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    Been paying attention to the stock market again.....

    I am 68, and took what little I had out of mutual funds and just put it in the bank, 2008 really hurt my stocks, and when it finally built back to a decent level, I just took it out. And yes, I screwed myself, but at least I did not have to worry about it anymore. I want to ask one question...
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    Sucess is not always found with a degree.

    I would agree that some adversity in life makes you stronger as long as it doesn't destroy you. And not just in getting a good job, but relationships, and just life in general. One of the things many people fail to do is separate what they need from what they want. And are always unhappy...
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    Surgery day , oh boy.

    I had that done a couple years ago, walked in a boot several months, but after it healed I was able to walk again without pain, even went on some wilderness canoe trips and portaging with a heavy pack and all was good. Main thing is that you stay off of it, the bones have to heel at just the...
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    Who likes Mopar street Rods

    Not really a street rod, it is going to be a nostalgia car 1934 dodge with a Max wedge. Got the engine on the dyno and it made 605 ft lbs and 596 HP , trans is done, and got the roll cage finished and starting to hang the doors.
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    Diagnosing multiple misfires in a computer controlled car

    The missfire counter in your computer operates off of crankshaft speed, if the computer sees the crankshaft slow down at the same time it sets a code for that cylinder. Or if it can't pick out a cylinder it sets a random missfire code. Often when an engine missfires it will affect other...
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    Held at gun point because of the HEMI 426

    Been there yes, the museum is worth the trip, and Big Daddy is getting old, if you want to meet and talk to a legend better not delay, God forbid before time runs out.
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    1999 Ram 46RE HELP!!!

    Again the only way I know of to check it right is with a scan tool and pressure gauge. Computer commands the governor solenoid to make pressure the sensor then tells the computer if that pressure was made. Hook up a manual pressure gauge and run it on jackstands, the scan tool pressures should...
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    1999 Ram 46RE HELP!!!

    If the material clogging the screens is a light red or gray material it is most likely the lining from the lock up in the convertor. That is the weakness of this tranny from my experience, material clogs the screens people keep driving and then it burns up the rest of the transmission. Never...
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    High School Reunion

    My 50th is coming up this fall as well. I imagine the majority that will show up will be the locals who did not move away, small town 3,000 people. I have a couple health problems that just cropped up but I still look a lot younger than I am. I am just interested in how everybody held...
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    I simply cannot take it anymore!

    I went to work as a kid at a local Dairy Queen in 1972, I was taught to count change backward from the amount of the purchase to the amount of money given in payment. Maye took 10 minutes with the owner and I never forgot how it works. I don't like a lot of ones in my billfold, yes I have done...
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    Restoring An Old Mopar With An Extremely Bad Back?

    Had back problems back in the early 1990's I was a automotive mechanic, did a lot of heavy work, transmissions, engines, etc. Doctor told me you need to find a different line of work, or I will operate on you and then you will have to find a different line of work. I took a job as an...
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    Backwards America.

    My thoughts are what happens when the majority of cars on the road have these systems and us old farts want to drive our classic cars on the same road? What is going to happen is nobody will be concerned with safe following distances because the computer can react so much faster and apply the...
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    Cannabis and your heart

    First I think a lot more research needs to be done to identify the good in using products derived from marijuana. Second I had a high school classmate that died from throat cancer, he smoked a lot of weed, no tobacco. Putting fire in your mouth was something that always just did not seem right...
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    Cannabis and your heart

    I am an open-minded person grew up in the 60's lots of marijuana around. Don't get me wrong I have had friends that drank themselves to death, and I have friends that fried their brains on dope as well. Both can be abused with bad consequences. My main issue with legal marijuana is that many...
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    Adding a 220V circuit into a building for air compressor and car lift.

    As the other posts mentioned you have 220 coming into your building, it is AC power or alternating current at 60 cycles, so in the fuse block is two legs 110 volts each, and each leg cycles a 60 hertz opposite of each other. So the 220 wire to your lift uses one hot from each leg, and a ground...
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    The best car photo ever and why you like it.

    Kind of miss my NSS car, it was sure fun.
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    What got you into Mopars?

    I had an uncle that liked Mopar's, and as a kid I would help him in his shop. One big project we did back in the early 70's was a valiant station wagon he cut into a El Camino style truck and installed a 392 dual quad hemi. He also fixed up early A body Barracudas as well. Plus, my Dad liked...
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    What Happens When a Rivian EV Runs Out of Battery Charge?

    I drove a chevy Chevette diesel in the early 80's that got over 50 mpg, but just like the Rabbit you had to take a run at hills, pretty miserable to drive except on level roads. Plus the Chevette could not be ordered with A/C
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    All I ask is to be kept informed.

    So just to be the devil's advocate here. My background, 25 years technician, including owning a shop, and 26 years teaching automotive technology to students. So, you don't mention how this shop is staffed or organized. Is it a one-person shop, 5-person shop? Do they have service writers...
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    I can't stop laughing at the idiots....

    5 million Tesla's have been sold, you don't sell 5 million very expensive cars that are junk, no matter how you advertise. Yes, it is new technology, and yes it takes some adjustment to learn how to identify and schedule charging points on a trip. But millions are doing it and liking the...
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