Originally Posted by cornking

I have a 5 speed. I get a little vibration at 15mph and a lot at 55mph. You can feel it in the stick and through the floorboards. I took the truck to Obi Won Kenobi today and should find out the problem in the next day or two.
I would not come to Cali for work. The California dream is DEAD. I lived here for 20 years and it is a f__ked up state. Plus you have a hefty state income tax.

Save yourself some fuel and stop in TX. There is work there, money flowing, and beaches on the gulf coast. The Texas women are sweeter than CA girls and just as pretty.

Originally Posted by mechelement

My company is building workforce housing for the ND oil fields as well as hotels, motels, multi and single family. Throw some restaurants into the mix within the hotels. All modular. Believe me, that will dry up. As far as California, they've budgeted poorly. Whenever there's rapid growth or boom anywhere and the locals, including its municipality, takes advantage of it, there will be a plunder, it's only a matter of time. Boise, ID experienced this the very second Californians were tired of paying ever escalating prices for property here. The locals brought it upon themselves by charging evermore. ND is different since it has black gold, but once it's shut down, sanctioned or dried up, all of those towns will shrivel once again. Local economies tend to follow a sine wave graph (convex and concave curves) just like the global economy. Local economies are less stable, depending on location. Right now we're building a MASSIVE project for San Jose and I'm working on a major project for Los Angeles' Skidrow. The San Jose job is private funding and the Skidrow job is funded from three different sectors of government levels.

Is the "$80k in 6 months" a gross revenue number? What do you do for a living? Do you have your own business and is it a skilled trades business? I'm extremely familiar with wages and COL in the Williston, Tioga, Dickinson (AKA Bakken) areas. I've dealt with lots of subs there. Hell, half of them we had to have go there from other states. We're getting geared-up to go under contract for another 1000 person workforce housing project.

I'm not saying not to go for it and get it while its good though! Hell, I worked overseas for a massive DoD contractor for 5 years during the Afghanistan/Iraq conflict.

Originally Posted by bc4x4f250

Brother,

You are a very wishful thinker... moving to anywhere in California with no job in-hand is financial suicide!

There are NO jobs in California! There will be NO jobs for the next decade!

We are absolutely on the brink of financial Armageddon across this whole state. The state government is broke, plenty of county and local governments are either in or going down the toilet within the next 12 months.

Thinking of living on the beach as a last resort... sounds cool, a little romantic, and very wistful thinking. You do realize that the vast majority of homeless out here, especially anywhere near any beach, is either mentally ill or a - de facto - drug addict/alcoholic, right? As well, you'll find your fair share of felons on the beach - hoping to prey on gullible folks (especially tourists).

Here is an example of why California is toast; If you earn $45,000 per year you are in the top tax bracket for personal income. It doesn't matter if earn $45,000 or $1,000,000,000, you still pay the same rate.

We have (+/-) 12% of the U.S. population yet we have 1/3 (+/-) of ALL welfare subjects in the nation. Yes, if you are poor California is the place to settle.

There are ZERO manufacturers heading to California... Z-E-R-O! On average, at least five corporations (with 50+ employees) are either leaving the state or shutting down) every week.

We now have a negative growth in population... this is the first time in almost fifty years that this has occurred. The employment picture is so dire that even illegal aliens are going back home. Plenty of those illegal aliens were ones that sought out day jobs at the local Home Depot (like cabinet makers).

We have damn-near the highest tax in ANY category you wish to discuss... Diesel pricing? Paid $4.26gal in Camarillo on Friday. It's pretty much the same for gas (paid $3.879 at Costco on Saturday).

And your views on women... First, there are big women everywhere! California is not some damn television show... Sure, there are plenty more of them, but if you think you have the game to hook up with hot chicks driving a veggie-fueled pickup, without a job or decent abode you are sorely mistaken. That is, unless you like the kind of female that prefers to grow hair under her armpits, hugs trees, and thinks whales are more important than humans (yeah, she'll dig your "economical" fuel conservation - until she discusses your "carbon footprint").

But hey. I don't want to burst your bubble... you only live once, so go for it. Then again, I would keep a road map of Texas around, even the Dakotas. As well, I would make absolutely sure to up my AAA auto club membership to the Premium (isn't that around $100yr)... The cheapest AAA membership gets you - what - 7 miles of free towing? Which is about 50 miles from nowhere on plenty of our interstates [Get the package that will provide you with a free 250 mile tow!].

Again, enjoy your trip, be safe, and just make California something you can scratch off on your bucket list (but don't you dare think to make it home - if you wish to have cash on-hand at the end of the day).


- Someone who has lived in (Southern) California, on and off, for almost 40 years... someone who has an exit plan, and is looking forward to the day.

California; it was fun while it lasted, but it's over [for at least a decade]...

Originally Posted by BBslider001

Finally someone speaks the REAL reality. Saying CA is dead is just ignorant at best. I find it funny that when I returned, there were more jobs AND construction going on everywhere in the SD county areas. Again, if it is your path, follow it. No one else can live your life for you. And for the record, I was broke as a joke in Texas and trying to make it to support my family. Here in CA, I am actually getting ahead!! For what its worth, life is short....enjoy it and try to make the best decisions possible.

Originally Posted by eatont9999

If I were in your situation and my GP relay was acting up this is what I would do:

Trace the power wire to the GP relay coming off the fender solenoid.
Disconnect only the GP controller power lead from fender solenoid.
Put key in run position.
Check FSS is working and getting power.
With air pan off, shoot a VERY small shot of starting fluid into intake from 12" away.
Jump the two large posts on the fender solenoid with a screw driver.
Engine should start.
Replace air pan.
Don't shut it down until you get to Cali.