I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

(1) Lincoln Tig 250/250 welder

This is a 250 amp AC/DC tig and stick welder with HF start.

Includes W20 torch, Lincoln Magnum water cooler, Harris gas regulator
with flow gauge, tig control pedal, stick welding leads (50 or so
feet) plus stinger and ground clamp

All in perfect working order, on a custom cart with wheels, bottle
holder and pull bar, plus hangers for all cables and hoses

The cart was designed with a work top above the welder and is the
proper height for welding, or putting a tool box on. Magnum cooler is
mounted on the back of the cart next to the bottle holder, leaving
plenty of room on the work surface.

Located near Bakersfield, California

$900 OBO

You want a good machine, grab it now..cause if I get the bucks
someplace else..it goes off sale instantly.

Gunner, 805-732-5308





The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 01:24:15 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

(1) Lincoln Tig 250/250 welder

This is a 250 amp AC/DC tig and stick welder with HF start.

Includes W20 torch, Lincoln Magnum water cooler, Harris gas regulator
with flow gauge, tig control pedal, stick welding leads (50 or so
feet) plus stinger and ground clamp

All in perfect working order, on a custom cart with wheels, bottle
holder and pull bar, plus hangers for all cables and hoses

The cart was designed with a work top above the welder and is the
proper height for welding, or putting a tool box on. Magnum cooler is
mounted on the back of the cart next to the bottle holder, leaving
plenty of room on the work surface.

Located near Bakersfield, California

$900 OBO

You want a good machine, grab it now..cause if I get the bucks
someplace else..it goes off sale instantly.

Gunner, 805-732-5308


I forgot to mention..this is a 220vt single phase, transformer based
welder.

Good for home shop, garage or business. Capable of welding aluminum as
well.

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Cross fire aint gonna blow a head gasket unless it was:
1. Already blown (blowing)
2.Ready to blow anyway
JR
Dweller in the cellar
what about the nitwit that sold you the mis-matched parts?

Gunner wrote:
I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

(1) Lincoln Tig 250/250 welder

This is a 250 amp AC/DC tig and stick welder with HF start.

Includes W20 torch, Lincoln Magnum water cooler, Harris gas regulator
with flow gauge, tig control pedal, stick welding leads (50 or so
feet) plus stinger and ground clamp

All in perfect working order, on a custom cart with wheels, bottle
holder and pull bar, plus hangers for all cables and hoses

The cart was designed with a work top above the welder and is the
proper height for welding, or putting a tool box on. Magnum cooler is
mounted on the back of the cart next to the bottle holder, leaving
plenty of room on the work surface.

Located near Bakersfield, California

$900 OBO

You want a good machine, grab it now..cause if I get the bucks
someplace else..it goes off sale instantly.

Gunner, 805-732-5308





The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,


--
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Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth
If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes
Doubt yourself, and the real world will eat you alive
The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around me
No skeletons in the closet; just decomposing corpses
--------------------------------------------------------------
Dependence is Vulnerability:
--------------------------------------------------------------
"Open the Pod Bay Doors please, Hal"
"I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.."

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:25:15 -0800, JR North
wrote:

Cross fire aint gonna blow a head gasket unless it was:
1. Already blown (blowing)
2.Ready to blow anyway
JR
Dweller in the cellar

Perhaps it was. Shrug..no idea

what about the nitwit that sold you the mis-matched parts?

Autozone. the finish machining on the contacts inside the cap was
screwed up..they were too close together...the rotor dragged, then
broke completly off the end of the rotor. I managed to repair it on
the side of the road with JB weld and Okie engineering, and limp
home..nice cloud of steam coming out the tail pipe. And the smell of
Lo Tox antifreeze hangs in the air...


Gunner wrote:
I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

(1) Lincoln Tig 250/250 welder

This is a 250 amp AC/DC tig and stick welder with HF start.

Includes W20 torch, Lincoln Magnum water cooler, Harris gas regulator
with flow gauge, tig control pedal, stick welding leads (50 or so
feet) plus stinger and ground clamp

All in perfect working order, on a custom cart with wheels, bottle
holder and pull bar, plus hangers for all cables and hoses

The cart was designed with a work top above the welder and is the
proper height for welding, or putting a tool box on. Magnum cooler is
mounted on the back of the cart next to the bottle holder, leaving
plenty of room on the work surface.

Located near Bakersfield, California

$900 OBO

You want a good machine, grab it now..cause if I get the bucks
someplace else..it goes off sale instantly.

Gunner, 805-732-5308





The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Gunner wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:25:15 -0800, JR North
wrote:


Cross fire aint gonna blow a head gasket unless it was:
1. Already blown (blowing)
2.Ready to blow anyway
JR
Dweller in the cellar


Perhaps it was. Shrug..no idea


what about the nitwit that sold you the mis-matched parts?


Autozone. the finish machining on the contacts inside the cap was
screwed up..they were too close together...the rotor dragged, then
broke completly off the end of the rotor. I managed to repair it on
the side of the road with JB weld and Okie engineering, and limp
home..nice cloud of steam coming out the tail pipe. And the smell of
Lo Tox antifreeze hangs in the air...


Gunner wrote:

I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

(1) Lincoln Tig 250/250 welder

This is a 250 amp AC/DC tig and stick welder with HF start.

Includes W20 torch, Lincoln Magnum water cooler, Harris gas regulator
with flow gauge, tig control pedal, stick welding leads (50 or so
feet) plus stinger and ground clamp

All in perfect working order, on a custom cart with wheels, bottle
holder and pull bar, plus hangers for all cables and hoses

The cart was designed with a work top above the welder and is the
proper height for welding, or putting a tool box on. Magnum cooler is
mounted on the back of the cart next to the bottle holder, leaving
plenty of room on the work surface.

Located near Bakersfield, California

$900 OBO

You want a good machine, grab it now..cause if I get the bucks
someplace else..it goes off sale instantly.

Gunner, 805-732-5308





The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,


The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Dang gunner, the exact same week I just spent my emergentcy welder money
on alternators for two of the cars! I just asked the CFO if I could by
a welder, and she said, "sure, if you build me a deck" where's the logic
in that?

ca

"Gunner" wrote in message
news
I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

What type of truck and engine? I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Peter

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:58:54 GMT, "Peter Grey"
wrote:




"Gunner" wrote in message
news
I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

What type of truck and engine? I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Peter

Its a 94 Mazda B3000, 3.0 engine.

The truck has 386,000 miles on it, with this being the second engine,
installed right at 100,000 miles ago. This particular model engine,
when well taken care of, goes on average, 300,000 miles. I replaced
the original at 285,000.. However..the original needed both head
gaskets at 124,000, and doing some research on the net..it appeared
that there was an issue about this in model years 87-95, with this
model/implimentation engine. The engine I had installed, came out of a
totaled 88 Taurus (same short block) with about 15,000 miles on
it..and I didnt see any need to replace the head gaskets so didnt.

The kid that I helped swap out the engine the last time, has recently
opened up his own shop..he is very good..and in the morning Im taking
it over to him and we are going to pull down that head (we think its
#3, based on compression readings and the fact the brand new plugs I
put in it yesterday..came out with a smidge of rust on it today..from
#3. All cylinders yesterday had 145lbs. #3 had 95..so it may well
have been a long term issue. No water in the oil, no obvious bubbling
in the water yesteday..but that crossfire may well have finished it
off today. Assuming a non cracked block or cracked head. Shrug..if its
a cracked head ..there is a problem, worse if its a block. Head..I
might be able to tig and close up (steel engine)..block..its time for
another engine..which I have one available..from yet aother 89
Tauruse, with about 90,000 on it. Guy owes me a favor or 3..him having
been using about 5 machine tools, lathe, mill etc of mine in his shop
for some time now. The money Im trying to generate is for labor for
the kid..his brother in law shop rate is $65hr, and doing a shortblock
replace and setup takes about 16 hrs...plus materials.

Shrug..tommorow will tell if Im ****ed or not. I love this truck..its
been the best Ive ever owned and I of course, as a machine tool repair
guy, need a truck..and someday will replace it with a similar
truck..or the rebadged version..the Ranger XLT..but..it aint in the
cards at the moment.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

I think ford had problems with the 3.8 not the 3.0. That ford 3.0 while not
a real power house is a very durable engine. They will go 200,000 miles plus
and still run very good.
"Gunner" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:58:54 GMT, "Peter Grey"
wrote:




"Gunner" wrote in message
news
I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

What type of truck and engine? I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Peter

Its a 94 Mazda B3000, 3.0 engine.

The truck has 386,000 miles on it, with this being the second engine,
installed right at 100,000 miles ago. This particular model engine,
when well taken care of, goes on average, 300,000 miles. I replaced
the original at 285,000.. However..the original needed both head
gaskets at 124,000, and doing some research on the net..it appeared
that there was an issue about this in model years 87-95, with this
model/implimentation engine. The engine I had installed, came out of a
totaled 88 Taurus (same short block) with about 15,000 miles on
it..and I didnt see any need to replace the head gaskets so didnt.

The kid that I helped swap out the engine the last time, has recently
opened up his own shop..he is very good..and in the morning Im taking
it over to him and we are going to pull down that head (we think its
#3, based on compression readings and the fact the brand new plugs I
put in it yesterday..came out with a smidge of rust on it today..from
#3. All cylinders yesterday had 145lbs. #3 had 95..so it may well
have been a long term issue. No water in the oil, no obvious bubbling
in the water yesteday..but that crossfire may well have finished it
off today. Assuming a non cracked block or cracked head. Shrug..if its
a cracked head ..there is a problem, worse if its a block. Head..I
might be able to tig and close up (steel engine)..block..its time for
another engine..which I have one available..from yet aother 89
Tauruse, with about 90,000 on it. Guy owes me a favor or 3..him having
been using about 5 machine tools, lathe, mill etc of mine in his shop
for some time now. The money Im trying to generate is for labor for
the kid..his brother in law shop rate is $65hr, and doing a shortblock
replace and setup takes about 16 hrs...plus materials.

Shrug..tommorow will tell if Im ****ed or not. I love this truck..its
been the best Ive ever owned and I of course, as a machine tool repair
guy, need a truck..and someday will replace it with a similar
truck..or the rebadged version..the Ranger XLT..but..it aint in the
cards at the moment.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

'88 Taurus. I seem to remember a service notice about defective head bolts
in 3 liter motors that year. Don't remember if they were torque-to-yield or
not.

Also I think the proper term for your engine swap is "long block" not "short
block".

Short block: consists of block, crank, rods, pistons, rings, cam, timing
gear/chain and cover. May include oil pump and drive.

Long block: all of the above plus complete heads, pushrods, lifters and
optionally; valve covers, intake manifold, oil pan.

16 hours seems a little long, I would think 8 - 10 hours is more correct.

--
Remove "nospam" to get to me.

On 5 Jan 2006 14:36:08 GMT, alphonso
wrote:

'88 Taurus. I seem to remember a service notice about defective head bolts
in 3 liter motors that year. Don't remember if they were torque-to-yield or
not.

Ill ask my guy.

Also I think the proper term for your engine swap is "long block" not "short
block".

Short block: consists of block, crank, rods, pistons, rings, cam, timing
gear/chain and cover. May include oil pump and drive.

Long block: all of the above plus complete heads, pushrods, lifters and
optionally; valve covers, intake manifold, oil pan.


Ah..ok. The Taurus is in sideways..in the truck, its long ways. Have
to use the truck intake manifolds, oil pan, valve covers, water pump
and housing etc etc etc etc

16 hours seems a little long, I would think 8 - 10 hours is more correct.

He checked the book. Shrug

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:47:02 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

He checked the book.

LOL ....
--
Cliff

Apparently you've yet to master the art of whining/begging/nagging, and mild
threatening, as in, I'll do an Al Bundy when yer friends come over....
----------------------------
Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll
"clay" wrote in message
...
Gunner wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:25:15 -0800, JR North
wrote:


Cross fire aint gonna blow a head gasket unless it was:
1. Already blown (blowing)
2.Ready to blow anyway
JR
Dweller in the cellar


Perhaps it was. Shrug..no idea


what about the nitwit that sold you the mis-matched parts?


Autozone. the finish machining on the contacts inside the cap was
screwed up..they were too close together...the rotor dragged, then
broke completly off the end of the rotor. I managed to repair it on
the side of the road with JB weld and Okie engineering, and limp
home..nice cloud of steam coming out the tail pipe. And the smell of
Lo Tox antifreeze hangs in the air...


Gunner wrote:

I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

(1) Lincoln Tig 250/250 welder

This is a 250 amp AC/DC tig and stick welder with HF start.

Includes W20 torch, Lincoln Magnum water cooler, Harris gas regulator
with flow gauge, tig control pedal, stick welding leads (50 or so
feet) plus stinger and ground clamp

All in perfect working order, on a custom cart with wheels, bottle
holder and pull bar, plus hangers for all cables and hoses

The cart was designed with a work top above the welder and is the
proper height for welding, or putting a tool box on. Magnum cooler is
mounted on the back of the cart next to the bottle holder, leaving
plenty of room on the work surface.

Located near Bakersfield, California

$900 OBO

You want a good machine, grab it now..cause if I get the bucks
someplace else..it goes off sale instantly.

Gunner, 805-732-5308





The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has
emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as
swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,


The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose and
for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has
emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as
swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Dang gunner, the exact same week I just spent my emergentcy welder money
on alternators for two of the cars! I just asked the CFO if I could by a
welder, and she said, "sure, if you build me a deck" where's the logic in
that?

ca

What's shipping to Brooklyn, NY--approx zip: 11385?? Fellow there might
could use it.

Ackshooly, I might could use it, just as a change of pace from my Econotig,
but my whining/begging/nagging haven't been so effective lately...
Plus I don't hardly weld no more...
----------------------------
Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll
"Gunner" wrote in message
news
I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

(1) Lincoln Tig 250/250 welder

This is a 250 amp AC/DC tig and stick welder with HF start.

Includes W20 torch, Lincoln Magnum water cooler, Harris gas regulator
with flow gauge, tig control pedal, stick welding leads (50 or so
feet) plus stinger and ground clamp

All in perfect working order, on a custom cart with wheels, bottle
holder and pull bar, plus hangers for all cables and hoses

The cart was designed with a work top above the welder and is the
proper height for welding, or putting a tool box on. Magnum cooler is
mounted on the back of the cart next to the bottle holder, leaving
plenty of room on the work surface.

Located near Bakersfield, California

$900 OBO

You want a good machine, grab it now..cause if I get the bucks
someplace else..it goes off sale instantly.

Gunner, 805-732-5308





The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

I didn't know Mazda was Merkin car! Oh, maybe it's Mazder?

Yer sig:
I think the fact that Bri'ish men's suits being cut like, well, Merkin
women's suits might have sumpn to do w/ it.
Is the whine sorta high-pitched as well??
----------------------------
Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll
"Gunner" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:58:54 GMT, "Peter Grey"
wrote:




"Gunner" wrote in message
news
I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

What type of truck and engine? I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Peter

Its a 94 Mazda B3000, 3.0 engine.

The truck has 386,000 miles on it, with this being the second engine,
installed right at 100,000 miles ago. This particular model engine,
when well taken care of, goes on average, 300,000 miles. I replaced
the original at 285,000.. However..the original needed both head
gaskets at 124,000, and doing some research on the net..it appeared
that there was an issue about this in model years 87-95, with this
model/implimentation engine. The engine I had installed, came out of a
totaled 88 Taurus (same short block) with about 15,000 miles on
it..and I didnt see any need to replace the head gaskets so didnt.

The kid that I helped swap out the engine the last time, has recently
opened up his own shop..he is very good..and in the morning Im taking
it over to him and we are going to pull down that head (we think its
#3, based on compression readings and the fact the brand new plugs I
put in it yesterday..came out with a smidge of rust on it today..from
#3. All cylinders yesterday had 145lbs. #3 had 95..so it may well
have been a long term issue. No water in the oil, no obvious bubbling
in the water yesteday..but that crossfire may well have finished it
off today. Assuming a non cracked block or cracked head. Shrug..if its
a cracked head ..there is a problem, worse if its a block. Head..I
might be able to tig and close up (steel engine)..block..its time for
another engine..which I have one available..from yet aother 89
Tauruse, with about 90,000 on it. Guy owes me a favor or 3..him having
been using about 5 machine tools, lathe, mill etc of mine in his shop
for some time now. The money Im trying to generate is for labor for
the kid..his brother in law shop rate is $65hr, and doing a shortblock
replace and setup takes about 16 hrs...plus materials.

Shrug..tommorow will tell if Im ****ed or not. I love this truck..its
been the best Ive ever owned and I of course, as a machine tool repair
guy, need a truck..and someday will replace it with a similar
truck..or the rebadged version..the Ranger XLT..but..it aint in the
cards at the moment.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 19:54:28 -0500, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:

I didn't know Mazda was Merkin car! Oh, maybe it's Mazder?

Ayup.. this truck came off an assembly line in New Joisey. The only
difference between it and a Ford ranger..is the emblem on the grill
and the name in the owners manual.

Ford bought the Mazda plant as I understand it..cause they had a
problem building their own small trucks. Having had a couple
Couriers..I can understand that....

Gunner


Yer sig:
I think the fact that Bri'ish men's suits being cut like, well, Merkin
women's suits might have sumpn to do w/ it.
Is the whine sorta high-pitched as well??
----------------------------
Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll
"Gunner" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:58:54 GMT, "Peter Grey"
wrote:




"Gunner" wrote in message
news I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

What type of truck and engine? I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Peter

Its a 94 Mazda B3000, 3.0 engine.

The truck has 386,000 miles on it, with this being the second engine,
installed right at 100,000 miles ago. This particular model engine,
when well taken care of, goes on average, 300,000 miles. I replaced
the original at 285,000.. However..the original needed both head
gaskets at 124,000, and doing some research on the net..it appeared
that there was an issue about this in model years 87-95, with this
model/implimentation engine. The engine I had installed, came out of a
totaled 88 Taurus (same short block) with about 15,000 miles on
it..and I didnt see any need to replace the head gaskets so didnt.

The kid that I helped swap out the engine the last time, has recently
opened up his own shop..he is very good..and in the morning Im taking
it over to him and we are going to pull down that head (we think its
#3, based on compression readings and the fact the brand new plugs I
put in it yesterday..came out with a smidge of rust on it today..from
#3. All cylinders yesterday had 145lbs. #3 had 95..so it may well
have been a long term issue. No water in the oil, no obvious bubbling
in the water yesteday..but that crossfire may well have finished it
off today. Assuming a non cracked block or cracked head. Shrug..if its
a cracked head ..there is a problem, worse if its a block. Head..I
might be able to tig and close up (steel engine)..block..its time for
another engine..which I have one available..from yet aother 89
Tauruse, with about 90,000 on it. Guy owes me a favor or 3..him having
been using about 5 machine tools, lathe, mill etc of mine in his shop
for some time now. The money Im trying to generate is for labor for
the kid..his brother in law shop rate is $65hr, and doing a shortblock
replace and setup takes about 16 hrs...plus materials.

Shrug..tommorow will tell if Im ****ed or not. I love this truck..its
been the best Ive ever owned and I of course, as a machine tool repair
guy, need a truck..and someday will replace it with a similar
truck..or the rebadged version..the Ranger XLT..but..it aint in the
cards at the moment.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner


The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

My old 95 cougar had the 3.8 and they recalled it for headgaskets. Seems
they didn't use graphited headgaskets with aluminum heads.
Glenn
"wayne mak" wrote in message
...
I think ford had problems with the 3.8 not the 3.0. That ford 3.0 while not
a real power house is a very durable engine. They will go 200,000 miles
plus and still run very good.
"Gunner" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:58:54 GMT, "Peter Grey"
wrote:




"Gunner" wrote in message
news I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

What type of truck and engine? I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Peter

Its a 94 Mazda B3000, 3.0 engine.

The truck has 386,000 miles on it, with this being the second engine,
installed right at 100,000 miles ago. This particular model engine,
when well taken care of, goes on average, 300,000 miles. I replaced
the original at 285,000.. However..the original needed both head
gaskets at 124,000, and doing some research on the net..it appeared
that there was an issue about this in model years 87-95, with this
model/implimentation engine. The engine I had installed, came out of a
totaled 88 Taurus (same short block) with about 15,000 miles on
it..and I didnt see any need to replace the head gaskets so didnt.

The kid that I helped swap out the engine the last time, has recently
opened up his own shop..he is very good..and in the morning Im taking
it over to him and we are going to pull down that head (we think its
#3, based on compression readings and the fact the brand new plugs I
put in it yesterday..came out with a smidge of rust on it today..from
#3. All cylinders yesterday had 145lbs. #3 had 95..so it may well
have been a long term issue. No water in the oil, no obvious bubbling
in the water yesteday..but that crossfire may well have finished it
off today. Assuming a non cracked block or cracked head. Shrug..if its
a cracked head ..there is a problem, worse if its a block. Head..I
might be able to tig and close up (steel engine)..block..its time for
another engine..which I have one available..from yet aother 89
Tauruse, with about 90,000 on it. Guy owes me a favor or 3..him having
been using about 5 machine tools, lathe, mill etc of mine in his shop
for some time now. The money Im trying to generate is for labor for
the kid..his brother in law shop rate is $65hr, and doing a shortblock
replace and setup takes about 16 hrs...plus materials.

Shrug..tommorow will tell if Im ****ed or not. I love this truck..its
been the best Ive ever owned and I of course, as a machine tool repair
guy, need a truck..and someday will replace it with a similar
truck..or the rebadged version..the Ranger XLT..but..it aint in the
cards at the moment.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 08:00:18 -0500, "wayne mak"
wrote:

I think ford had problems with the 3.8 not the 3.0. That ford 3.0 while not
a real power house is a very durable engine. They will go 200,000 miles plus
and still run very good.

Did a leak down test..then pulled the heads. Found a blown head gasket
on the back cylinder on the right hand bank..the left bank gasket was
going to go anytime

Had it cleaned, torn down and magnafluxed..found a 3/8" crack in the
valve seat in that same #3 cylinder and 4 leaking valves total. The
machine shop is going to try to fix the crack..'install a pin"..which
will be a $75 repair.if they can do it sucessfully. if not..its a used
head from the wrecking yard for $75 or a new one for $150

None of which I have the cash for. My guy said he'd carry it on his
books..but Im a cash and carry sort of guy.

Anyone want to buy a welder?

Gunner


"Gunner" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:58:54 GMT, "Peter Grey"
wrote:




"Gunner" wrote in message
news I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

What type of truck and engine? I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Peter

Its a 94 Mazda B3000, 3.0 engine.

The truck has 386,000 miles on it, with this being the second engine,
installed right at 100,000 miles ago. This particular model engine,
when well taken care of, goes on average, 300,000 miles. I replaced
the original at 285,000.. However..the original needed both head
gaskets at 124,000, and doing some research on the net..it appeared
that there was an issue about this in model years 87-95, with this
model/implimentation engine. The engine I had installed, came out of a
totaled 88 Taurus (same short block) with about 15,000 miles on
it..and I didnt see any need to replace the head gaskets so didnt.

The kid that I helped swap out the engine the last time, has recently
opened up his own shop..he is very good..and in the morning Im taking
it over to him and we are going to pull down that head (we think its
#3, based on compression readings and the fact the brand new plugs I
put in it yesterday..came out with a smidge of rust on it today..from
#3. All cylinders yesterday had 145lbs. #3 had 95..so it may well
have been a long term issue. No water in the oil, no obvious bubbling
in the water yesteday..but that crossfire may well have finished it
off today. Assuming a non cracked block or cracked head. Shrug..if its
a cracked head ..there is a problem, worse if its a block. Head..I
might be able to tig and close up (steel engine)..block..its time for
another engine..which I have one available..from yet aother 89
Tauruse, with about 90,000 on it. Guy owes me a favor or 3..him having
been using about 5 machine tools, lathe, mill etc of mine in his shop
for some time now. The money Im trying to generate is for labor for
the kid..his brother in law shop rate is $65hr, and doing a shortblock
replace and setup takes about 16 hrs...plus materials.

Shrug..tommorow will tell if Im ****ed or not. I love this truck..its
been the best Ive ever owned and I of course, as a machine tool repair
guy, need a truck..and someday will replace it with a similar
truck..or the rebadged version..the Ranger XLT..but..it aint in the
cards at the moment.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner


"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:25:31 -0500, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:

Apparently you've yet to master the art of whining/begging/nagging, and mild
threatening, as in, I'll do an Al Bundy when yer friends come over....

I wish I had..Ive got accounts receivable of about $5k outstanding at
the moment..and Im selling off **** to get my truck fixed.

I need to find a really good knee breaker who will work cheap.

Gunner

----------------------------
Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll
"clay" wrote in message
...
Gunner wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:25:15 -0800, JR North
wrote:


Cross fire aint gonna blow a head gasket unless it was:
1. Already blown (blowing)
2.Ready to blow anyway
JR
Dweller in the cellar


Perhaps it was. Shrug..no idea


what about the nitwit that sold you the mis-matched parts?


Autozone. the finish machining on the contacts inside the cap was
screwed up..they were too close together...the rotor dragged, then
broke completly off the end of the rotor. I managed to repair it on
the side of the road with JB weld and Okie engineering, and limp
home..nice cloud of steam coming out the tail pipe. And the smell of
Lo Tox antifreeze hangs in the air...


Gunner wrote:

I need to fire sale a welder, to pay for putting another engine in my
work truck..shrug. Had the brand new rotor destroy the brand new
distributor cap, cross fire and blow out a head gasket. Now Ive a very
nice steam generator on 4 wheels..damnit.

(1) Lincoln Tig 250/250 welder

This is a 250 amp AC/DC tig and stick welder with HF start.

Includes W20 torch, Lincoln Magnum water cooler, Harris gas regulator
with flow gauge, tig control pedal, stick welding leads (50 or so
feet) plus stinger and ground clamp

All in perfect working order, on a custom cart with wheels, bottle
holder and pull bar, plus hangers for all cables and hoses

The cart was designed with a work top above the welder and is the
proper height for welding, or putting a tool box on. Magnum cooler is
mounted on the back of the cart next to the bottle holder, leaving
plenty of room on the work surface.

Located near Bakersfield, California

$900 OBO

You want a good machine, grab it now..cause if I get the bucks
someplace else..it goes off sale instantly.

Gunner, 805-732-5308





The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has
emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as
swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,


The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose and
for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has
emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as
swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Dang gunner, the exact same week I just spent my emergentcy welder money
on alternators for two of the cars! I just asked the CFO if I could by a
welder, and she said, "sure, if you build me a deck" where's the logic in
that?

ca


The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 05:57:57 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, Gunner
quickly quoth:

On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:25:31 -0500, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:

Apparently you've yet to master the art of whining/begging/nagging, and mild
threatening, as in, I'll do an Al Bundy when yer friends come over....

I wish I had..Ive got accounts receivable of about $5k outstanding at
the moment..and Im selling off **** to get my truck fixed.

Remember to get a minimum downpayment as soon as you show up at the
door of the place, Gunner.

I need to find a really good knee breaker who will work cheap.

That certainly shouldn't be hard in the HelL.A. area.
White, Black, Hispanic, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese
gang members (both male and female) abound.

OR take a local homeless person shopping for a new set of clothes
and a meal. Then ask them to camp out on the company's doorstep
(with a bunch of your business cards in his pocket) as a
reminder to them. He can give your card and a flyer to everyone who
walks in.

The flyer says "The company you're walking into has owed Mark x,xxx
dollars since xx/xx/2005 for repairing their equipment and they
won't pay him. Are you sure you want to do business with people
like them?"


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"Gunner" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:25:31 -0500, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:

Apparently you've yet to master the art of whining/begging/nagging, and
mild
threatening, as in, I'll do an Al Bundy when yer friends come over....

I wish I had..Ive got accounts receivable of about $5k outstanding at
the moment..and Im selling off **** to get my truck fixed.

I need to find a really good knee breaker who will work cheap.

Gunner

Gunner,
A couple of quick suggestions. Every time you post here, call one of the
people that owe you. Be pleasant, but ask for your money every time.
Always ask for a date when you'll get your money. Always call back. If you
call as often as you post you have anyone owing you money. If all you get
is a secretary be VERY polite. Engage in pleasant conversation, and always
mention why you are calling. If you really hate doing this, hire someone
pleasant to keep calling and calling. Pay them for how much they collect.
You can be out working while a stay at home mom nags your no-paying
customers!

I hate collecting money too. My solution was to never extend credit. Funny
thing, as much as I hated collecting money I had no trouble telling you up
front that I am not a bank and can't make loans. Yeah, every now and then
this policy lost a sale. I just figured that anyone who couldn't abide by
my terms up front wouldn't have any qualms about stiffing me after they got
what they want.

I used to deliver machines with the keyboard removed. Then I sent you the
keyboard via UPS COD for the balance due on the entire machine. UPS would
come back 3 times to deliver the package and get the COD. If you didn't
accept it they would bring it back to me, wasting more of your time. One a
machine is in a customers place they get surprisingly anxious to get it
working. UPS charged like $10 to pick up a $10,000 check. Trucking company
CODs wanted a PERCENTAGE of the COD. Then they took as long as 3 weeks to
get the check back to you. With UPS I had the check 2 days after the
delivery, every time.

Gary H. Lucas

Maybe the problem is extending credit to liberals.
Mebbe put in a li'l questionaire as part of the credit app:
Do you believe in Prayer in school?
Ebonics?
God?
Bush?
Death Penalty?
Or, if Cliff had any input, WMD's?
Or, require a written paragraph: Printed, or scrawled, w/ at least 5
grammatical errors, instant credit.
Typed w/ no grammatical errors, instant denial.
--
Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll
"Gary H. Lucas" wrote in message
news:I5Xvf.278$%W3.253@trndny07...

"Gunner" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:25:31 -0500, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:

Apparently you've yet to master the art of whining/begging/nagging, and
mild
threatening, as in, I'll do an Al Bundy when yer friends come over....

I wish I had..Ive got accounts receivable of about $5k outstanding at
the moment..and Im selling off **** to get my truck fixed.

I need to find a really good knee breaker who will work cheap.

Gunner

Gunner,
A couple of quick suggestions. Every time you post here, call one of the
people that owe you. Be pleasant, but ask for your money every time.
Always ask for a date when you'll get your money. Always call back. If
you call as often as you post you have anyone owing you money. If all you
get is a secretary be VERY polite. Engage in pleasant conversation, and
always mention why you are calling. If you really hate doing this, hire
someone pleasant to keep calling and calling. Pay them for how much they
collect. You can be out working while a stay at home mom nags your
no-paying customers!

I hate collecting money too. My solution was to never extend credit.
Funny thing, as much as I hated collecting money I had no trouble telling
you up front that I am not a bank and can't make loans. Yeah, every now
and then this policy lost a sale. I just figured that anyone who couldn't
abide by my terms up front wouldn't have any qualms about stiffing me
after they got what they want.

I used to deliver machines with the keyboard removed. Then I sent you the
keyboard via UPS COD for the balance due on the entire machine. UPS would
come back 3 times to deliver the package and get the COD. If you didn't
accept it they would bring it back to me, wasting more of your time. One
a machine is in a customers place they get surprisingly anxious to get it
working. UPS charged like $10 to pick up a $10,000 check. Trucking
company CODs wanted a PERCENTAGE of the COD. Then they took as long as 3
weeks to get the check back to you. With UPS I had the check 2 days after
the delivery, every time.

Gary H. Lucas

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 21:57:37 -0500, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:

Maybe the problem is extending credit to liberals.
Mebbe put in a li'l questionaire as part of the credit app:
Do you believe in Prayer in school?
Ebonics?
God?
Bush?
Death Penalty?
Or, if Cliff had any input, WMD's?
Or, require a written paragraph: Printed, or scrawled, w/ at least 5
grammatical errors, instant credit.
Typed w/ no grammatical errors, instant denial.


Chuckle..there are few Liberal machine shop owners. Not even in So.
Cal.

The problem is...is that work is coming in pretty good for my clients,
particularly after a long slow period we have had. And most have to
upgrade or repair their plant, buy materials and so forth.

Cash flow is slow for them. They managed to survive the recession of
the last 5 yrs..by tightening up. And that includes letting machines
sit without PM or repair. Now they need em to get the work done..and
their reserves are small or non existant. And they get paid in drips
and drabs from THEIR customers..and of course payroll, taxes and so
forth come first (sigh) so the vendor tends to get pushed off to the
edge of the payment sheet. Some survived by borrowing money, or in one
case..the GM bought the business from the owner..now he is making
payments...though the work is steadily increasing.

Everyone that owes me money has been a very long time friend as well
as client..and they are not lying to me. This I know.

Once their receivables start coming in in significant amounts..Ill get
mine. In the mean time..I struggle to keep or get their machines
running and only lean on them nicely. And they keep calling me back,
bad times or good times. I always get my money..and sometimes I get
nice toys to take home too..like that HLV-H I just turned off a few
moments ago.

California has been slow to recover from the recession..last one
out..last one to recover. Its always been this way. Shrug
Now spindles are turning again and its a matter of time before we have
a little Shining Time again. We can only hope it will be a Big Shining
Time...but I think those glory days are long gone. Sadly.

If I had any brains...Id pitch my tent and go elsewhere..but at 52,
with two back surgeries behind me (pun intended) and having had a
heart procedure..not too many HR people are going to give me a second
look..least of all with no college degree of any note.

So I can age in genteel poverty, and die early, or age in genteel
poverty and live to be a ripe old age as a ward of the State. Though
I suspect Ill die on the job as a very old man, fixing
toasters..chuckle.

In the mean time..shrug..to quote the Duke.."a mans gotta do what a
mans gotta do"

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 01:24:15 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

I need to fire sale a welder

This is the same exact one that cost you ~US$ 200 in
electric power charges every day you had it plugged in,
right?
Ground faulted?
--
Cliff

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 21:57:37 -0500, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:

Maybe the problem is extending credit to liberals.
Mebbe put in a li'l questionaire as part of the credit app:
Do you believe in Prayer in school?
Ebonics?
God?
Bush?
Death Penalty?
Or, if Cliff had any input, WMD's?
Or, require a written paragraph: Printed, or scrawled, w/ at least 5
grammatical errors, instant credit.

Let's see if any wingers can pass this one:
[

SUBJ: College Entrance Exam, Football-Player Version

Time Limit: 3 WKS

Name: _____________________________

1. What language is spoken in France?

2. Give a dissertation on the ancient Babylonian Empire with
particular reference to architecture, literature, law and social
conditions -OR- give the first name of Pierre Trudeau.

3. Would you ask William Shakespeare to
___ (a) build a bridge
___ (b) sail the ocean
___ (c) lead an army or
___ (d) WRITE A PLAY

4. What religion is the Pope?
___ (a) Jewish
___ (b) Catholic
___ (c) Hindu
___ (d) Polish
___ (e) Agnostic
(check only one)

5. Metric conversion. How many feet is 0.0 meters?

6. What time is it when the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand
is on the 5?

7. How many commandments was Moses given? (approximately)

8. What are people in America's far north called?
___ (a) Westerners
___ (b) Southerners
___ (c) Northerners

9. Spell: Bush, Carter, and Clinton
Bush: ____________________________________________
Carter: __________________________________________
Clinton: __________________________________________

10. Six kings of England have been called George, the last one being
George the Sixth. Name the previous five:


11. Where does rain come from?
___ (a) Macy's
___ (b) a 7-11
___ (c) Canada
___ (d) the sky

12. Can you explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
___ (a) yes
___ (b) no

13. What are coat hangers used for?

14. The Star Spangled Banner is the National Anthem for what country?

15. Explain Le Chateliers Principle of Dynamic Equilibrium -OR- spell
your name in BLOCK LETTERS.

16. Where is the basement in a three story building located?

17. Which part of America produces the most oranges?
___ (a) New York
___ (b) Florida
___ (c) Canada
___ (d) Wisconsin

18. Advanced math. If you have three apples, how many apples do you
have?

19. What does NBC (National Broadcasting Corp.) stand for?

20. The Cornell University tradition for efficiency began when
(approximately)?
___ (a) B.C.
___ (b) A.D.

* You must correctly answer three or more questions to qualify.
]
--
Cliff

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 06:33:19 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

I think those glory days are long gone. Sadly.

You sure miss Clinton.
Get over it.
--
Cliff

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 06:33:19 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

live to be a ripe old age as a ward of the State.

Hardly the conservative way you extoll ....
--
Cliff

Gunner wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 21:57:37 -0500, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:


Maybe the problem is extending credit to liberals.
Mebbe put in a li'l questionaire as part of the credit app:
Do you believe in Prayer in school?
Ebonics?
God?
Bush?
Death Penalty?
Or, if Cliff had any input, WMD's?
Or, require a written paragraph: Printed, or scrawled, w/ at least 5
grammatical errors, instant credit.
Typed w/ no grammatical errors, instant denial.



Chuckle..there are few Liberal machine shop owners. Not even in So.
Cal.

The problem is...is that work is coming in pretty good for my clients,
particularly after a long slow period we have had. And most have to
upgrade or repair their plant, buy materials and so forth.

Cash flow is slow for them. They managed to survive the recession of
the last 5 yrs..by tightening up. And that includes letting machines
sit without PM or repair. Now they need em to get the work done..and
their reserves are small or non existant. And they get paid in drips
and drabs from THEIR customers..and of course payroll, taxes and so
forth come first (sigh) so the vendor tends to get pushed off to the
edge of the payment sheet. Some survived by borrowing money, or in one
case..the GM bought the business from the owner..now he is making
payments...though the work is steadily increasing.

Everyone that owes me money has been a very long time friend as well
as client..and they are not lying to me. This I know.

Once their receivables start coming in in significant amounts..Ill get
mine. In the mean time..I struggle to keep or get their machines
running and only lean on them nicely. And they keep calling me back,
bad times or good times. I always get my money..and sometimes I get
nice toys to take home too..like that HLV-H I just turned off a few
moments ago.

California has been slow to recover from the recession..last one
out..last one to recover. Its always been this way. Shrug
Now spindles are turning again and its a matter of time before we have
a little Shining Time again. We can only hope it will be a Big Shining
Time...but I think those glory days are long gone. Sadly.

If I had any brains...Id pitch my tent and go elsewhere..but at 52,
with two back surgeries behind me (pun intended) and having had a
heart procedure..not too many HR people are going to give me a second
look..least of all with no college degree of any note.

So I can age in genteel poverty, and die early, or age in genteel
poverty and live to be a ripe old age as a ward of the State. Though
I suspect Ill die on the job as a very old man, fixing
toasters..chuckle.

In the mean time..shrug..to quote the Duke.."a mans gotta do what a
mans gotta do"

Gunner

Yea and get he truck fixed pronto. From what I am seeing a lot of the
small manufacturing plants (Buck knives for one) are leaving California
and heading for Nevada, Utah, Idaho, to set up shop in a more business
friendly state. Also with the Oil boom now going on in Utah, (that
place is going crazy) you might want to look there for machine repair work.

Last survey from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce shows that Las Vegas
has more manufacturing jobs than jobs in the entertainment industry.
Hell the manufacturers are even pulling workers away from the casinos
with higher pay, signing bonuses, better working conditions etc.

You might consider doing some cold calling on manufacturing companies in
Reno, Las Vegas, Boise Idaho, and South of Salt Lake City, using your
current client base as referees.

No Gunner you may be down in the dumps now but I suspect that things
will be looking up for you. I know that the company that I work for has
booked over 10 million in business in the west in the first 7 days of
January 2006. And none of the business has any thing to do with New
Orleans or the Hurricanes.


--
Censorship and Gun Control are the political equivalent of binding and
gagging a victim before raping and mugging them.

Such acts are carried out by the same thugs, one with a law degree from
a state pen, the other a law degree from a university for the same sick
perverted purposes which are to remove you from your property, liberty
and dignity, and bend you to will of others.

"Pope Secola VI" wrote in message
news
(snippage)

small manufacturing plants (Buck knives for one) are leaving California
and heading for Nevada, Utah, Idaho, to set up shop in a more business
friendly state.

(snippage)

Is Buck still making knives anywhere in the US? I was looking at a new
folding model 301 the other day and it was made in China. I will not own a
Chinese pocket knife. You've got to draw the line somewhere. So maybe I'll
be knifeless in the future when the present one is lost or finally wears
out.

Garrett Fulton

zadoc wrote:
"With computers and data mining almost anything is possible. If you
recently broke your wrist, she may even know about that. Or at least
could know about that. Depends on what info your local bank knows
about you and can provide to her, doesn't it?

After all, that is what data mining is all about. By posting your post
to the group, don't be surprised if you suddenly receive phone calls,
emails, or postal offers for "genuine US brand knives". :-) "

No, data mining is about data analysis, not data collection (sneaky or
otherwise). Data mining involves statistics, machine learning and
pattern recognition. Where the data comes from is another matter.


-W. Dwinnell
http://will.dwinnell.com

P.S. Doesn't Gerber (http://www.gerbergear.com/) still make knives in
the United States?

zadoc wrote:
"With computers and data mining almost anything is possible. If you
recently broke your wrist, she may even know about that. Or at least
could know about that. Depends on what info your local bank knows
about you and can provide to her, doesn't it?

After all, that is what data mining is all about. By posting your post
to the group, don't be surprised if you suddenly receive phone calls,
emails, or postal offers for "genuine US brand knives". :-) "

No, data mining is about data analysis, not data collection (sneaky or
otherwise). Data mining involves statistics, machine learning and
pattern recognition. Where the data comes from is another matter.


-W. Dwinnell
http://will.dwinnell.com

P.S. Doesn't Gerber (http://www.gerbergear.com/) still make knives in
the United States?

zadoc wrote:
"With computers and data mining almost anything is possible. If you
recently broke your wrist, she may even know about that. Or at least
could know about that. Depends on what info your local bank knows
about you and can provide to her, doesn't it?

After all, that is what data mining is all about. By posting your post
to the group, don't be surprised if you suddenly receive phone calls,
emails, or postal offers for "genuine US brand knives". :-) "

No, data mining is about data analysis, not data collection (sneaky or
otherwise). Data mining involves statistics, machine learning and
pattern recognition. Where the data comes from is another matter.


-W. Dwinnell
http://will.dwinnell.com

P.S. Doesn't Gerber (http://www.gerbergear.com/) still make knives in
the United States?

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 15:41:46 GMT, zadoc wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 09:54:47 -0500, "gfulton"
wrote:


"Pope Secola VI" wrote in message
news
(snippage)

small manufacturing plants (Buck knives for one) are leaving California
and heading for Nevada, Utah, Idaho, to set up shop in a more business
friendly state.

(snippage)

Is Buck still making knives anywhere in the US? I was looking at a new
folding model 301 the other day and it was made in China. I will not own a
Chinese pocket knife. You've got to draw the line somewhere. So maybe I'll
be knifeless in the future when the present one is lost or finally wears
out.

Garrett Fulton

Well, when I left the US decades ago there was no domestic
manufacturer of TV sets, 35 mm cameras, etc. The US companies still
existed, but relied on rebranded imports.

From memory, around 85% of CB radios relied on a "motherboard"
manufactured by a Japanese company.

Eat any canned goods? Check the label for the country of origin.

I just checked my canned goods and couldn't find much about country of
origin. The mayonnaise, pop corn and tomato sauce have the US as
country of origin. Most only had the distribution companies as being
in the US but nothing about where the products themselves came from.
We have several tomato canneries in this area and one company that
makes things like pizza sauce. Now *that* company is Japanese owned
(Kagome http://www.kagomeusa.com/) and, as far as I know, they send
many of their products back to Japan.
Sue

On 8 Jan 2006 18:04:42 GMT, D Murphy wrote:


Ah yes, Sue, but suppose I were to import shiploads of bulk vegetables
or fruits, then put them in cans in the US. Would I be required to
label my cans as to content?

If they were imported in cans then yes. Imported in bulk, then canned in
the US, then no they don't require a country of origin label.


HEY!!!!!!

How did my For Sale ad turn into a thread on imported japanese canned
good??????????

Talk about thread drift....****...


lol

Gunner
The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

"Gunner" wrote in message
...

In the mean time..shrug..to quote the Duke.."a mans gotta do what a
mans gotta do"

Ellington said that? I always thought it was Basie...

Sorry. Musician's humor (or not...).

Peter

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:16:22 GMT, "Peter Grey"
wrote:




"Gunner" wrote in message
.. .

In the mean time..shrug..to quote the Duke.."a mans gotta do what a
mans gotta do"

Ellington said that? I always thought it was Basie...

Sorry. Musician's humor (or not...).

Peter

G

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Gunner wrote in
:

On 8 Jan 2006 18:04:42 GMT, D Murphy wrote:


Ah yes, Sue, but suppose I were to import shiploads of bulk vegetables
or fruits, then put them in cans in the US. Would I be required to
label my cans as to content?

If they were imported in cans then yes. Imported in bulk, then canned in
the US, then no they don't require a country of origin label.


HEY!!!!!!

How did my For Sale ad turn into a thread on imported japanese canned
good??????????

Talk about thread drift....****...


lol


ADD. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.


--

Dan

On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 09:54:47 -0500, "gfulton"
wrote:


"Pope Secola VI" wrote in message
news
(snippage)

small manufacturing plants (Buck knives for one) are leaving California
and heading for Nevada, Utah, Idaho, to set up shop in a more business
friendly state.

(snippage)

Is Buck still making knives anywhere in the US? I was looking at a new
folding model 301 the other day and it was made in China. I will not own a
Chinese pocket knife. You've got to draw the line somewhere. So maybe I'll
be knifeless in the future when the present one is lost or finally wears
out.

Garrett Fulton

http://www.agrussell.com/

"Don Foreman" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 09:54:47 -0500, "gfulton"
wrote:


"Pope Secola VI" wrote in message
news
(snippage)

small manufacturing plants (Buck knives for one) are leaving California
and heading for Nevada, Utah, Idaho, to set up shop in a more business
friendly state.

(snippage)

Is Buck still making knives anywhere in the US? I was looking at a new
folding model 301 the other day and it was made in China. I will not own
a
Chinese pocket knife. You've got to draw the line somewhere. So maybe
I'll
be knifeless in the future when the present one is lost or finally wears
out.

Garrett Fulton

http://www.agrussell.com/



Thanks. According to Buck's website, they still have a factory in the US.
The new model 301 I saw was definitely stamped "China" at the blade hinge
end. I do make an effort to avoid Chinese merchandise whenever possible. I
hope I'm not going to get another lecture from an eight ball from the
survivalist newsgroup over this.

On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 20:09:46 -0500, "gfulton"
wrote:



Thanks. According to Buck's website, they still have a factory in the US.
The new model 301 I saw was definitely stamped "China" at the blade hinge
end. I do make an effort to avoid Chinese merchandise whenever possible. I
hope I'm not going to get another lecture from an eight ball from the
survivalist newsgroup over this.

Perhaps I should note that most or all of A..G. Russel's blades are
made in Seki, Japan.

I don't have a problem with that. The Japanese were making fine
blades long before the USA came into existance.

I have several A.G. Russell folders. All of them are markedly
superior to anything I've ever seen from either Buck or Gerber.

One good US blademaker is CRKT. A.G. Russell carries them, and they
can be ordered direct from CRKT as well.

http://www.crkt.com/

I've had a couple CRKT's. Lost one, gave the other away. I like
my A.G. Russells better, but I think CRKT is a cut or two above Gerber
and Buck (pun not intended, but it does seem appropos)

I've noted that blades, even mass-produced blades (i.e., the ones I
can afford) are individuals. I have a made-in-Taiwan lockback
folder I bought at K-Mart some years ago for less than 10 bux. Most
of those are junk and this one looks like junk but it's a
surprisingly good blade. It's in the little jar of pens and
pencils by milady's computer which is the household 'puter. That
cheap crummy gook-made blade is used primarily as a letter opener
when I'm paying bills. Cutting paper can dull a fine edge
surprisingly quickly, but I haven't honed that blade in at least two
years even on the crock stick and it's still sharper than a new box
knife blade. Go figure! Letter openers rip rather than cut, but
this blade slices, along the fold or not macht nicht.

The other is an A.G.Russell that is in me pocket right now. It's
AUS-8, not an exotic steel by any means, but for some reason it takes
and holds an edge as well or better than any other blade I have. I
think it cost me $35. Basic functional clip point blade design, easy
one-hand lockback opener, no serration. It's a workaday blade,
not a fantasy "tactical serrated-edge gut-yer-assailant" blade.
(Neither does the classic K-Bar but we're civilians so who cares.)

It can and does slice a dead-ripe garden tomato paper thin after
stripping wires, cutting rope and string, and whittling epoxy-stir
sticks in the shop. I don't even recall when I last sharpened it
other than two quick light strokes on a crock stick. It just
stays sharp. The weight of the blade is enough to slice cleanly thru
20-pound bond paper when I make address labels. I got lucky with
that one. An AUS-8 blade should not work this well. Luck counts
some days.

They only made 500 of them, guess it didn't sell well. Too bad.

"Don Foreman" wrote in message
...

(snippage)



One good US blademaker is CRKT. A.G. Russell carries them, and they
can be ordered direct from CRKT as well.

http://www.crkt.com/

I've had a couple CRKT's. Lost one, gave the other away. I like
my A.G. Russells better, but I think CRKT is a cut or two above Gerber
and Buck (pun not intended, but it does seem appropos)


(snippage)

Looked at all the CRKT knives on the website and they seem to be rugged and
well made. Not a standard 3 blade folding pocket knife among them, though.
That's what I've always used and prefer. Thanks for the link. I'll call
Buck and get to the bottom of this Chinese thing, since they indicate that
they still have a factory here in the US.

Garrett