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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Ray the downpipe is a PITA on all of em. Nothing you can do about it. It makes a huge difference having another person there to help out.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Yeah, I did them in the winter, all my help was laid off, all my friends have real jobs. All I do in the winter usually is wait for snow.

Its actually a lot of fun trying to do yourself, like a challange. Floorjack, Stepladder. repeat 10-20 times per truck, yeah fun, thats it.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Aerocell4x4
Eh big guy, I suppose the others figured you could hold down the chapter all by yourself.


HMMMMMMM...I think I'm being dissed here!!!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by rocdril
Maybe a SHOWER W/Soap?

Ray...I just checked my calendar...I already had my July shower...back on the 8th...and...It's way too early for my August one!!!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 7.3 Rocket
Uh...

You'll have to point out the cat on my truck because I don't see one on my stainless turbo-back 4" exhaust. Only Cali trucks had cats as far as I know. At least on the SuperDuty trucks. I think they were able to do without the cat because of the split shots in the 99-03s.
Manual tranny SD's have a cat. Auto trannies are catless.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Ray...I just checked my calendar...I already had my July shower...back on the 8th...and...It's way too early for my August one!!!

Well just bring donuts then.... Dont eat them for you get here!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Well just bring donuts then.... Dont eat them for you get here!

My reputation preceeds me!!!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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good evening trackspeeder
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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Trackspeeder, I put the lights in at the North Branford High School Football Field, way more years ago than I care to admit.


Catless, like my house 2 pitbulls = no cats
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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Trackspeeder, I put the lights in at the North Branford High School Football Field, way more years ago than I care to admit.


Catless, like my house 2 pitbulls = no cats

The field was more fun in the dark ages. Way way more years than I care to admit.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rocdril
Maybe a SHOWER W/Soap?
I had one tonight for the first time in WEEKS.

Ahhhhhh!

Good evening everyone in the CT B/S thread.

Congrats on your tags Pete...
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by spike552
Iam pretty good sean, i worked in branford today aswell and ya no wind at all lol. I was restacking pallets behind stop n shop and in bout 2 mins i was sweating like a fat chick playing dodge ball lol.
you were a few hundred feet away from me (freightliner). did you wave when you drove by?

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Manual tranny SD's have a cat. Auto trannies are catless.
i didnt know that. is that the new superdutydiesel in the avatar?

he ray, we have pics, but the guy sucks at zooming in.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Good evening Jim & Aaron
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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hello hello....the room is full tonight!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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Aaron:

I got around to tinkering with the Suzuki.

The plug-valve in the fuel selector valve was dry and wedged in place.

The motorcycle quit because fuel was right at the reserve level.

After pushing the bike around / transporting it, fuel would slosh into the 'normal' line and eventually refill the carb.

I have new o-rings, bolts and washers on order.

Then I'll grease the plug and rebuild the valve.
 
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