Wichita, Ks., U.S.A. - Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 02:48:38 (ZULU)
My wife drives a 2004 Grand Am, and for some reason, you can always smell gas when you're driving it. Any ideas?
Travis Morgan
Wichita, Ks., U.S.A. - Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 02:48:38 (ZULU)
Travis Morgan
Wichita, Ks., U.S.A. - Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 02:52:29 (ZULU)
Travis Morgan
Wichita, Ks., U.S.A. - Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 04:12:04 (ZULU)
Joe M
Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 06:07:47 (ZULU)
2004 GA, how many miles? I would check for weepage around the injectors and injector seals. I think those rails are running ~60PSI. The O-rings will harden after awhile.... but there might be other issues. Also, they may have the fuel filter close to the rail, check it and the in/out connections.
Duman
Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 06:07:53 (ZULU)
Currently, Congress is working on HR 2726 which would amend this Act in various ways, with the intent of clarifying who is eligible.
One of the gray areas is whether or not the Act applies to military personnel tasked with performing law enforcement duties (Military Police, Security Forces and Master at Arms). Legal opinions vary, but the largest sticking point seems to be wording. HR 218 used the phrase "powers of arrest". Military terminology from the Uniform Code of Military Justice uses the term "apprehension" rather than "arrest". One of the proposed amendments in HR 2726 would change the wording to include both terms.
HR 2726 also lists representatives of certain agencies, including the Amtrak Police Department as meeting the requirements of this Act. I would like to see military personnel charged with performing law enforcement duties listed as well.
Please join me in contacting our representatives in Congress and urging them to support HR 2726.
RC
Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 09:55:29 (ZULU)
Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009
It has already started....
Ammunition Accountability Legislation
Remember how Obama said that he wasn't going to take your guns? Well, it seems that his allies in the anti-gun world have no problem with taking your ammo!
The bill that is being pushed in 18 states (including Illinois and Indiana ) requires all ammunition to be encoded by the manufacture a data base of all ammunition sales. So they will know how much you buy and what calibers. Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009 unless the ammunition is coded.
Any privately held uncoded ammunition must be destroyed by July 1, 2011. (Including hand loaded ammo.) They will also charge a .05 cent tax on every round so every box of ammo you buy will go up at least $2.50 or more!
If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take your gun!
This legislation is currently pending in 18 states: Alabama , Arizona , California , Connecticut , Hawaii , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Maryland , Mississippi , Missouri , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , and Washington .
Send to your friends in these states AND fight to dissolve this BILL!!
To find more about the anti-gun group that is sponsoring this legislation and the specific legislation for each state, go to:
http://ammunitionaccountability.org/Legislation.htm
Boy it just keeps getting better every day. Honest politicians have nothing to fear from an armed citizenry. What does that tell you about our politicians. With Kwame Kilpatrick, Blogojevich, and several other high profile political scandals going on I would say its about time the people demanded some real punishment for criminal politicians. Its about time laws were drafted to make crimes by public officials punishable by life in prison, better yet hanging. It was good enough for Saddam Hussein, it's got to be good enough for the traitors to our constitution. Str8shot out.
str8shot
south central, MI, Socialist States Of America - Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 15:09:58 (ZULU)
I know just how to get rid of it to..... Find all of the people signed on to this bill..... and give it back to them.
on a side note...
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Such number as may be deemed to perform the stated task in a timely and efficient manner within the strictures of the following agreement:
Whereas the party of the first part, also known as "Lawyer," and the party of the second part, also known as "Light Bulb," do hereby and forthwith agree to a transaction wherein the party of the second part (Light Bulb) shall be removed from the current position as a result of failure to perform previously agreed-upon duties, i.e., the illumination of the area ranging from the front (north) door, through the entryway, terminating at an area just inside the primary living area, demarcated by the beginning of the carpet, any spillover illumination being at the option of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) and not required by the aforementioned agreement between the parties.
The aforementioned removal transaction shall include, but not be limited to, the following steps:
1.) The party of the first part (Lawyer) shall, with or without elevation, at his option, by means of a chair, stepstool, ladder, or any other means of elevation, grasp the party of the second part (Light Bulb) and rotate the party of the second part (Light Bulb) in a counterclockwise direction, said direction being non-negotiable. Said grasping and rotation of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) shall be undertaken by the party of the first part (Lawyer) with every reasonable caution by the party of the first part (Lawyer) to maintain the structural integrity of the party of the second part (Light Bulb), notwithstanding the aforementioned failure of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) to perform the aforementioned customary and agreed-upon duties. The foregoing notwithstanding, however, both parties stipulate that structural failure of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) may be incidental to the aforementioned failure to perform, and in such case the party of the first part (Lawyer) shall be held blameless for such structural failure insofar as this agreement is concerned so long as the non-negotiable directional codicil (counterclockwise) is observed by the party of the first part (Lawyer) throughout.
2.) Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (Light Bulb) becomes separated from the party of the third part ("Receptacle"), the party of the first part (Lawyer) shall have the option of disposing of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) in a manner consistent with all applicable state, local, and federal statutes.
3.) Once separation and disposal have been achieved, the party of the first part (Lawyer) shall have the option of beginning installation of the party of the fourth part ("New Light Bulb"). This installation shall occur in a manner consistent with the reverse of the procedures described in Step 1 of this document, being careful to note that the rotation should occur in a clockwise direction, said direction also being non-negotiable.
NOTE: The above-described steps may be performed, at the option of the party of the first part (Lawyer), by said party of the first part (Lawyer), by his heirs and assigns, or by any and all persons authorized by him to do so, the objective being to produce a level of illumination in the immediate vicinity of the aforementioned front (north) door consistent with maximization of commerce and revenue for the party of the fifth part, also known as "The Firm."
typical.
Yah know, there are only two lawyer jokes ever written......
The rest are all true stories.
Jim B.
AZ., You cant change the hearts and minds of the heartless and mindless., - Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 23:11:33 (ZULU)
Check the return side of the fuel system,since you didnt mention other problems...hard starting,poor perfomance,and overall rough running.Also check the charcoal/vapor canister,its a non servicable item,all that you can do is replace it.Alot of times the body on these crack or break,especially if the vehicle was in a minor fender bender at sometime in the past.The fuel lines will most likely be plastic,so with age they get kinda brittle,but check along the frame mounting straps for chafing/rubbing.
UnPat
UnPat
Confusion, Peoples Republic of Amerika - Monday, February 2, 2009, at 00:31:01 (ZULU)
Unpat you sound like a tech like me.
Jon Kujawa
Monday, February 2, 2009, at 05:11:33 (ZULU)
Jon K,
LOL...Ya sure nailed that one!! This year makes #25.
UnPat
UnPat
Wi, USA - Monday, February 2, 2009, at 07:44:52 (ZULU)
-
Ammunition accountability act...
This is a bogus act being pushed by the company that has the patent on the numbering system.
The ammunition companies have already said they will not make this stuff, and they will nt sell ammunition in states that have such laws - even to police departments.
Since the numbers must be put on the tail surface (because the rest of the bullet is destroyed in shooting or hitting the target), there is no way for anyone to tell if the ammunition conforms to he law or not.
While I never would say "Don't worry", about ANY effort of the anti-gun left, this is a POS of legislation.
Write your congressman and tell him/her that the law is unenforceable.
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Joe M.
e-mail me with what is going on with your case.
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Monday, February 2, 2009, at 10:44:46 (ZULU)
Back in my days of playing with black powder in cap and ball revolers,I remember seeing powder dimpling on all the recovered slugs.I also remebember seeing some weave impressions left in recovered slugs from a friends muzzle loading pistol when/where he used cloth patching.
So my question is this: Wouldnt the burning powder remove or deform any type of micro coding on the bullet? Or doesnt the powder burning get hot enough to affect copper jackets?
UnPat
UnPat
Wi, USA - Monday, February 2, 2009, at 11:23:53 (ZULU)
The whole hand loading than kills the law - there is no way that they can regulate over a million hand loaders, bullet casters, andtique shooters.
Some of the bills say that only ammunition for "assault weapons and semi auto pistols would be affected... but when you consider the number of rounds a year that are mad for the calibers in question - ALL semi-auto pistol rounds, from 25 auto to the BIG ones... and 223, 222, 308, 30-06 and a half a dozen others for foreign rifles... how are you going to etch a 8 digit number on the back of a 223 boat tail bullet.
And like most laws that ban stuff, the next morning, there will be people loading un-marked ammo - guys pulling bullets, filing the numbers off, and re-seating them and selling them on the underground - and since the number has to be on the tail surface, how does anyone know if it is a numbered or legit cartridge.
It is a fiasco waiting to happen.
When a private company comes up with a bad product, they loose their shirt and disappear off the landscape... when the government comes up with a bad product (an agency) WE loose our shirt, the agency keeps on going, and the assholes that started it, get re-elected.
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Monday, February 2, 2009, at 14:44:53 (ZULU)
A married couple went to the hospital to have their baby
delivered.
> Upon their arrival, the doctor said that the hospital was
testing an amazing new high-tech machine that would transfer a portion of the
mother's labor pain to the baby's fath
er. He asked if they were
interested, Both said they were very much in favor of it.
>
> The doctor set the pain transfer to 10 percent for starters,
explaining that even 10 percent was probably mo
re pain than the father had ever
experienced before. But as the labor progressed, the husband felt fine and asked
the doctor to go ahead and kick it up a notch.
> The doctor then adjusted the machine to 20 percent pain
transfer.
>
> The husband was still feeling fine. The doctor then checked
the husband's blood pressure and was amazed at how well he was doing.
>
> At this point they decided to try for 50 percent. The husband
continued to feel quite well. Since the pain transfer was obviously helping the
wife considerably, the husband encouraged the doctor to transfer ALL the pain to
him. The wife delivered a healthy baby with virtually no pain, and the husband
had experienced none. She and her husband were ecstatic.
>
> When they got home they found the UPS man dead on the porch
Undude/Mike
MikeMiller
Ca, - Monday, February 2, 2009, at 14:48:24 (ZULU)
Brogers
Monday, February 2, 2009, at 14:50:12 (ZULU)
Geoff M
WI, USA - Monday, February 2, 2009, at 17:30:06 (ZULU)
would that be the Machine that goes Piing!!? It's the most expensive machine in the hospital, you know.
May you all shoot straight,
Erik in Kodiak
Erik in Kodiak
Monday, February 2, 2009, at 18:25:11 (ZULU)
When filling the tank, it's best to stop after the first auto shutoff.
John
WI, - Monday, February 2, 2009, at 19:01:27 (ZULU)
If you find yourself in JoeM's situation, you could always encourage her to smoke..... DOH!
Duman
Monday, February 2, 2009, at 19:55:39 (ZULU)
that's what I thought, Ive been at it for about 10 years. 2 at a GM dealer and the last 8 at a private shop as a drivability tech.
Jon Kujawa
Monday, February 2, 2009, at 21:21:12 (ZULU)
Machine that goes ping? Sounds like a Monty Python bit...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arCITMfxvEc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python's_The_Meaning_of_Life
Joe and I are big Monty Python fans...
rod regier
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 01:15:02 (ZULU)
Rod: At some point into a case of beer, I could, if prodded, conduct all dialogue for the rest of the evening straight from Monte Python's skits and flicks. Ah, the jester's wisdom...
May as well dust off the holy grail and the life o' brian...I could use a few laughs.
Joe M
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 03:00:56 (ZULU)
Joe: "The Big Lebowski" always does it for me.
CDC'
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 05:18:10 (ZULU)
I have worked for dealerships and private shops also.Both have their good points and bad points.Hope your shop isnt one where its too easy to get stagnated,and you can at least keep up with the ever changing systems.That was one of my gripes about private shops,it can take up to 3-5 years before you can get your hands on "new" technology or info.
I came out of a Freightliner dealership to go to a private fleet of mixed brands of trucks and after 3 yrs in that private fleet I was amazed on how much has changed once I got back into a Peterbilt dealership on the electronic side of things.Alot of things are kinda generic in some ways,but there still quite a few things that are brand specific.
I dont know how well the scan tools of the automotive side has evolved,as I havent seen the insides of an autoshop in quite awhile.I know Snap-On has theirs,but I have no need for it.All our diagnostics is all done on a laptop using Cat or Cummins software and the depth and detail you can pull up on a driver/truck is amazing.
Not only can you determine if its a wire harness problem,but alot of time you can turn a specific switch in the system on/off,read/printout eng fault codes but you can also read/printout driver specific information like the number of panic stops or what rpm he shifts at,if he uses the clutch or not,which gear he spends the most time in,amount of time he uses the cruise control,gallons of fuel used on a trip or over the life the truck,avg speed he drives at.
As well I can go in and turn his top speed up/down depending what the Company wants.If the company feels idle times are too long I can turn on an idle limit timer so the eng only idles for x amount of minutes.
Its fun work sometimes....but theres quite a few jobs wheres its all bull work too.5th wheel plates,Brakes,Clutches and Flywheels,Leaf Springs,Batts and Starters,are all heavy....
But they do keep ya in shape.
I just hope I can get out of it before I turn into the ornery,grouchy,balding/graying,gnarled up old bastard that they stick into a corner somewheres.
UnPat
UnPat
Wi, USA - Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 09:33:14 (ZULU)
Thanks for the heads-up on Nosler. Have some on order.
Duman
Duman
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 16:42:18 (ZULU)
Brogers
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 20:32:40 (ZULU)
pay taxes!
Reserve your seats early !
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rex+84+camps&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toUwsnOjiwI
We are truly living in interesting times!
Regards,
Steve
Steven Dzupin
Ridgewood, New Joisey, Usa - Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 22:18:23 (ZULU)
Brogers
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 22:24:39 (ZULU)
... never tasted the sweet wine of revenge.
I just dropped the atom bomb today.
All of the people in the first custody trial, and all but one (a good guy) in the second custody trial...
... HAVE JUST BEEN SUED on ten counts each!
They are dead - we have proof beyond doubt of the conspiracy and collusion and mal-practice.
They are being sued by both me and by Ruggus Rattus.
:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Revenge is truly sweet, and comes to those that don't quit, tuck, and run!
-
'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 23:25:44 (ZULU)
But isn't conspiracy a criminal charge? So, have they been indicted, or are you suing them?
Lindy
Rockport, Texas, U.S.A. - Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 23:31:09 (ZULU)
Standard of proof is lower and you get to extract blood-OK money, but close enough. Professional ruin soon to follow in some cases.
Da real bomb drops when the various respondents get served:))))
WR Moore
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 02:27:50 (ZULU)
'Lito -- good deal.... We're rootin' for ya.
Rest of you hawgs: Any of you all have .338 Lapua brass that you've lost interest in? I don't want it for free (unless you insist :).
No junk or shot out stuff. Hit me via roster mail. I'm just trying to accumulate some .338 LM brass and .338 boolets....
Take care,
Ken
Ken Hunter
Nokesville, Va, Keep America - God Fearing, Armed and Free!!!.. - Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 02:40:59 (ZULU)
This is just the beginning. We filed at the state level because the federal level is very expensive and I have no working capital, and the statute of limitations runs out tomorrow (Thursday, Feb 5th, 2009).
But we have CUTPA against most of them (Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act) which awards triple damages and atty fees, so on those, I get 3 x 100% and he gets his 3 x 33% directly from the defendants.
Between my first suit against my first atty, and this bomb shell, there are 8 people and three law firms being sued (two of the people are innocent, and got sucked into it because they are liable for the behavior of one of the others, because they never formed an LLC or LLP) (Duh ??), basically the 50% of the "Who's Who" of Fairfield County Family law. The total number of separate "counts" that can be collected for is somewhere around 60 (each count is a separate suit to be paid).
Right now, I am preparing the fillings for the State BAR Assoc... for a criminal investigation on conspiracy (and a bunch of pieces parts to that) charges.
Here in CT, you gotta have the BAR assoc do the criminal stuff, they have a trial, and then turn the people over to the police (or something like that), no body knows...
... cuz it seems like no one has ever done anything like this before, and most of the agencies I spoke to didn't know what to do, so I got bounced around quite a bit... and kept knocking on doors.
I have spent three and a half friggin' years hunting these bastards, and I have my little duckies all lined up. I can easily make conspiracy, conspiracy to deprive a minor of his civil rights, trial fixing, judge tampering, fraud, billing fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit billing fraud, conspiracy to commit CUTPA... and a half a dozen other things.
I think that 6 of the 8 people will loose their licenses (and other badd stuff) and the three law firms will be badly damaged - one may close - and when the news papers get it after it's over... well, I will just laugh.
I asked Alex (my munchkin atty) if we are offeres $100k on any of these guys, should we take it... and he looks at me and says, "I can't afford to take $100,000 for a suit"
:))))))))))))))))))))
I'm not writing any checks yet, but I think Me and Ruggus Rattus are in pig city.
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 08:49:06 (ZULU)
Gary Kaney
NW, ILL, - Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 11:40:40 (ZULU)
http://www.mountsplus.com/miva/merchant.mvc?page=MSP/CTGY/23_Reloading
John
WI, USA - Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 12:59:09 (ZULU)
You should post links to the public firestorm... it would be fun to watch remotely.
Duman
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 15:31:59 (ZULU)
First, let me say congratulations, how great it is, and way to go! You deserve the 'patience and perseverance of the millenium' award. "There's no stopping a man, who knows he's right". (can't remember who said that,,,)
-- I hope that Ruggus Rattus is doing well, and benefits from all this. To be a 'pawn' or 'shill' by their side must not be a comfortable thing, for a child. You are to be commended, if for no other reason than his welfare. Everything else is a well deserved bonus.
Second, I've sent you an email, to your old addy. Just for the update.
Way to go, man!
Joe, keep up the good fight, and keep the faith, man. As seen above, great things can AND DO happen.
What's next,,,, the release of "Mr. Condor goes to Washington"?
Sean T.
Winterpeg,, Manisnowba, Canuckia - Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 15:34:03 (ZULU)
Congrats on getting this far with your counterattack, I'm rooting for you...
Didn't someone say that trial law is one of the few remaining lawful blood sports?
rod regier
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 00:29:05 (ZULU)
You gotta remember that these ......creatures are fixers. They've never been challenged and think that anything can be finessed.
Didn't know/think about state law, my bad. Have used the "dealing in bad faith" section of Virginia Law on a couple of insurance companies over the years too, but just to collect what was owed.
Bet ya a sixpack any verdict/settlement is sealed. No news coverage.
WR Moore
Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 00:54:03 (ZULU)
To all that have my e-mail address, the username is the same, but it's now @gmail.com .
How do I edit my profile here to change my e-mail?
Travis Morgan
Wichita, Ks., U.S.A. - Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 09:17:01 (ZULU)
That's the one. I bought 850 pieces of Black Hills (supposedly once fired)308 brass, but some have been fired more. I'll see how this thing works and report back. I'm assuming Black Hills is good stuff by the reputation of there loaded ammunition.
Gary Kaney
NW, ILL, - Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 11:28:04 (ZULU)
Well end of the month, 26th, getting eye surgery to fix some weird eye problems. Cant shoot for ten days after so will not get much practice before March Madness and US/Canadian Matches. Wish me luck
Mike/Undude
MikeMiller
Ca, - Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 15:57:24 (ZULU)
I have anticipated that (non-disclosure thing), and I am taking steps to get around it - first, they will have had to face a State BAR hearing, and they won't do well in that. Plus, I plan to work with a reporter in advance, so it is all documented BEFORE I sign any non-disclosure papers - and since the agreement is not retro, all is good... and the reporter will have all of his documents date stamped with a prior date.
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 18:25:02 (ZULU)
The wind went down last night. My buddy shot a 7"er and a 8" at a K and I blew mine big time only one round in the target. I need a new scope! Yeah that's it! I need a new scope! Damn rifles will break your heart worse than a woman. Where did those other rounds go? Even the Shadow don't know!
Brogers
Friday, February 6, 2009, at 17:28:23 (ZULU)
Heheh...your bullets must have, eh? I guess this makes you the retro-shadow now:)
Lito: Yeah, watch your six like a freakin' hawk. Paranoia it isn't; if they really are out to get you:)) yotie was right...
Joe M
Friday, February 6, 2009, at 18:34:57 (ZULU)
Glad to hear things are going so well. I wholeheartedly agree with 'yotebait and Joe! WY6 at all times.
'yotebait,
My guys are starting to bug me about the dogs again. Any info would be great.
Thanks & Cheers,
Doc
Doc Holloway
The sunny Ozark boonies, MO, USA - Friday, February 6, 2009, at 19:21:09 (ZULU)
Yeah, what 'bout 'dem 'dogs?
Duman
Friday, February 6, 2009, at 19:49:37 (ZULU)
Brogers
Friday, February 6, 2009, at 21:43:26 (ZULU)
I know the big over the road trucks have been ahead of the the auto industry for years. I few years back I got into PC based software for the big three and also flashing controllers. I'm glad my company stays up on tools and software. They also send me to a lot of training classes. I just had one last Wednesday on Duramax's. Our shop has four guys I just do the diagnostics and ship the car to the back shop for repairs that take more than an hour. Diesels are getting to be a big deal and I think I will be going to a lot of classes on them.
Jon kujawa
Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 01:21:21 (ZULU)
I've got a 06' VW TDI...any 'pro-active' wisdom you come across, I'm all ears
medicjim
Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 01:44:39 (ZULU)
Sounds like Heaven!!! Are they hiring ?? Just kidding :)....The Pete dealer I am at is mainly a service outpost for our own rental fleet.Rock Transfer and Storage is one of our biggest leasers and my own shop is responsible for 85-90 trucks.They(Rock) lease 85 trucks outright but sometimes we need to supply a replacement.So they rent a few more as floaters jic on a weekly/monthly basis,wichever the need is.
If one of the Rock Fleet trucks goes down (road breakdown) I got 2 hrs to get it up or get a replacement.Any/all major repairs are scheduled in,or done over the pm services.
This might blow the minds of some of the guys readin this....A Grease Job takes 2hrs.....An Oil Change takes 3hrs.Everybody in my shop is a lube/engine/clutch/trans/brake/chassis/electrical/hvac and trailer tech.We dont have the breakdown in jobs like there is at most dealerships where ya have an engine guy..... or a clutch/trans guy....or chassis/suspension/brake guy.
My first job of the night could be anything...I never know what I am walking into.
Rock also owns something like 300 trailers,we service/repair these as well.If there is one guy that is specialized its our trailer guy.Thats all he does is trailers.If he gets behind the eightball then the rest of the shop techs also do trailer work too.
And then there is transient/regular outside customer work also,where an owner/op will come in with whatever for a truck brand or problem to be repaired.
We were 3 shifts,24/7 mon-fri closed weekends.But they fired the 3rd shift crew(slackers) and split us up on 2 shifts.It was 3 on first,2 on second,2 on third....Now its 3 on both shifts,open 6am-midnight.
I,personally havent had much on the little diesel motors in 4yrs or so and even then they were older pieces.An 80ish Ford F250 and an old yardhorse that had one of the newer disposable V8 Detroit 4 strokes,used to see quite a few of the I/H DT 460's and 466's but thats 5-6 years ago,now.Right around that time did a little bit on a amored van,think that was a GM product with a Detroit V8 but dont remember for sure now.Most I remember about that one was askin the Boss if I could fieldtest that armor plating against my .308,that was the last time I touched that one.Boss had no sense of humor.
I understand the EPA standards for us in the big ones is due to change in 2010.I am not sure what thats gonna do for you or anyone lookin at buyin a new heavyweight pickup,or diesel powered car.Intel on them (Cummins,Cat,Detroit,Benz,Mack,Volvo) is sketchy at best.They dont know (or so they claim) what they are gonna do yet.They may try an work with what they have come up with so far to meet the newer EPA standard or they might scrap that and redesign a whole new setup.
Currently we do have a type of catalytic converter that self cleans as you go,but in the event of a plug up it requires a regen cycle.
I do know this much tho.Cat has announced that it will no longer produce On-Highway Engines,what the stop date is tho,I dont remember.They are still gonna supply engines for the off-road heavy equipment.
MedicJim,
I couldnt remember the above EPA diesel standard change date,so I had to google it and came across this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-low_sulfur_diesel
The part your interested in, is the very last paragraph under North America-United States.About 1/4 the way down.I'll quote the last paragraph but provided the link in case ya want to look farther as there are a couple other links in there pertaining specifically to the vehicle you mentioned.Maybe its old news? But I hope this helps ya out.
"It is, however, known to cause some seals to shrink (Source: Chevron paper) and may cause fuel pump failures in Volkswagen TDI engines; biodiesel blends are reported to prevent that failure (Source: HRCCC.org Biodiesel Best Management Practices)."
The only other thing I can think of that might be of any help to you or other small diesel engine owners is: Change the oil.....Religously.
'Yotebait,
<"ornery,grouchy,balding/graying,gnarled up old bastard that they stick into a corner somewheres." "Careful I resemble that remark!">
It was meant out of respect.
The "ornery,grouchy,balding/graying,gnarled up old bastard that they stick into a corner somewheres" in most shops is the guy that straightens or fixes the young'uns fuckups.
'Lito,
Glad to hear it.Keep on givin it to them 'till they are layin in the streets starin at thier own gutpiles. I think theres gonna be some additions to the guncabinet/funcabinet? Got anything in mind yet?
UnPat
UnPat
Wi, USA - Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 11:07:36 (ZULU)
Sounds like big truck heaven, and I thought my 12v Cummings was cool. They said in my duramax class that they will have a 500hp duramax out for 2010. I also know that the ultra low sulfur diesel has a big problem for gelling issues, then people are cranking thier trucks to start and taking out the injectors. Apparently the injectors don't like to run dry (LOL).
medicjim the only experience with TDI VW's I had was a low power and it was just a plugged fuel filter. We see a lot of VW Gasser's, they are good cars just expensive to fix and to get parts. Also don't ever disconnect a battery on most of the newer VW's. If you do you will need to tow your car to the dealer to reset the TAC(fly by wire throttle).
Jon Kujawa
Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 16:39:05 (ZULU)
Yup - I gots a rear view mirror on my hat! A year ago I was warned by a retired atty to WM6 and keep all of my papers somewhere else.
UnPat...
>"I think theres gonna be some additions to the guncabinet/funcabinet?"<
If the Fat Lady sings REAL LOUD, I'm lookin' for ~20 or more acre farm down near Roanoke (so I can drive Ken Hunter crazy), or maybe out in northern New Mexico or southern Colorado, or parts of Idaho or Wyoming.
I want to live where I can own what I want, shoot what I want, dynamite what I want, and not see my nearest neighbor unless I stand on the roof of the barn!
I'm 'bout wore out with the human race! (with about two dozen exceptions)
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GUN PORN!
Just friggin' Beautiful ... makes my heart go pitty pat!
Go here:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/5486?size=_original
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 16:47:07 (ZULU)
Great website! There's a bunch of other neat photos in there as well. Some pretty cool WWII stuff.
Thanks & Cheers,
Doc
Doc Holloway
The cloudy Ozark boonies, MO, USA - Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 18:54:35 (ZULU)
Yup, 3 stages. 1)Can see the bottom of the tank. 2)CAN'T see the bottom of the tank. 3) Peanut Butter
It's not quite big truck heaven....but its real close. 500hp is alot of motor.That one is gonna be a pricey option.
'Lito,
The big one in the middle is pretty,you may need more than one.Just in case the first one overheats.
UnPat
UnPat
Wi, USA - Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 21:31:44 (ZULU)
Great gun-porn!
I would hate to have to pay to feed it....
Duman
Sunday, February 8, 2009, at 01:24:45 (ZULU)
Did I send you that tool/gun porn ??? That was in the day when money that went to Washington went to meaningful 'causes'!
Stay safe
Calvin
Calvin
e-burg, MD, U.S.A - Sunday, February 8, 2009, at 13:01:57 (ZULU)
CDC'
Monday, February 9, 2009, at 05:12:38 (ZULU)
Basic, AIT, Airborne straight through ... and then on to the Ranger Regiment and RIP.
Shit where did the time go ...
When I see that kid in a uniform I am going to lose it.
bk
brian k. sain
The Black Hills, South Dakota, United States of America - Monday, February 9, 2009, at 07:15:00 (ZULU)
Way to go dude! Good for the both of ya ! Iff'n your going to be at the induction give him both Harriet's and my best wishes !
Stay safe
Calvin and Harriet
Calvin
e-burg, MD, U.S.A - Monday, February 9, 2009, at 12:00:53 (ZULU)
CDC'
Monday, February 9, 2009, at 12:55:52 (ZULU)
Yeah... you sent it.
You also sent me the money thing VERY good:
http://www.indianahonestmoney.com/
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Monday, February 9, 2009, at 13:21:01 (ZULU)
Unpat; No problem, I wear it like a badge! and wield it like a Sword. I've waited my whole life so I could leer at women without my sunglasses on and scoff at threats by punks and smartasses and get by with it. You never realize what you can get away with till you get there! Askin for the Senior discount really gets em goin! Pisses off the young piss ants in charge of everything nowadays evertime. A good limp helps and one of those handicap tags on your Toyota and cutting the tip in half really burns their asses. You got to try one of those electric carts at Walmart. Remember to limp out when you get off it.
Don't loose the sunglasses though! You can carry a cane to bump everything in your path and look straight ahead and stop traffic on a busy street. Don't wear your overcoat near a grade school and you'll probably survive.
Brogers
Monday, February 9, 2009, at 15:01:30 (ZULU)
You crack me up!!
I don't ask for a senior discount - I tell 'em I want the "Ol' guy discount", and if they ask to "card me", I tell 'em, "Lady, don't need no stinkin' ID card - I earned it the hard way, and gots gray hear to prove it".
It workie every time :)))
There IS a new found freedom when you past a certain point - you know that people either like you or they don't!!... and it makes no difference what you drive or what you wear.
And you know that chicks are easy (cuz it might be the last they get :)))... of course it can be argued that they aren't worth having (eek).
And you can spot bullshit at a mile, and don't care if you hurt the feelings of the bullshitter when you call them down.
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Monday, February 9, 2009, at 15:48:48 (ZULU)
When you're swimmin' in the creek
And an eel bites your cheek
That's a moray!
-- Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
rod regier
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 00:03:13 (ZULU)
I must be older than I thunked...ha
later
JR
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 02:16:47 (ZULU)
In 1862, Lincoln signed a bill emancipating slaves within D.C.. In 1863, he announced the Emancipation Proclamation. I don't see reference to a legeslative bill.
Would this be an executive order?
P.S. - Lito, you were hanging out back then, what was your take? DOH!
Duman
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 04:03:48 (ZULU)
http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=2044
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Duman...
I don't remember - C.R.A.F.T. :)))))
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 10:43:06 (ZULU)
I get it... "change" means disarming those that are inclined to be armed while instituting monetary policy that is going to rob everyone else....
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3479955&referralPlaylistId=playlist
( wish I could find a way to shorten that )
Yup it's "change" you can believe.... just ask the Kulaks..
Stay safe
Calvin
Calvin
e-burg, MD, U.S.A - Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 11:27:56 (ZULU)
UnPat
UnPat
Wi, USA - Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 16:12:50 (ZULU)
Ken Hunter
Nokesville, Va, Keep America - God Fearing, Armed and Free!!!.. - Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 16:50:55 (ZULU)
In the case of an executive order, the order compels all people subject to that order. For the sake of berevity, I'll forgo the discussion on who is subject to an executive order. A proclamation is just a "I said so". Here's some text from the proclamation:
"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free"
You notice that the Emancipation Proclamation applies only to the states that emporer lincoln did NOT have control over. Specifically, the "State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States" targetted the independent country of the Confederate States of America.
In other words, emperor lincoln's proclimation would have every bit as much force in the Confederate States of America as Vladmir Putin's order of American disarmament would have with us here today.
Also note that the Emancipation Proclimation DID NOT free the slaves within the United States - there were 5 "slave states" in the United States (fighting on the side of the United States). Slaves in those states (within the United States) had to wait for their freedom until December 6, 1865 when the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified (although one of the "slave states" within the United States did end slavery within their states via state law between the end of the War and the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, and another changed the terms of what constituted a slave).
Of course, none of this slavery stuff really meant anything - slavery (specifically the slave trade) had been illegal on the high seas for over 20 years when emporer lincoln began his illegal war.
England abolished slavery for their colonies in 1807 and made it illegal to transport a slave by ship - 1833 was when slavery became illegal in England itself, and the Suppression of the Slave Trade Act (putting a bounty on any ship from any nation that was transporting slaves) was enacted in 1839.
England - who controlled the seas at that time - with the passing of that resolution (that any slave ship found on the high seas would have the slaves freed and the ship confiscated or destroyed and a bounty paid for doing so!) essentially closed down the international slave trade. Of course, this isn't taught in American schools, 'cause it isn't "American law", and would bring the actions of emporer lincoln into harsh criticizm (again).
The English had already eliminated slavery as part of the British Empire, and saw it as a moral imperitive (as would I) to do so for the rest of the world as well. The end result was that - like any supply and demand market - as supplies dwindled, prices rose.
To compete with the rising prices, technology (specifically cotton gins from France) were becoming more available and less expensive. Slavery, as an issue, was doomed 20 years before the shot at Ft. Sumpter - the War of Northern Aggression was all about POWER. Thus if you look at the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution, you'll notice that the Founding Fathers always said "these united States", not "The United States". "these united States" means independent countries which were united (articles of confederation anyone?) - "The United States" is a proper name, which could have just as easily been "America", as it notes one indivisible nation, no confederation required (or as emporer lincoln showed, tolerated).
After all, the war really was about central control of authority, money, and of course, power. Thus the historic comment of "sic semper tyrannus!"
If you want to know more, I recommend the book "The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War" by Thomas Dilorenzo.
Now look.... you got me spooled up!
BTW, you've got incoming via your MSN addy.
Bravo
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 19:12:39 (ZULU)
Thank you for the summary, the history lesson.
Got your email, and one from Tom, but haven't had time to read.
Later......
Duman
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 06:24:37 (ZULU)
for the simple reason that to acknowledge the unconstitutionality would be to open the door for challenges against the courts that have done much the same through over-reaching decisions in case law--ie, abortion or tax-related seizures for example. As I see the judiciary--they can either give a thumbs up to a law or thumbs down to a law. And, by extrapolation, if the prez can only say yea or nay to an entire law (line item veto struck down under Clinton's regime)--the court must similarly be constrained...
But they aren't--are they?!! They routinely add or subtract language within laws, often creating law from wholecloth imagination. To rule against the executive branch would be akin to rendering their power to do the same useless. Not likely, eh? Power over others is something we see growing but never contracting.
But the very essense of the limited fed system created some two and a quarter cenuries ago was nested in these separations of resonsibilities: Legislature proposes language--the executive approves or rejects--and the courts review. Period. Neither of the branches aside from the legislative were vested with this creative power. A case can be made that the prez can order his departments to wear suits, or his military to get haircuts--but he cannot order his departments to confiscate property or otherwise enforce rules not voted on and passed in the bicarmel houses of legislative power. But that is not where we are now--and the price is finally becoming clear to those who once said "but it is just one little exception and we really, really need it and it is a good thing..."
Ya know the mentality; and I must confess in my youth to making that very same mental mistake. I watched the gun control debate from the safety of the military and from the blindness of youth thru the 80s. And I once thought "why fight such little sensical rules?" It really does come down to: "Give up an inch of any freedom and kiss the entire mile of it goodbye." It took me a few years to get it.
I think we are all in for a crash course on "getting it." Now it may seem like it is too late in the game--that once we fall into socialist policy that the rubicon is crossed for good. But it is NEVER too late for anything---but the longer you wait to get back to the founding document--the more "disruptive" that process will be. Disruptive is a nice way of saying any number of bad things. Or good things, depending on where you stand.
Now the stimulus is as good as law. I do not need to review the abominations we are about to double-down our debt load to attain, nor do I need to explain how not one real job will come from any of it (work, yes--but no permanent jobs). But what I do want to say is that all those greenbacks newly printed and hopefully backed by treasuries (likely not as that market is under downward pressure of late) will (Not may---will) spark inflationary pressure on the greenbacks. Consumption dropped sharply and caught manufacturing off guard; factories cut production and staff, and consumption dropped further. Crops are next--many got burned last year with commodity prices showing profits during planting only to fall to losses during harvest; bottom line: New minted monies will chase fewer and fewer goods...well, the highest bidder gets his donut in such cases. It is a simple thing, really...in equilibrium, the value of goods or services vs a given amount of dollars is stable--we all agree that this equals that. Out of equilibrium, either too many dollars OR not enough goods causes price increases. To have both out of whack by such wide margins is to drop matches in a vaporlocked fuel tank...
Did anyone else suffer thru that press conference? Wow...that dude is seriously in over his head! While our enemies are all salivating over the prospect of Carter II; the bright side is he may well be so overwhelmed that his domestic policy may not flow as easily---which is a good thing indeed. And, logically following this thought: Our hopes rest in Hillary Clintoon to become the spine of this administration. That is sadly ironic to have to admit.
In all, I stand by those predictions I made: We are screwed. Congress was the problem all along and even now we rely on them for solutions.
Buy gold--everyone else is starting to do so:)) The dollar can hardly survive a 700bn tarp dump, the costs of two wars, consumer debt loads with this kind of unemployment figures and now a 850+bn pork fest of borrowing from a now-uncertain future, backed only by the full faith and credit of these united states. In the next 24 months, those dumps will saturate us with loose dollars and constrained supply with pent up demand and the fed cannot move fast enough to dry them up...no way, not that many...and who will be the first holder of US debt to want out? The dangers are too many to control...the sheer complexity makes the outcome simple: Disasterous inflation. How or where it is sparked hardly matters, eh?
And I am beginning to suspect a larger conspiracy. No way these clowns are this stupid. I may be wrong, but they have to know how irresponsible this latest bill is. Now then, why do it? Well, look at how Germany dug itself out of hyper-inflation (ignore the hitler angle for a minute): They simply created a new currency and pegged it to a trillion or so of the old. Magic.
And to be able to do that: Now that is true balls to the wall power. The entire china debt load could be reduced instantly to 247 bucks new-US just like that. And your life savings just went to 31 cents, down from a retirement's worth of cash over night:)) And there is not a damned thing you can do about it except one thing and one thing alone. Very few societies ever arrive at that one thing in time. In fact, when your own government goes rogue on ya--no society has ever fought back from within BEFORE all hell breaks loose. Did I miss one? Anyway, once you are wiped out, you are a subject to the power that wiped you out. Socialism anyone? Or, with such extraordinary measures underway, why bother with elections?
Thankfully, all I really worry about is this damned divorce.
Joe M
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 14:42:13 (ZULU)
Good dialogue. Best wishes in the divorce... i'll never understand why it often becomes acrimonius. Well, except that many women are just plain nuts.
CDC' - I received the 155-gr Noslers, and set one next to a 155-Scenar. The Scenar is significantly longer, Nosler: 1.15", Scenar: 1.29". The Scenar is the same length as a 200-gr Lapua bullet I picked up. It took some engineering to make those Scenars....
Duman
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 16:31:43 (ZULU)
Don't sugar-coat it...
{sigh}
rod regier
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 16:44:07 (ZULU)
You should google "Pomegranate Phone".
You whacky Canadians.... hehehehe.....
Duman
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 18:04:24 (ZULU)
When Hilly Babe was nominated for Secretary of State, my take on it was that Obama was cutting her balls (tits, whatever) off, and she would be shoved under the bus...
Well, that has happened, and Hilly and Billy Boy were "out foxed" by a green (light brown) kid with 147 days experence in politics! Cool move, 'bama.
Poor Widdle Hilly Babe has an empty job with no future, and she and Billy Boy are not big players in the Democratic party any more.
Maybe complete economical collapse of the country is the price that we (as a country) have to pay to get rid of those two slime bags.
http://www.newsmax.com/morris/Hillary_Obama_Cabinet/2009/02/10/180124.html
You heard it here first!...
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'lito
CatShooter
Spring has sprung, da' creek has riz, I wonder where dem kitties is? - Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 20:02:41 (ZULU)
Steven Dzupin
Ridgewood, New Joisey, Usa - Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 21:28:45 (ZULU)
CDC'
Thursday, February 12, 2009, at 12:57:23 (ZULU)
Just a heads up, but unfortunately we are coming up to a significant date. In just over a week, it'll have been 10 years since the passing of "White Feather".
Not exactly sure how best to bring this up, but, what do YOU have planned, if anything?
I ask, because I know he has touched many lives here, and elsewhere.
Already, so soon.
Sean T.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Thursday, February 12, 2009, at 21:30:18 (ZULU)