2013 Knee-deep BS thread!
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From: In my own world
Thanks for the info guys... Keep the suggestions coming.
The fuel is waaaayyyyyy older than 30 says. He'll the license expired over a year ago. I'll get some fuel treatment and top off the tank... It's probably below 1/4.
I know about the trick of getting the truck real warm first... I usually warm it up running around and then run the 15 minutes up the highway to the test station.
The fuel is waaaayyyyyy older than 30 says. He'll the license expired over a year ago. I'll get some fuel treatment and top off the tank... It's probably below 1/4.
I know about the trick of getting the truck real warm first... I usually warm it up running around and then run the 15 minutes up the highway to the test station.
Once you get the codes, and make some repairs, you should be fine.
I have another trick that works too, I'll pm you with when we get closer, kinda not ethical, but works.....( I learned from Don, Just get-r-done)
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From: Omaha/Elkhorn, NE
Good morning Tiny. Can't help you with the emissions testing. Wouldn't even know where to start. The only thing I know about the hydrocarbons from a vehicle is what the NUVI tells me if I should push the little green leaf. For some reason I was thinking pickups were exempt from that. Shows you how much attention I've been paying.
Got my camper winterized. It has a winterization valve on it. Pretty cool. Just stick the hose in the RV anti-freeze bottle, turn on the water pump, and when you have pink stuff coming out of all of the orifices, turn the pump off. Took longer to drain the water tank than it did to fill the lines with anti-freeze.
Pat, ya got to love all those out of staters moving in for a "change in life style" and passing laws to make it just like where they came from. Why move to start with?
There are only a couple localized areas in the state where DEQ testing is required. Tiny lives in the Portland Metro area.
Of course, they also tell you when you can use your wood heat to keep your house warm. So if a wood or pellet stove is all you have, you better buy a space heater!
Got my camper winterized. It has a winterization valve on it. Pretty cool. Just stick the hose in the RV anti-freeze bottle, turn on the water pump, and when you have pink stuff coming out of all of the orifices, turn the pump off. Took longer to drain the water tank than it did to fill the lines with anti-freeze.
Pat, ya got to love all those out of staters moving in for a "change in life style" and passing laws to make it just like where they came from. Why move to start with?
There are only a couple localized areas in the state where DEQ testing is required. Tiny lives in the Portland Metro area.
Of course, they also tell you when you can use your wood heat to keep your house warm. So if a wood or pellet stove is all you have, you better buy a space heater!
No problem. Later today I'll get a picture of what you have to do with the test plug to get the check engine light to give you the codes
Hydrocarbons way high means the system is running rich. Computer is probably trying to compensate for something
Is the check engine light on now?
How fresh is your gas.
Gas now has a pot life of 30 days. After 30 days it starts to turn into crap that won't burn. Your problem may be as simple as running a few tanks of fresh gas through the truck, and changing the filter
Hydrocarbons way high means the system is running rich. Computer is probably trying to compensate for something
Is the check engine light on now?
How fresh is your gas.
Gas now has a pot life of 30 days. After 30 days it starts to turn into crap that won't burn. Your problem may be as simple as running a few tanks of fresh gas through the truck, and changing the filter
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From: Sheridan / Gilchrist
Good afternoon everyone. Got some stuff accomplished outside around the house today. Ended up being a shirt sleeve work day outside. They claim it got up to 50!
Now I'm off to check up on the folks out at the farm and feed horses.
Now I'm off to check up on the folks out at the farm and feed horses.
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From: McKenzie River
I did very little today, enjoyed the sunshine, fired one of my .380s at tin cans from the patio, played with dogs.........BTW, our female yellow lab we rescued back in Oct., is dumb as a stump compared to our male black lab, he is capable of complex problem solving, apparently understands english better than some humans, can tell time, recognize the sounds of important vehicles coming up the road and alerts us, helps carry firewood, etc.
The female is fascinated by shiny objects and loud noises................she really is a dumb blonde.
The female is fascinated by shiny objects and loud noises................she really is a dumb blonde.
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From: Paradise Found!
Evening Dave. Harley and I removed a ton of mill parts from the hot tank today, and put the base in for tonight. Couple more large parts and we can start reassembly!
I sure like having my own hot tank.........
I sure like having my own hot tank.........
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From: Eastern Oregon
Must be a pretty big tank to fit that base in.
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From: Sheridan / Gilchrist
Good evening Oregon and everyone everywhere else. Horses are fed so I get to eat now.................oops, the cook fell down on the job, guess I'll have to wait about a half hour.
Did you rescue her out of Pewgene Dave?
Did you rescue her out of Pewgene Dave?
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From: McKenzie River
^^^No.......Cottage Grove^^^
She has got to be the dumbest Lab we have ever had, I think she might be the canine equivalent of "special needs".
Every Lab we have ever had was smart as a whip, not this one.
At least she is sweet and gentle like all Labs
She has got to be the dumbest Lab we have ever had, I think she might be the canine equivalent of "special needs".
Every Lab we have ever had was smart as a whip, not this one.
At least she is sweet and gentle like all Labs
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From: Sheridan / Gilchrist
You do know they have or had a Mercury problem around Cottage Grove...................
It could just be a matter of upbringing and training. How old is she and was she physically abused? Could be she was just never made to think or played with enough to develop those traits.
The only problem I had with a pure blood lab was the last one I had. She was smarter than I was so things didn't always go the way I thought they should. Could this be a contributing factor in this case?
It could just be a matter of upbringing and training. How old is she and was she physically abused? Could be she was just never made to think or played with enough to develop those traits.
The only problem I had with a pure blood lab was the last one I had. She was smarter than I was so things didn't always go the way I thought they should. Could this be a contributing factor in this case?
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From: McKenzie River
She's 3 yrs old, very little human contact, lived in a 8x8 concrete run with only a doghouse with no blanket or straw, fed 1 cup of cheap wal-mart dry food a day.
But if she is the usual Lab smart............she ain't showin' it!
But if she is the usual Lab smart............she ain't showin' it!
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From: La La Land
I probably see more dogs in the course of a year than almost anyone else on this forum, and I have an observation.
I find that dogs are just like humans in one respect:
There is a bell-shaped curve regarding their intelligence.
Sweetness sometimes more than makes up for intelligence.
What is it that you expect of a dog?
Pop
I find that dogs are just like humans in one respect:
There is a bell-shaped curve regarding their intelligence.
Sweetness sometimes more than makes up for intelligence.
What is it that you expect of a dog?
Pop
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From: Sheridan / Gilchrist
Sounds like she was never given a chance. A couple of years down the road with some TLC in interaction with your other lab, she may surprise you. Otherwise, you still have a very nice hearth ornament!
The mix lab I have now appears to be a good gun dog, but beyond that seems to lack none of the traits. Popped the AR off at some Coyotes right over the top of his head and he was so intent on watching the coyotes that I'm not sure he even realized the rifle had been shot.
Can't get him to fetch. Throw tennis ***** for him and he may or may not run out, sniff them then come back without them. What is funny, is after I go into the house, he digs a hole and gathers every tennis ball up and puts them into the hole. Doesn't cover them up, but he does gather them up as long as you aren't watching.
The mix lab I have now appears to be a good gun dog, but beyond that seems to lack none of the traits. Popped the AR off at some Coyotes right over the top of his head and he was so intent on watching the coyotes that I'm not sure he even realized the rifle had been shot.
Can't get him to fetch. Throw tennis ***** for him and he may or may not run out, sniff them then come back without them. What is funny, is after I go into the house, he digs a hole and gathers every tennis ball up and puts them into the hole. Doesn't cover them up, but he does gather them up as long as you aren't watching.