the following week 3 times a week. have been working on getting motion back no strength work as yet. was told to get rid of the sling yesterday. the sling is a pia but it makes sleeping a lot easier. for the first few weeks slept in a recliner laying flat the weight the arm pulled the shoulder. painful. things progress slowly drives me nuts but thats how it is. not all that much pain some at first i ditched the percs at day 2 and went to advil. bunch of ice after each pt session as well. ice is really your friend. doc says ill be out of work until the end of march. it is like being under house arrest. where it was a otji the railroad sends investigators out to spy. friggin lame but it is what it is. all in all i say go for it. yup there is some pain involved but ya get to have your arm back with full use and no pain. roy im sure ill have mine done this year sometime. im not in any big hurry but i do want to be well enough for snow skiing season next year. ive heard of a few being pain free after a total replacement like they want to do to me. i guess i shouldnt be too chicken. im really glad that yours is getting better. hang in there. bob .

From : roy

leroy wrote dakota 92 le 318 a/t 208k miles - new plugs/wires - new fuel pump good compression no detectable vacuum leaks. the engine idles fine with foot off pedal but when trying to park it or move it around in tight places like where you need just a little light throttle pressure it will begin to surge and lunge and seek and finally die if youre not on top of it. cleaned the grunge out of the air plenum butterfly area and it helped some but not enough. suggestions appreciated! thanks in advance. leroy i am not real familiar with the 92 318 but i have seen the tps throttle position sensor cause similar problems on other engines. this is a simple test you can check with a ohm meter than move the throttle slowly and make sure the ohms change proportionally. i dont know what the low and high ohm specs are for your engine but bet you could find them in a haynes or maybe online. good luck .

From : azwiley1

suddenly without warning rm v2.0 exclaimed 20-jan-07 131 am occur to anyone that the real goal of gun control might not be about reducing crime thats well known i believe. governments get afraid when the populace can resist. unfortunately the american sheeple wouldnt resist but they dont want to take that chance. libs need victims to feed their coffers and eliminating lawful gun owners increases vicitm counts therefore increasing their span of control. oh i think americans will resist if it gets bad enough. itd take a lot for the average american to get pissed or scared enough to actually take up arms against their own government. as we should - starting a civil war isnt something to be taken lightly! not to mention that if we started moving to that point countries like china and north korea would be rubbing their hands in glee. i sincerely hope that it never gets to that point! however we will keep our guns thankyouverymuch. jmc .

From : azwiley1

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From : roy

two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. not yet but i am going to apply for it soon. i should not have any issue getting the license either. on yet another side note in kennesaw ga they require every household to own a gun and have ammo for it. and guess what......crime has dropped since the law went into effect. im sure they have some control over who buys what. but i like the idea. roy .

From : roy

two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. count me in on this one. had it for about two years now. a rabbit with heat.g colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... after the rabbit betting and losing let me gloat for a minute before dinner drinks dinner desert after dinner drinks the tip and probably his mind and probably a piece of ass before youre done...... no i wont steal the machine he has finally hauled his fat ass onto the pats wagon. im sure we can get him to move in a bit to make room for a few more if ya care to jump on the wagon. anyway it should be a hell of a game. im going for the bears and pats for the bowl. as much as id like to see the bears take it i dont think they will. grossmans chances of a bad game are too good. ah a honest rabbit. hope your right. roy denny .

From : azwiley1

roy wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... after the rabbit betting and losing let me gloat for a minute before dinner drinks dinner desert after dinner drinks the tip and probably his mind he has finally hauled his fat ass onto the pats wagon. im sure we can get him to move in a bit to make room for a few more if ya care to jump on the wagon. anyway it should be a hell of a game. gbmfg roy as a retired cop i wouldnt be caught dead without a gun. now im going to duck under the table and say i am a diehard cowboys fan. im still trying to figure out how romo and the team self destructed at the end of the season. the only thing i can think of is that romo was getting too much carrie underwood. hell i know that would distract me. cmon make a pick . the cowboys are yesterday. romo stepped on his dick big time. i actually felt bad for him. that is very true he did but damn if the fucker aint got carrie underwood to pick his dick up for him. hows the shoulder roy im still being chicken and i havent had mine replaced yet. the shoulder huh youll be sorry you asked. had the operation done on the 19th of dec. like everything else in my life this became more complicated once the doc got in. the cat scan i guess didnt show everything. anyway the deal is to ice the hell out of it when ya get home i mean tons of it. took the pressure bandage off 3 days after and put on big water proof band aids so i could shower. the doc said wait 7-10 days told him that wasnt going to happen. staples came out the 28th of dec. started pt the following week 3 times a week. have been working on getting motion back no strength work as yet. was told to get rid of the sling yesterday. the sling is a pia but it makes sleeping a lot easier. for the first few weeks slept in a recliner laying flat the weight the arm pulled the shoulder. painful. things progress slowly drives me nuts but thats how it is. not all that much pain some at first i ditched the percs at day 2 and went to advil. bunch of ice after each pt session as well. ice is really your friend. doc says ill be out of work until the end of march. it is like being under house arrest. where it was a otji the railroad sends investigators out to spy. friggin lame but it is what it is. all in all i say go for it. yup there is some pain involved but ya get to have your arm back with full use and no pain. roy .

From : Annonymous

oh come on. this isnt nearly as much fun as i thought it would be. i expected at least a few more responses. especially since i admitted i work for an independent oil company. as for the facts...the price of oil adjusted to inflation by comparing it to the consumer price index cpi shows that the price of oil peeked in 1979 followed by a decline until 1999 after which it closely follows the cpi and is actually less expensive than in 1974 as shown at this link http//inflationdata.com/inflation/inflationrate/historicaloilpriceschart.asp i admit that gasoline heating oil diesel etc are part of the cpi so its kind of like comparing the price of apples to the price of apples plumes apricots lemons and oranges. . the price of gasoline for the last 12 months follows the price of oil as shown by this link http//www.oilnergy.com/1combo.htm repeat of an earlier post of mine. if you want to know who the members of opec are you can find them at http//www.opec.org/aboutus i dont know who ws buddys are but ill bet venezuela isnt one of them. .

From : roy

two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. count me in on this one. had it for about two years now. colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... after the rabbit betting and losing let me gloat for a minute before dinner drinks dinner desert after dinner drinks the tip and probably his mind and probably a piece of ass before youre done...... he has finally hauled his fat ass onto the pats wagon. im sure we can get him to move in a bit to make room for a few more if ya care to jump on the wagon. anyway it should be a hell of a game. im going for the bears and pats for the bowl. as much as id like to see the bears take it i dont think they will. grossmans chances of a bad game are too good. denny .

From : roy

two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. i think a ma pistol permit is equivalent to a license to carry concealed or not but im not certain. i had a pistol permit for many years but it has since expired. here in ma you need a pistol permit or firearm id card to even buy pepper spray!. after going through the local state and fbi background checks to get the permit i have become very unsympathetic towards those claiming the patriot act is robbing them of their rights. fingerprinted for local state and fbi followed by an interview at the local police station was required along with $100 for the application fee and some more money for fingerprinting costs. had to go through this entire process *again* 5 years later to renew! smh .

From : Annonymous

on fri 19 jan 2007 115020 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... after the rabbit betting and losing let me gloat for a minute before dinner drinks dinner desert after dinner drinks the tip and probably his mind he has finally hauled his fat ass onto the pats wagon. im sure we can get him to move in a bit to make room for a few more if ya care to jump on the wagon. anyway it should be a hell of a game. gbmfg roy i took the c/w training with intention of getting it. but the instructor said that the fees to be legal are greater than the fine - for a first-time offense in nc. so i dropped the idea of being legal. leroy .

From : bob m

dakota 92 le 318 a/t 208k miles - new plugs/wires - new fuel pump good compression no detectable vacuum leaks. the engine idles fine with foot off pedal but when trying to park it or move it around in tight places like where you need just a little light throttle pressure it will begin to surge and lunge and seek and finally die if youre not on top of it. cleaned the grunge out of the air plenum butterfly area and it helped some but not enough. suggestions appreciated! thanks in advance. leroy .

From : denny

roy roy@home.net blabbered in this is something i know nothing aboutalong with a ton of other things. anyway the charger has it. i have to get a cell phone that has it as well. thats as far as i go. what do ya have to do to operate them do they kinda initialize themselves like a key fob i have a month or two to get this understood. tia roy turn on your phones bluetooth - its off by default. go to bluetooth devices and let it search. it will find the bluetooth receiver in the car. have it paired and youre done. my son uses his in his cjarger all the time. simple. .

From : denny

tom lawrence wrote 30120 miles on it and i have no problems noted. i had my 30000 miles or 30 months major maintenance done last month at 28645. is this light scheduled to come on at a certain mileage 30000 or may i be looking at some type of problem its not scheduled - it means the computer detected a problem somewhere. cycle the ignition key on-off-on-off-on and the odometer will display one or more diagnostic codes in the form of pxxxx xxxx being a 4-digit number. write them down and post them back here. well i went out this morning before work and tried to retrieve a code. nothing showed up. i attempted again after work same thing nothing. now comes the good part but first just a little more background that i left out yesterday didnt think it had to do with anything. yesterday was a real shitty day weather wise up here in wisconsin and i had the day off so i took the dogs out and went bunny hunting. going down the slushy back roads i was using the wipers constantly as well as the bug juice. well it ran low and the washer low light came on. this was about 15min after the mil light came on. i did not connect the two. after work i stopped by the store and got some washer fluid. i put it in while i was in the parking lot. jumped in the truck and started it and to my surprise not one but both lights went out! whats up with that! here i thought i was having some type of major malfunction! .

From : leroy

roy wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... after the rabbit betting and losing let me gloat for a minute before dinner drinks dinner desert after dinner drinks the tip and probably his mind he has finally hauled his fat ass onto the pats wagon. im sure we can get him to move in a bit to make room for a few more if ya care to jump on the wagon. anyway it should be a hell of a game. gbmfg roy as a retired cop i wouldnt be caught dead without a gun. now im going to duck under the table and say i am a diehard cowboys fan. im still trying to figure out how romo and the team self destructed at the end of the season. the only thing i can think of is that romo was getting too much carrie underwood. hell i know that would distract me. cmon make a pick . the cowboys are yesterday. romo stepped on his dick big time. i actually felt bad for him. hows the shoulder roy im still being chicken and i havent had mine replaced yet. the shoulder huh youll be sorry you asked. had the operation done on the 19th of dec. like everything else in my life this became more complicated once the doc got in. the cat scan i guess didnt show everything. anyway the deal is to ice the hell out of it when ya get home i mean tons of it. took the pressure bandage off 3 days after and put on big water proof band aids so i could shower. the doc said wait 7-10 days told him that wasnt going to happen. staples came out the 28th of dec. started pt the following week 3 times a week. have been working on getting motion back no strength work as yet. was told to get rid of the sling yesterday. the sling is a pia but it makes sleeping a lot easier. for the first few weeks slept in a recliner laying flat the weight the arm pulled the shoulder. painful. things progress slowly drives me nuts but thats how it is. not all that much pain some at first i ditched the percs at day 2 and went to advil. bunch of ice after each pt session as well. ice is really your friend. doc says ill be out of work until the end of march. it is like being under house arrest. where it was a otji the railroad sends investigators out to spy. friggin lame but it is what it is. all in all i say go for it. yup there is some pain involved but ya get to have your arm back with full use and no pain. roy .

From : roy

roy wrote two subjects!! curious after reading the gun control thread. how many of you are legally licensed to carry a concealed hand gun not to transport but to carry concealed it anywhere the law allows. colts vs. pats! after last weeks game with the chargers like them or hate them the pats never quit. hell the chargers had advertised the parade route they would use after winning the sb. talk about arrogance... after the rabbit betting and losing let me gloat for a minute before dinner drinks dinner desert after dinner drinks the tip and probably his mind he has finally hauled his fat ass onto the pats wagon. im sure we can get him to move in a bit to make room for a few more if ya care to jump on the wagon. anyway it should be a hell of a game. gbmfg roy as a retired cop i wouldnt be caught dead without a gun. now im going to duck under the table and say i am a diehard cowboys fan. im still trying to figure out how romo and the team self destructed at the end of the season. the only thing i can think of is that romo was getting too much carrie underwood. hell i know that would distract me. hows the shoulder roy im still being chicken and i havent had mine replaced yet. bob .

From : chris thompson

miles wrote tbone wrote lol wrong and we are talking about the price of gasoline which he can have influence over especially with the drastic drop in oil prices. what secret power does the president have over the cost of gasoline at the pumps executive order smh .

From : azwiley1

ed h. wrote below is a chart i found of net profit margins for the some companies for the quarter ending dec. 2005 as reported by bloomberg the last quarter i could find information for. sorry if the columns dont line up. when one looks at fuel prices they are actually much lower than other items that have appreciated over similar times simply through cost of living rises. they are actually lower than they should be if inflation rates and comparative costs are examined. as the table shows profit margins for oil companies are not all that extreme compared to other sectors of the economy. the oil companies have made their record profits via *volume* not high profit margin. *everyone* buys gasoline *regularly*. thats not true with many other items people in the us purchase. theres a tremendous amount of risk in developing a new oil field. lots of money spent on exploration and oil field development that ends up a bust. it should be no surprise that the profits arent as high as a percentage as other economic sectors. some will say they have to pay the price at the pump and they are mostly correct. however when gas hit $2.50-3.00/gal consumption dropped and so did the price of gas. we showed how much we were willing to pay. more complete crap. it had nothing to do with what people were willing to pay and just about everything to do with what they could afford to pay. you differentiate between the two yet the market does not! fuel is not a luxury item for most people and they have to pay it to get to work get food and basically to live. the price dropped because they could not justify keeping that high and for no other reason than that. why not what were the companies going to be threatened with were price controls from congress looming if price controls came about what happens to new technologies that cant compete with the cost of producing oil based fuel do we have to wait until the oil physically runs out before switching energy sources nothing short of that would be required if price controls are in effect. when gasoline hit $3.00/gal. around here there were reports everyday that said people were either getting more fuel efficient vehicles or cutting out unnecessary driving. although that is anecdotal evidence and i have not seen a large survey i think that its probably true for enough of the population that we reduced consumption and suddenly the oil companies had a larger than expect supply and the price dropped. same effects here. i bike commute most every day even through winter. i love my v-8 4x4 gas guzzler but i like to bike too and its a great way to combine physical workout with commuting time. i noted *lots* more people on bikes during the $3/gal period. local paper picked up on it as well and nationally bicycle sales spiked. so $3/gal prices did have some effect in reducing demand. and yet we hear of people demanding government subsidy or regulation or whatever to keep the price low. so much for reasons to seek alternative energies or ways to get to work! shees the president no more controls the weather than he controls the price of oil. not true it is his energy policy that has alot to do with the price of oil. so far his energy policy in which he consulted with the major oil companies have done nothing but encouraged us to consume more. and yet youre advocating price control or regulation to keep the price low. how better to encourage someone to conserve than having a high price on the item to be conserved did you know that ws buddies are opec members if opec is engaging in illegal collusion and price fixing then why doesnt w kick thier tails for it no i didnt. who are they indeed! who are these buddies wouldnt a true buddy be more inclined to help you out by keeping oil prices low not very good buddies if theyre helping open their compadre to domestic political attack. you are kind of wrong here. refineries have been modified to where they can refine much more efficient than 30 years ago. i am talking exponentially more efficient. also w relaxed enviromental controls on the refineries making even more efficient but more enviromentally dangerous. if it were profitable trust me the oil companies would have a refinery next to every starbucks. not where i live in california. no proposal for a refinery processing plant or power plant has been approaved by the politicians or public. there is such a strong public outcry against such facilities that i sometimes wonder why they are even proposed. nor new power plants in ca or much of the country. ca prefers others meet *their* increasing power demands. the nimby syndrome is well known and quite understandable. i would not want an oil refinery power plant wind farm or solar farm near me either. nonetheless *someone* has to suffer from such a neighbor or well be back to living in caves

From : stephen harding

my first silver star burnout came after just one year and i hardly used them. there used to be a chart somewhere i think on sylvanias own site that listed life expectancy of their various bulbs. the silver stars hours were much less than xtravision or any of the other bulbs.i believe you are correct.... it seems i also saw somewhere that sylvania warns you that the silverstars arent as long lived as their other bulbs but four years aint bad for the extra light output. four years for lights that were almost always on is something that i would not complain about. i hated that damn auto daytime running light set up on the silvy but at least on mine when you disable it by removing the bulb it turns your heads on all the time. they have been great for me love the fact that i can see very well at night in the desert so i wont change. .

From : stormin mormon

did ball joints ant tie rodstires maybeit stops when i let off the gas .

From : roy

hi group and happy new year to all! would like to replace the lift pump on my 99 2500...looks like it might be a bit of a chore... can anyone in the group relate their experience and provide any tips on tools and techniques used in changing this pump tia fred two bolts and the fuel lines. oh a electrical plug iirc. shouldnt take more than 45 minutes to r&r. .

From : denny

damn it must suck to be 90! .

From : roy

sell the wife keep the tools...end of problem hi i am a technician and have fallen on hard times. my wife has run the visa up and i need to sell some stuff. i have put up some of my tools on ebay and will be selling of my car soon. please take a look mostly snap-on. my car is a 1973 plymoth with a 68 340 engine. thanks http//search.ebay.com/w0qqsasszt4613qqhtz-1 .