Ford Crew cabs w/7.3 Diesel

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Creator,
How's the recovery coming?

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Thanks for asking!

Pretty good but swallowing still hurts like He!!That might be enough to put some people out of businessBR>(not naming any names here)

Boss man is pretty cool and just wants me to take it easy and stay at home for awhile. "oh well, if you are going to force me to I will"hr>

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man the pain to get over the daily pain. so you think you just resting better from the drugs or is it workin?

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Come on, I didn't think you would turn down anythingespecially hanging around a bowling alleyhr>

MD, that's the best one you've come up with in a LONG time!!LMFAO!! i bet you've pulled some real winners outta the bowling alley while on patrol. hec, you could prolly nail the vast majority of alley-occupants with parole violations.

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Thanks ConfusedI do come up with one every great once in awhileBR>Actually, there are no bowling alleys in the county. All of them are in the cityut, I've made plenty of dope deals around the alleys(we go where the dope dealers go, no borders/city limits stop us) You are right in your assessment about parolees being around alleys guess that's because the alleys are usually in the no-so-great part of townsBR>

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yes, she's pretty nice to mehr>

LOL, that's even better

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man the pain to get over the daily pain. so you think you just resting better from the drugs or is it workin?

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It's workin. Maybe I should ship some up north for the armWhat happened? Did you drop yer beer in the ball return and you tried to fetch it outhr>

I could use em. I really am not sure what happend. i reached down, picked up my ball ben my elbow and it popped. when it popped my hand went dead and i about dropped the ball on my foot. since then it hurts when i bend my elbow I hope it doesnt hurt in the mornin.

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confucious. I hurt my arm pretty bad tonight bowling. so no alley pussy.. i mean cats more me tonight I can hardly bend my arm. and when the booze wears off in the mornin. i may end up gettin an MRI. IT F@CKING HURTS.. i mean if i wasnt such a stud i would prolly cry. hr>

WOW dude, you must have a serious set of chompers if you've already chewed thru that much of the arm.BR>
seriously, WTF did you do to hurt your arm bowling?? it's wierd how ya can do goofy things to yourself from something seemingly innocuous. i played ice hockey for 20 years, and a couple of times i thot i strained my groin and couldn't skate very well. then i got fat and outta shape, so i went to the natural progression of curling for my new winter sport. guys would be stretching before games and I'd laugh that it was curling. THEN one night i sorta lost my footing on the ice and my legs went opposite directions like Bambi. my macho mentality said shake it off, there's nuthin wrong. i've scored goals in hockey after taking a stick or puck in the face and needing 5-6 stitches,blood pouring down my face, and not even missed a beat or shift, have a beer after the game and then get sewn up later. so, thinkin i'm all tough and okay, i go to push outta the hack and i'm seeing stars it hurts so bad. i collapse and can't finish the game ( i NEVER not finish a game). i almost wanna cry like a girl (okay, well not quite that bad), but no way i could play for 2 weeks. my leg turned all purple and red. guess i blew some blood vessel apart when i strained the groin muscle...from sissy-non-contact curling!! and WAY worse from any strained groin injury i ever had playing hockey.

so the bad news is, yer gittin old and you're more susceptable to injury now. go to a lighter ball

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so the bad news is, yer gittin old and you're more susceptable to injury now. go to a lighter ballhr>

Dam i thought i was the only one who got hurt doin nothing and never gets hurt being a psycho crazy ass. hmm. yeah have been really thinkin about gettin maybe a 15 or 14 lb ball. I just dont spank the monkey as much as i used to and my wrist just cant take the punishment. the forces are pretty intense accelerating the ball to 24+mph i have been tryin to throw in the 16-18mph range but i get pissed off and throw 30+ at the 10 pin. Hard on the wrist. Elbow i dunno about that thing. Freak incident doin it just wrong somehow. if i move it hurts still.

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so the bad news is, yer gittin old and you're more susceptable to injury now. go to a lighter ballhr>

So, true, Getting old suxs

Toyo, maybe you should go to one of those orange kiddie ballsBR>

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So, true, Getting old suxs

Toyo, maybe you should go to one of those orange kiddie ballshr>

LOL i threw one of those down the lane one time and it exploded when it hit the pins. so the owner dont like me to do that

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So, true, Getting old suxs

Toyo, maybe you should go to one of those orange kiddie ballshr>

LOL i threw one of those down the lane one time and it exploded when it hit the pins. so the owner dont like me to do that hr>

LOLNext time, throw it down the alley at about 15 mph, not mach2

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Posted by: OneFlyCowboy

I threw an 8 lb yellow kiddie ball at 58 mph one time holy crap that was nutz. i got kicked outta them lanes that night i wish the lanes i bowl league at had all the sophisticated equipment like some of the other joints. hell the place i bowl league at stull has natural wood lanes. 1 of 2 in he state

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Posted by: confusedbuyer

no prob MD, ANYTIME ya need anything from the manual, let me know and i'll fax, or scan and email, whatever part ya need.

okay Toyo, sounds like severe tennis elbow, with maybe a little ulnar nerve impingemnet. the best cure is go and get rearended so you can never get better and retire off someone's insurance co. Oh, i forgot, it's the US, carrying $100,000 in liability ins is considered high. in Canada, law requires min. $200,000 and most people carry 1mil, many carry 5mil. truckers gotta have 10mil. that's why they have a great big bullseye when they run up and down the I5.

okay, 'nuff BS. go and get some bc bud for the pain (not the illegal stuff, the medical stuff).according to all the chronic potheads around here with a medical exemption, it totally kills pain.

now get out and vote you crazy Americans. the hilarious thing i saw yesterday was that this election is SO close, both sides are arming up their legal teams to fight on technicalities if they lose. nuthin like a good 'ol recount. even if you hate Gore, ya gotta give him credit last election for admitting he lost and not putting the country thru the expense of a legal battle/recount/re-election...whatever.

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okay, i know i'm gonna infuriate all my good FBK pals with this post, but it's just gotta be pointed out. i watch the sports hi-lights every night.seeing how you got the big erect... i mean election tomorrow, they talked about how Beaver, i mean Bush owned the texas rangers and was a college freshman benchwarmer in baseball. he still musta been a pretty good ball player. I respect that. BUT, Kerry lists his sports participation as hockey and lacrosse, Canada's 2 national sports. now if that doesn't sway ya....!! good contact sports. Yah, yah, yah, i know what yer gonna say... he's such a pinko commie he should be up here in Socialism-ville to run the most socialized country in the world (outside of the Scandanavian countries).

Okay, sorry for pointing that out. i realize you guys are all quiet tonight cuz you're shining up your swastikas and practicing your goose-stepping as you search for someone right of Rush Limbaugh and Attila the Hun!img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Just remember, whoever wins deserves your support once he's in the office. I hear ya now.. SHUT-UP CONFUSED!! whadda you know about our politics?!?! (unfortunately, probably more than your average voter img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">).

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okay, i know i'm gonna infuriate all my good FBK pals with this post, but it's just gotta be pointed out. i watch the sports hi-lights every night.seeing how you got the big erect...

I hear ya now.. SHUT-UP CONFUSED!! whadda you know about our politics?!?!

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Man, your a mind reader 'oh confused one LOL

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Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior

Insurance min. in CA is a joke. AAA here in CA won't even write a min. policy. California is 15/30/10. 15,000 per person, 30 per incident and 10 property damage. IIRC, AAA starts off with 30/60/50 or something like that. I know here at the office we have about $1M policy or so, which for a Corp. is pretty much required to cover the company. Though because we have a Motor Carrier Permit we have to carry $100K min. I think. The guys carrying hazmat, IIRC, have to carry $1M and anything radioactive is like $2M.

My agent (AAA) told me they won't write a min. policy because any decent sized accident will go over the min. very easily. Usually I hear you base your covered on your home value. If you have a $300K home, then you carry a $300K policy as a min. Bank requires me to carry a tiny friggin deductable ($250) so that makes the rates even worse.

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I was just thinking about insurance coverage. Does it cover my trailer while towing, sitting in a parking lot, along side of my house, etc?
Do you guys have it on yer toys also?

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i had to buy 2 policies on my trailer, one for liability, and then one for all-perils if it gets damged, fire, etc..., in which case I'm covered everywhere.

toy ins is just too much cuz claims are too high. in 5-10 years, the premiums would equal a new quad. so just make sure you have a rotty or pitbull tied to it.

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okay, i know i'm gonna infuriate all my good FBK pals with this post, but it's just gotta be pointed out. i watch the sports hi-lights every night.seeing how you got the big erect...

I hear ya now.. SHUT-UP CONFUSED!! whadda you know about our politics?!?!

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Man, your a mind reader 'oh confused one LOL

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you forgot to quote the last part.... i probably know more than your average voter...which is a shame really. img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

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So confucious your tellin me i need to Find me one of them Cadian Badged tractor double setups and get in front of him and dynomite my brakes and get hit? i can get 10 million you say wooooo whoooo sawweeeet BR>
Dam canadians thinkin they know about american culture and how our voting works. Sheot!!!!!!!

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Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior

Trasher: You might want to check with your insurance agent to find out about coverage. I've *heard* that most ins. companies will only cover a trailer up to 14'. Anything over that is your deal. All of our vehicles here at the shop have their own ins. card and are apart of the full policy.

As far as the toys, I don't have coverage but really am thinking about it. Check with State Farm, Progressive and some of the motorcycle specific ins. companies out there. Make sure you tell them you want an OFF ROAD policy. Usually they want to write a road going policy. I got quotes ranging from 600-1200 a year. I pay 1,000/yr for my car so I never got it. My friend said he paid about 70 for a quadzilla and not sure on the 300ex. I think total it was less than 250 a year. Of course that depends on how much coverage you want. AAA will insure them but they have to be used around the house and you have a home owners/renters policy. Kind of hard to justify that when I live in the city. I don't even think the quad would fit throught the gate, let alone the fact I have a gardner.

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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior I don't even think the quad would fit throught the gate, let alone the fact I have a gardner.

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Skinner, why have a gardner, when the quad will do a he!! of a lawn jobJust not the manicured typeimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

Anyways, I don't carry insurance on our quads. The price I would pay (over a yr or two)would be what the quads are worthNow, the plus side to the ins. is if, for some reason, one of the quads start a vegetation fire(fancy word for grass fire), then, the ins. will cover the cost to fight it. But, then, I don't fore see that happening, because I have spark arrestors on our bikesherefore, the chances are remote, that it (fire) would occur.

Now, on the trailer, as long as it's attached to the truck, it's covered. On the side of my house, it's covered by my homeowners insurance. Outside of that, I'll cover the cost of it. It's oldut still in great conditionbut, not worth a lot in dollar signs

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Skinner, why have a gardner, when the quad will do a he!! of a lawn jobJust not the manicured typeimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

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Yeah. Grass + lots of water from washing the quad + sand paddle + riding it off the grass did a job on the lawn. Luckily I was able to get the divits filled back with their chunks.

We rent, so the gardner is included. I like it. I don't have to screw with it. Gives me time to play and what not. And we already have a great price on the house. We chose this house over another house almost 20 years older w/o lawn care. We pay $1200, the other one was $1100. I've got the mower and all the yard gear....just sitting in the garage.

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Dam skinner that kinda money will buy you a house and 5 or 10 acres up here

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Dam skinner that kinda money will buy you a house and 5 or 10 acres up here

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where's "up here"??? in the clouds? a trailer park?? maybe if he moved to Concrete, WA!, but NOWHERE around Seattle.

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Clovis is a bit more expensive than Fresno. My friend bought a house in Fresno two or three years ago. It's ohh let me count the streets... right at about 4 miles due south of me. Same school district (very highly regarded throughout the nation), different city though. He paid about 130K. Same house in Clovis he wouldn't have been able to touch for less than double that. Plus he's got a gigantic yard (probably couldn't even get a yard that size in Clovis without popping 300K). And the price, by my guess, has probably doubled in the last 2 years or so. Coworker bought a house to rent to his son as an investment. About the same price, maybe a little lower. Between signing the papers and handover to him, he could have turned a 15K profit. This was down in Reedley, CA. Prices are insane here. People are fleeing the bay area (where prices are insane) and moving here.

Also as a contrast, my uncle and aunt just moved into a rental house about 4 miles from me (other way from my friend). 2BR 2BA, gated comm. (blech, no way in hell would you find me living in one) with gardner for $1100. On top of that we have city utils (garbage, water, recycling, street sweeping (they may not pay that one though) and sewer) runs another 125-150 every two mos. Power bills are maybe 80 at the lowest and on up to 400 in the summer. Though we had a 500 bill last summer ('03). They set the damn elec. baseline over on the coast. You just can't cool a house here with A/C for less than $200.

My cousins house doubled in value from when they bought it. It's in a neighborhood I used to live in. Parents paid 80K+ for a house in '83 there. Cousin bought her house for about 100K like 2 years ago, maybe 3. Houses in the neighborhood are going for 260K now. Subdivision was built in mid 70s.

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my parents are from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. dad's brother moved to Everett, WA in the early 60's. We've been on the wet-coast since '67. property here is crazy (300k MIN for a house in mediocre area, 1MIL+ in nicer hoods). BUT, Moose Jaw is ridiculously cheap. MANY $20,000 homes. 100K is rare.

so, dad's bro (Uncle Bob) is up visiting from Everett. he sees my PSD for the first time and comments, "nice truck", and something about..." I bet it was expensive". I told him I had a tough choice to make... buy the truck, or a block of real-estate in Moose Jaw.... the truck won! they had a good chuckle over that.

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I couple of months ago I bought a investment home in AZ for $150K. Two years old, 3B,2B, 1600sq ft. I could sell my home in San Diego and buy over 5 more like that! Property values have gone out of control here.

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Skinner is correct about the bay area people moving to the valley and pushing home prices to high. We bought our house in 1988 and it's now worth 3 times as much. Would I pay that kind of price for it today? Heck no! We almost bought a 1/2 mil home with no back yard etc. Would have to start from scratchand be married to our mortgageecided to stay where we arelmost have it where we want it as far as rebuild, landscape, etc. Only thing wrong is it's a 3 bdrm. But, heck my oldest will be out of the house in 4 yearsimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> Instead, we'll invest in property in the foothills

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I couple of months ago I bought a investment home in AZ for $150K. Two years old, 3B,2B, 1600sq ft. I could sell my home in San Diego and buy over 5 more like that! Property values have gone out of control here.hr>

DO IT!! with a name like creator, you'd make a great slum-lord BR>
MD, shouldn't it be called the "gaay" area! i heard bush won. you guys should be ecstatic. was it even close?

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as close as the liberal media can make it but no it wasn't. I'm a happy man again

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LOL, yes, it could be called that haven't seen anyone officially claim Pres. Bush won 4 more years. But, I think he has and that is a good thing

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Wife and I ordered chest protectors for our girlsf course, they had to "match" their riding gear and my oldest gets a Acerbis Women's fusion. A little more protection while they are out ridingnyone ever use a shoulder brace? I ordered a EVS shoulder brace from Global Moto Outlet.

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Posted by: Whitewater

Looks like it's coming down to Ohio. I wonder if they have hanging chads? BR>
Home prices where I live average 250K, and 15 miles north (where I work), average 500K. However, I've been interviewing for a few positions that would move me 150 miles south, where things are less expensive.

Oh, I bought an 04 jeep grand cherokee.

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Looks like it's coming down to Ohio. I wonder if they have hanging chads? BR>
Home prices where I live average 250K, and 15 miles north (where I work), average 500K. However, I've been interviewing for a few positions that would move me 150 miles south, where things are less expensive.

Oh, I bought an 04 jeep grand cherokee.hr>

Hoss- I would love to move to someplace cheaper to live but the "ol lady of 25 years" ain't movin any time soon. When we purchased the property in AZ my kids figured out pretty quickly that we could buy a custom made home with ridin in your own backyard (not a 2 hour plus ride here) and still have over $400K in the bank. Maybe I can get them to sway the wife and move? I can become mister mom and she can work and I can drive the kiddies to school every day in the Mighty PSD

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Wife and I ordered chest protectors for our girlsf course, they had to "match" their riding gear and my oldest gets a Acerbis Women's fusion. A little more protection while they are out ridingnyone ever use a shoulder brace? I ordered a EVS shoulder brace from Global Moto Outlet.

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I used to race with them but have not purchased any for me or the kids. Prolly should tho..............

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Dam skinner that kinda money will buy you a house and 5 or 10 acres up here

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where's "up here"??? in the clouds? a trailer park?? maybe if he moved to Concrete, WA!, but NOWHERE around Seattle.

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LOL you couldnt get 5 acres around seattle. lol. and why would anyone wanna live around all the Whackos ? Man i couldnt believe how close washington was for the pres elect. I cant belive how much of the conservative vote got out

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i was gonna buy this house in a new developement 4 years ago in Vegas for 200k it was a 6bedroom 4 bath with theathere huge kitchen and i coulda added a pool for another 20k. That house i was gonna buy when i was down in march was on the market. 800k WHAT THE f@ck Dumbass i am. i just figure i aint gonna live in it so what do i do with it? wcoulda prolly rented it out to a few strippers and then came down to visit ;l)

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The dems had to vote for President Bush (man that's sounds good) to be that close up on the left coast

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i was gonna buy this house in a new developement 4 years ago in Vegas for 200k it was a 6bedroom 4 bath with theathere huge kitchen and i coulda added a pool for another 20k. That house i was gonna buy when i was down in march was on the market. 800k WHAT THE f@ck Dumbass i am. i just figure i aint gonna live in it so what do i do with it? wcoulda prolly rented it out to a few strippers and then came down to visit ;l)

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Coulda turned it into a House of fun and run it by hand until you found some hired helpBR>Maybe bring some sheep wit ya

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Posted by: rescuediver

When you look at Ca. and get away from the major metropolitan areas, it's republican. Unfortunately, S.F. and L.A. basin have too many people that want the Gov't to hand everything to them. Heck, we are in a budget crunch but, now, the "votoers" are telling the state to spen 3 BILLION dollars in Stem cell researchWhat a joke.

Glad to hear Kerry has conceded

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Posted by: rescuediver

Toyo, I have family that lives in Henderson Nv. Their house did overlook the stripntil they built house across the streetow, they have a wall to look atLoved going down there and looking at the strip at nightBR>
The wife suprised me about 2 weeks ago, when she told me she wanted to buy property to build a house onow, we just need to let a few things fall in place, and then, I'll have my land to ride onBR>
Did you guys know, that back in the beginning stages of our great country, that if, you didn't own at least 40 acres and a maleyou couldn't VOTEJust a little food for thought with yesterday being Election DayBR>
GO BUSHimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

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Posted by: OneFlyCowboy

Yeah i have to runa calculation. I think bush got 80% of the American Land vote its at least 75%. Im talking the sum total of the square miles of each state bush won

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Creator, we decided to get the chest protectors, actually last year after our Christmas trip to Pismo. My youngest daughter rolled her quad(Honda 70)nd it landed on her. She wasn't hurt, but, we thought about it after that. It could make a differenceThen my oldest daughter has a severed nerve in her right shoulder and we want to protect it. So, we decided before our next Pismo trip, we would get them the chest protector. And, it's hard to believe Thanksgiving is 3 weeks away Aaarrrrr AArrrrrrrr Ar

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Yeah i have to runa calculation. I think bush got 80% of the American Land vote its at least 75%. Im talking the sum total of the square miles of each state bush won hr>

I'm sure it's up there around 80%Did you happen to watch Dan Rather last night/this early morning. He couldn't get the grasp that Pres. Bush wone even told Ed Bradley that he, (Bradley) wasn't a math major, when Bradley told him, it was inconceivable that Kerry could win Ohio. Rather just wouldn't except it. Now, to see CBS posting Pres. Bush was re-electedOh Yeaimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> I can't wait for Rather to resign.

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LOL. yeah i Strongly dislike rather. he is a mornon.

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Posted by: confusedbuyer

one of the biggest news anchors is Canadian...could be Rather, but i don't think so. (not Brokaw either..who else is there?)

Hoss WTF??? did ya ditch a flawless vehicle like the Lexus for a Chrysler product? Did the co. give it to ya? why a chrysler product??

i can see i won't be chattin you boys today, cuz yer gonna be all politics today. hey, maybe you can get Bush to invade Canada! i'm sure we have WMD, and lots of al quaida links. I mean after the way you've screwed us on softwood lumber, cattle, commercial fishing, river dams, etc..,why not?? we're kinda like that pesky little mosquito you can't quite swat, but want to kill so badly. we're kinda like a pimple on yer a$$!

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Posted by: Whitewater

My dearest Confusedbuyer,

We don't hate America Jr, we just want to be pals. We also want all of your natural resources. However, once we really take over, we'll ban that gaay sport that you love so much..."Queer Eye for the Curling Guy." I mean come on...it's like playing shuffle board or hopscotch.BR>
The Jeep: The wifey wanted 4-wheel drive and she didn't like the Mercedes or Lexus Soccer Mom SUV.

Hey, nice emails.img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

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Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior

Oh don't even get me started on that stem cell bond. Grrrr. I voted against it. Though I did vote for 3 local tax measures. J was for "transient" tax. No, not taxes on homeless people. Tax on hotel/motel rooms. FAILED. Dipstick people. Measure B for library funds which I *think* passed and Measure Z for the zoo which got like 70%+ votes.

Looks like another 4 years of kissing your privacy goodbye and invading other countries all the while looking for WMDs and al Queda. Just waiting for Shrub to send the boys into Fallueja (spelling?). Everyone is expecting it and knew he wouldn't give the death orders until after the election. Hard to get elected when you send your troups into a meat grinder.

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Posted by: Trasher

maybe we could get the leaders of France, Spain, and others to all go over there and hold hands and sing camp fire songs. Will that help?BR>
You have to admit they need a good a$$ whoppin, OneFly style

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Posted by: confusedbuyer

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My dearest Confusedbuyer,

We don't hate America Jr, we just want to be pals. We also want all of your natural resources. However, once we really take over, we'll ban that gaay sport that you love so much..."Queer Eye for the Curling Guy." I mean come on...it's like playing shuffle board or hopscotch.BR>
The Jeep: The wifey wanted 4-wheel drive and she didn't like the Mercedes or Lexus Soccer Mom SUV.

Hey, nice emails.img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

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ya, but it really is fun, and it is a lot like shuffleboard on ice. don't knock it till ya try it.... just like the first time you mounted a sheep...it sure wasn't your last time!!

enjoy repairing the Chrysler and watching it de-value faster than the US currencyimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">. but i can see the wife's point with the soccer-mom rigs. my bud had the Orvis edition Grand Cherokee before he replaced it with a Ford Lightning. it was a nice rig. I've rented the Ford Exploder, GM Blazer & Jimmy & the Jeep SUV's, all while up north on biz. The Jeep was by far the most solid feeling, best riding. the Ford felt like it was going to blow off the road, and the GMs were crap.... like everything else GM builds.

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Posted by: rescuediver

Skinner, I just don't get what privacy your talking about loosinghe only privacy you lost is the privacy to walk into a building with destructive device've traveled cross country and walked around the Nations CapitalTell me what have you lost other then a little bit of inconvenience? The only ones to be afraidre the ones that have something to hide.
If your a threat to America, then, yes, you better be afraid we will invade. Why should we wait to be attacked again? I just don't get itBR>
Anyways, Bush won and this forum is about ATV's and PSD'sAnd Confused is tired of hearing about countries being invadedE doesn't feel safe at home anymoreonfused, someone's knocking at your doorKnock, Knock? who's there? The good ol' US of A

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Confused, I've driven both Explorers and Cherokees. I had the Explorer for 168,000 miles and never had a problem with itt towed what I wanted it to and felt more solid, then other SUVs out there. The Cherokees I've driven were never confortableain reason was, they had electric driver's seats and because of the motor, they sat off-centered from the steering wheel. Both also had electrical problems

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Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior

USA PATRIOT Act. Need I say more. Though Kerry Voted for it too. A sweeping bill like that passed nearly unanimously, WITHOUT any debate whatsover. Gotta love Feel Good Legislation.TM

Now many Congresscritters are going errr we fuggered up. Though, I presume with the GOP getting more people in Congress the assault will only continue.

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We've got a E-350 cargo van (it's up there....tweakers busted the window out a couple month ago) and the driver's seat is offset from the stearing wheel towards the outside. That was annoying at first but I got used to it by the time I got to Los Banos. lol (I had to go there first.)

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Confused, I've driven both Explorers and Cherokees. I had the Explorer for 168,000 miles and never had a problem with itt towed what I wanted it to and felt more solid, then other SUVs out there. The Cherokees I've driven were never confortableain reason was, they had electric driver's seats and because of the motor, they sat off-centered from the steering wheel. Both also had electrical problemshr>

the day i had the Explorer, i drove 12 hours return up north, and it was freakin windy. felt like i was all over the road. that coulda been the wind. I can't believe a Ford product wouldn't be superior to all others!

And America would never "knock" on our back door, they just come in like gangbusters and knock it down, tell us what to do and when to do it. that's the beauty of being the alpha male country. what are we gonna do? cry? tell our mommies?? or say, "okay, would you like fries with that?"

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that's the beauty of being the alpha male country. what are we gonna do? cry? tell our mommies?? or say, "okay, would you like fries with that?"

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LMAOAtleast we would be politeimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

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Posted by: OneFlyCowboy

LOL. ohh the politics... Im confused. What privacy / freedom specifically has left the average american because of the patriot act. I dont notice one dam inconvience casued by it.. what did it do? what privacy do i have to protect? I guess i dont understand all this crap.

Ass whoopin onefly style is to just blow up the whole town. the buildings are outdated anyway and we have a bunch more ordanance left over from vietnam and what not. Can you say "CARPET BOMB" their asses? uh huh. indiscrimatly slaughter the whole village. show them sons of biatches who the real men are. you wanna play hokey pokey blow up a jokey? yeah die die die well one could just tell all the people in the town to exit via some route they would be screend and so forth and if they exited the wrong way shot on site. after 48 hours Blow up the rest of em

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What a fire breathing brute you are

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I got another beef. I am really upset with all the PC crap. Tribal Indians Can vote in american elections the F@CKERS can Pay taxes too. in washington their tribal casinos are a huge revenue. PAY TAXES LIKE WHITE MAN YOU F@CKS or dont vote in american elections cuz you aint american if you aint payin the taxes.

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Posted by: OneFlyCowboy

I have had it with all the PC kiss everyone's A$$ crap. time for some real change. Im runnin for govenor on the KICKASS ticket! you want change around here? you wanna make more money? you want tax relief? you want to create more jobs. LETS GO AFTER THE INDIANS. They drive on our roads, yet pay no taxs for them, They goto our hospitols yet pay no taxs for them, they use our firedepartments, yet pay no taxs to support them. whats wrong with this people. Its time for a change, and its called COWBOY economics.

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All the money that people spend at the indians is not goin to purchase goods so the state can fund the roads and crap. its being wasted on the drunk and toofless

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And when im Govenor i will fire the chief of police and put someone in there that is willing to kick some ass around town. Im sick n tired of this stuff. I want to fire anyjudge that awards anyone jack crap for junk suits. if you sue someone and loose you have to pay the courtfees and attorney fees of the defendant. its all crap crap crap.

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You got my vote. Go get 'em One Fly

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Im thinkin we need to split washington into east and west 2 states. and california into north and south 2 states.

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Its retarded here. 1 county tells the whole state what to do. if you threw away that county it would completly reverse the whole state. Everyone would have been a republican. All the SH!T of washington is in king county, All the G@Ys & Liberals live there. its 31% of the population

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Only problem. there is to much dirt out there for me to run for office. all the marriages i been apart of wrecking and what not. the pornographic videos and pictures and so forth

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Boy i tell ya Im in a way bette rmood this evening I went and saw Team america World police. Man that was funny stuff. People tend to take things out of context so it gets mixed reviews. I liked though

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Toyo, don't you dare complain about your natives until you've seen the mess in Canada... aaarrrgggghh!! DON'T GET ME STARTED!! you've got nothing to complain about... not even close.

and hey all those skeletons in yer closet, just say you found the G-man, and all your perverse sins are forgiven/forgotten, you get a clean slate. it worked for Jerry Falwell and 2guaybobs (Oral Roberts).

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I tell ya i just hate all the freeloaders of society. its crap and now they have an oppertunity to pay back and they dont. so we gonna have to take em over agin

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Conducious i sent you a couple quotes from the movie that i liked when ya get to work you will like

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hey we won at CURLING again tonight (Hoss, the only kinda curling you know is when you curl your toes).

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Posted by: rescuediver

Let's see, we have Confused the curling ironchampion on Thursday nightsand Toyo, Strike out king at the lanes of Pin babesn MondaysBR>
Man, can't sleep a dam tonightBR>
Toyo, I was going through some trashed threads, you sure have your hand in a lot otf them. especially the Bush thread that you and BaldMike were in, some funny reading

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Regular sports icons

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[qToyo, I was going through some trashed threads, you sure have your hand in a lot otf them. especially the Bush thread that you and BaldMike were in, some funny readinghr>

I think it must have been a good one since it's gone now or at least I can't find it. Toyo was pretty fired up last night and must have been on his gameBR>
Maybe he's too tense since he hasn't hooked up at the alley lately

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Man lately I have had my hand in almost every trashed thread. These perves get me sidetracked from the issues and when i get frustrated or mad or discontent at the opinions of my fellow man i tend to throw out descripotive Adjectives like the F-bomb and what not allot. or i quote scripture or movies or whatever. Such as it is. I do need to get some, hell its been like um 2 weeks. img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Maybe i will break down and call one of my girls tonight for some service

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Man lately I have had my hand in almost every trashed thread. These perves get me sidetracked from the issues and when i get frustrated or mad or discontent at the opinions of my fellow man i tend to throw out descripotive Adjectives like the F-bomb and what not allot. or i quote scripture or movies or whatever. Such as it is. I do need to get some, hell its been like um 2 weeks. img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Maybe i will break down and call one of my girls tonight for some service hr>

in case ya forgot their #, it's 1-900-Baa-baaa

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in case ya forgot their #, it's 1-900-Baa-baaa

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Hell your close one number off.. Its 800. see they pay me

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Wow.. look at what i stubled across this afternoon.... Electoral Votes By County

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Posted by: Trasher

Went to a motorcycle/ATV auction today. It's held here every month. A lot of killer deals and bargains can be had. I tried to get a WR250 MC for junior but it was so clean the bidding got way past what I wanted to spend.
I'll be there next month and on the hunt for another one.

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the problem with auctions is there's always someone else willing to pay more, and more than what it's worth considering you're buying "as-is, where-is", no chance to fully check it out. i've gone to several auctions, waited hours for the items i'm interested in, and then people go crazy with their bids. not worth it to me. and if it's a police auction, the cops grab all the good stuff for free before it even sees the auction floor.

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This one is pretty nice. You go in on Thursday and check 'em out as much as you want. You get to start them but not ride 'em around.
I have a couple of friends that buy there very month and them re-sale them around here or on E-Bay.
Can't wait for next months

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Not true in California anymore. Courts said we had to stop doing that. We were taking to many mercedes, hummers, caddies, etc, etc, etc. from the drug dealers. So now, everything we take under asset seizure goes to auction. Except of course money and guns. Which we can't keep the guns anymore either. Now they are destroyed per court order.

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i tend to throw out descripotive Adjectives like the F-bomb and what not allot. or i quote scripture or movies or whatever.

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YOU THINKBR>

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Posted by: rescuediver

Went out yesterday and bought a 15" LCD, true flat screen t.v. for our trailerhe pictures on flat screens are so much clearer and sharperow to find a bracket, to mount the thing, on the wall.

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if it's a police auction, the cops grab all the good stuff for free before it even sees the auction floor.

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Not true in California anymore. Courts said we had to stop doing that. We were taking to many mercedes, hummers, caddies, etc, etc, etc. from the drug dealers. So now, everything we take under asset seizure goes to auction. Except of course money and guns. Which we can't keep the guns anymore either. Now they are destroyed per court order.

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i was just trying to get a rise outta ya and you took the bait like a fat kid on a smartie (do you guys have Smarties down there??). i was being totally tongue-in-cheek, but now that you admit it actually happens.... I'm shocked!

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Went out yesterday and bought a 15" LCD, true flat screen t.v. for our trailerhe pictures on flat screens are so much clearer and sharperow to find a bracket, to mount the thing, on the wall.

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Creator, You are so right, it is hard roughing it under the starso hard, I took the 15" back and traded it in on a 20"Ssssoooooo much nicerBR>In reality, the t.v. will carry double duty, when we're not using the trailer, it goes in the master bedroom

And while camping, it keeps the kids occupied at night watching movies, so, the misses and I can enjoy the stars by ourselves

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i was just trying to get a rise outta ya and you took the bait like a fat kid on a smartie (do you guys have Smarties down there??). i was being totally tongue-in-cheek, but now that you admit it actually happens.... I'm shocked!hr>

No rise hereAt least, not the kind you were trying for

At one time it did happenut, that was a long, long, time agoHow do you think us u/c guys got our pimp mobilesimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Smarties, the little sugar loaded, multi color, round candiesthe kids got a ton of them while trick or treating.

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Posted by: confusedbuyer

yeah, chocolate in the middle. so how are the new batts?? got er all hooked up? and did ya get the hot lead workin on the PSD plug? I'm certain you just need to add those relays in the fuse box, and maybe a fuse aswell. It is all pre-wired.

geez, i take the heat over a couple of quads i bought and sold, but you sound like the one with the bottomless bag of cash, gettin all the new toys i've heard nursing pays extremely well.

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yeah, chocolate in the middle. so how are the new batts?? got er all hooked up? and did ya get the hot lead workin on the PSD plug? I'm certain you just need to add those relays in the fuse box, and maybe a fuse aswell. It is all pre-wired.

geez, i take the heat over a couple of quads i bought and sold, but you sound like the one with the bottomless bag of cash, gettin all the new toys i've heard nursing pays extremely well.

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They work good so farhaven't had the trailer out to give them a real work out. Leaving for Pismo on the 20th for 8 days of campingWith a couple of days at home in between
I have the relays and fuses already on the truck, but no power to the plugNeed to trouble shoot it a little more. I was told that the ignition key needed to be in the "on" position. So, of course I checked that and they still don't workI knew it couldn't be that easy.

Yea, nurses pay pretty goodFor we all know, cops don't

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They work good so farhaven't had the trailer out to give them a real work out. Leaving for Pismo on the 20th for 8 days of campingWith a couple of days at home in between
I have the relays and fuses already on the truck, but no power to the plugNeed to trouble shoot it a little more. I was told that the ignition key needed to be in the "on" position. So, of course I checked that and they still don't workI knew it couldn't be that easy.

Yea, nurses pay pretty goodFor we all know, cops don'thr>

yeah, that was my backhanded slap at police wages!Here, the RCMP is a good career. 1st year= $37K, 2nd year, 50k+, 5 years your in the 60's. If you move up to Corporal or Sgt, much better pay. 20 or 25 years to full pension. so lotsa guys retire young, get full pension, then get some cushy security job that pays 60k/year.

your problem would be that you're too male and too white. sorry.

if all your components are in place, that sounds odd. i wonder if your batt charge power is going to a different prong, like the reverse one in the center? or a blown fuse? OR, maybe the whole thing needs to be hooked up with a ground to properly check it.

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chech the fuses all of them. what year and ill send a wire dig.

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Creator, You are so right, it is hard roughing it under the starso hard, I took the 15" back and traded it in on a 20"Ssssoooooo much nicerBR>In reality, the t.v. will carry double duty, when we're not using the trailer, it goes in the master bedroom

And while camping, it keeps the kids occupied at night watching movies, so, the misses and I can enjoy the stars by ourselveshr>

What a tight a$$You should have bought a 42" Plasma monitor and hang it on the side of the trailer to watch movies by the camp fire.BR>
Camping just ain't what it used to be................

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ain't it the truth! as kids we were in tents, no air mattress. when i was young, we borrowed a PU and camper to travel to Saskatchewan (1000 miles). it was reg cab Ford, 5 of us. Mom and Dad in the cab, my 2 bros and I with our faces glued to the front window of the camper. none of us owned dirtbikes or quads. 5 in a camper...yikes. otherwise, we packed the station wagon with tents and camping gear

NOW, our spoiled kids watch TV/videos, ride their quads or dirtbikes all day,stay in a luxury trailer, ride in a crewcab, etc...., just so I can try to keep them interested in something other than video games, crime and crack. I think we should sell it all and yearn for a simpler time. I WISH! I could spend less time wrenching and maintaining. and kids could use a lesson in hard work and earning your keep.

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Id rather hike 3 days back in the mountains and camp then camp in a trailer with 290857258724 other people.

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Isnt trailer power the Big prong in the middle of the 7 wire plug? Must be. and it dont work on your PSD? then your fuse is out ? or is it hooked up in your trailer plug?

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Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior

290 Billion people in one trailer park? Does it have a WalMart? I'm sure they could sell a ton of wife beaters there.

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Yeah what Skinner said thats a walmart campground. I actually preffer Riding my horse deep in the Wilderness and campin. you can walk all you want. But when your goin riding at the dunes you pretty much camp with the yahoos

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Originally posted by: powerstroke01Id rather hike 3 days back in the mountains and camp then camp in a trailer with 290857258724 other people.

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Yeah what Skinner said thats a walmart campground. I actually preffer Riding my horse deep in the Wilderness and campin. you can walk all you want. But when your goin riding at the dunes you pretty much camp with the yahoos

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Isnt trailer power the Big prong in the middle of the 7 wire plug? Must be. and it dont work on your PSD? then your fuse is out ? or is it hooked up in your trailer plug?

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nope, that prong is usually for the back-up lights. some use it as an auxillary and might use it for trailer batt. charge, but there is a different prong asigned to the trailer batt. charger.

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okay, what do any of ya know about GMC AWD Van starters for the 4.3L engine? replaced mine 17 months ago &12,500 miles. NOW, the starter motor works, but the starter drive gear doesn't engage. I bench tested it and the motor spins but the drive-gear doesn't slide forward to mesh with the flywheel.

does this mean my solenoid is working, as long as i get power to the motor?? In which case, it's the bendix gear? i need to see an exploded diagram of the starter taken apart, and how it works. I'm close. for $15-40 for parts to fix it, sure is a lot cheaper than $200 from jobber for a rebuilt one.

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yeah, that was my backhanded slap at police wages!Here, the RCMP is a good career. 1st year= $37K, 2nd year, 50k+, 5 years your in the 60's. If you move up to Corporal or Sgt, much better pay. 20 or 25 years to full pension. so lotsa guys retire young, get full pension, then get some cushy security job that pays 60k/year.

your problem would be that you're too male and too white. sorry.

if all your components are in place, that sounds odd. i wonder if your batt charge power is going to a different prong, like the reverse one in the center? or a blown fuse? OR, maybe the whole thing needs to be hooked up with a ground to properly check it.

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We have a good retirement too, it's called 3% at 50. So, if I can make it to my 50th birthday, I'll make 87% of my wages (at that time) for my monthly retirement checkUnfortunately, the older we get, the harder it is to recover from injuryBR>
And you are correct about sex and raceBR>
The fuses are good, think I'll have to check if the relays are any good. Plug has been rewired, so, that should not be a problem.

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Welcome to the forumI have the diagram for the wiring harness, so, that's not a problem, just gotta figure out where to go next. Guess, it's a process of elimination.

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okay, what do any of ya know about GMC AWD Van starters for the 4.3L engine? replaced mine 17 months ago &12,500 miles. NOW, the starter motor works, but the starter drive gear doesn't engage. I bench tested it and the motor spins but the drive-gear doesn't slide forward to mesh with the flywheel.

does this mean my solenoid is working, as long as i get power to the motor?? In which case, it's the bendix gear? i need to see an exploded diagram of the starter taken apart, and how it works. I'm close. for $15-40 for parts to fix it, sure is a lot cheaper than $200 from jobber for a rebuilt one.

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The job of the solenoid is to pull that bendix gear out towards the flywheel. If that is not happening, I would look at the solenoid first plus they are cheap. Starters aren't that much for the 4.3. I have had 3 Astro vans in my life but only one starter replacement in the bunch

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Posted by: OneFlyCowboy

Throw that mini van in the junkyard where it belongs and get the wife a H1 Hummer or a real soccer mom rig like an Excursion? PSD 4x4 Im brain dead this mornin from checkin out all them hotties wooo ha.

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okay, what do any of ya know about GMC AWD Van starters for the 4.3L engine? replaced mine 17 months ago &12,500 miles. NOW, the starter motor works, but the starter drive gear doesn't engage. I bench tested it and the motor spins but the drive-gear doesn't slide forward to mesh with the flywheel.

does this mean my solenoid is working, as long as i get power to the motor?? In which case, it's the bendix gear? i need to see an exploded diagram of the starter taken apart, and how it works. I'm close. for $15-40 for parts to fix it, sure is a lot cheaper than $200 from jobber for a rebuilt one.

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Throw that mini van in the junkyard where it belongs and get the wife a H1 Hummer or a real soccer mom rig like an Excursion? PSD 4x4 Im brain dead this mornin from checkin out all them hotties wooo ha.

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WTF?? Hummer and mom in the same sentence have a different meaning in this house (well, a different DESIRED meaning). yer right, this thing is a piece of junk. i keep meticulous service records, and i can't believe what a POS this thing has been. Ya ya ya, the engine and tranny will last forever........ but $800 fuel pump (PART ONLY)??img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">

Creator, i can't believe you like these things. ....Then again , i bought mine cuz my good pal has had 2 of them, abuses the crap outta them towing way over what he should with no electric brakes on rough, steep logging roads... and they've been great vans for him. Mine has pretty well been soccer-mom van, and it's just one thing after another.

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The job of the solenoid is to pull that bendix gear out towards the flywheel. If that is not happening, I would look at the solenoid first plus they are cheap. Starters aren't that much for the 4.3. I have had 3 Astro vans in my life but only one starter replacement in the bunchhr>

you are correct. so when you bench test, put power to the IGNITION terminal to see if it's pushing out the bendix gear.i was only powering up the hot terminal which was only spinning the starter. you must power the ignition terminal to see if the bendix gear is being pushed out.

so anyways, WASTED an entire day on this stupid thing. here's my #1 beef... they sell solenoids for cheap. the solenoid is held on by 3 external torx bolts. it's an odd-ball small size torx, plus, it's external (you need a female torx socket), PLUS there is limited clearance between armature cover and solenoid, so, NOBODY SELLS THE TOOL YOU NEED to take it apart!! DUH! Eventually, I tracked down a Snap-On Tools truck. He had the E-5 External-Torx, DEEP socket (regular socket won't reach). Aaaarrrgghgh! AND, $20 for one socket (what else would you expect from Snap-On).

Okay, so now we can finally remove the Solenoid. (BTW, Idiot parts guy said if i was getting starter motor to spin, then problem HAD to be the bendix drive, NOT the solenoid. i tried to argue, but he disagreed. he's WRONG, Creator is correct ) I see the cheap plastic fork is broken, that the solenoid activates to engage the bendix drive. so, all i need is the fork. NOBODY SELLS THE FORK!! None of the parts guys, and GM doesn't sell a single part for these starters.

Off to 3 starter/motor rebuild shops to see if they have the fork. the one Chinese guy brings it up on computer screen; the exact part i need. i think he's helping me and his phone rings and he spends the next 30 minutes jabbering away in Chinese to someone, obviously a personal call, while i stand in his face staring at him. he gets off phone, no apology, looks around, says he doesn't have the part. I ask how much, and when can he get it in. He only wants to sell me an exchange for $125, when he now knows i only need a $5 part to make mine perfect. what an ignorant jerk. I will never deal with them again, ever, and will tell everyone i know to avoid them . I wish i knew how to crap through his mail slot.

so my dad (Ford Parts manager) managed to scrounge me a fork, i put it back together, and everything is fine. putting it back in veh isn't bad, but getting the wires properly connected and separated is a huge pain in the A$$!! touch wood (not that wood Toyo!!) it keeps working.

so for a day of lost wages and a $20 tool, it works great. glad i saved the $200 from Parts store (I think?), only cost me $500 in wages. STOOPID!

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Confused, My day was nothing like yoursimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> I actually accomplished spending money today, againBought a 2003 LTZ400That thing hauls azzNeed to order paddles for it tomorrowlad I checked the classifieds early today. You just don't see the Z400 for sale around here.

I do need to stop spending money and get to fixing my electrical problemord knows, it's not going to fix itselfBR>
Glad you saved money fixing the starter yourselfo bad, it cost you a day's wages

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Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior

OK, I've gotta vent. I'm playing weight Nazi over on RV.net. Heh, there's not enough of it needed here so I gotta go where I'm usefull. I'm truly, truly scared. I hope this person is really leaving CA and going somewhere else. They've never towed. Have an E-350 PSD (on topic...sorta). Wanting to tow a trailer too big for the van. So people start telling this lady to change from 3.55s to 4.10s to up her towing.

Or there's the guy telling her she can tow whatever till she hits GCWR (without obviously looking to see what other ratings will be exceeded before then), "No, you can tow more, up to the 20K limit, if you have the right hitch. The towing guide lists the max weight for 4.10 gears as 10k because that's what the stock hitch is rated for. Several makers incl. Hidden Hitch and Reese make 14,000 pound hitches. Upgrade to one of those, and you tailer max will then be 20k-7560=12440."

This lady doesn't even know what a WD hitch is, let alone the receiver, "I know we'll need to upgrade the hitch, but what, specifically IS the hitch? We have something on the back; it is a UHaul thing with no ball. It is rated 500GTW and 5000GTrailerW and 750GTW and 7500lbGTrailer with Weight Distribution. I would call this a receiver? We'll need to remove that whole big thing and install a new one? Is that where the weight distribution hitch goes? How does it fit into/onto the tongue of the TT? Where is the ball? Should it be on the back of the van (i.e. it is missing from our hitch/receiver - depending on what the hell we have back there) or is it part of the tongue of the TT?"

She's all up on wanting to be safe (still has her 10 y/o kid in a car seat of some kind) but is wanting to tow too much. I can see Darwin...he's gonna go for her next... Unfortunately, Darwin Strikes in these circumstances usually involve someone else getting killed, maimed, etc. This reminds me of a friends status on Yahoo! Messenger a lot "Stupid should hurt."

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