Know what I hate?
i ain't rite
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
ya know what i hate??
damn ethanol gas that is shoved down our throats by the gooberment.
i went to cut the lawn today, and the mower died halfway through.
so i broke out the string trimmer.
it ran 5 minutes before that died too.
took them both apart, and the fuel lines disintegrated due to the damn ethanol crap!!
and parts are not available unless i get them online.
damn ethanol gas that is shoved down our throats by the gooberment.
i went to cut the lawn today, and the mower died halfway through.
so i broke out the string trimmer.
it ran 5 minutes before that died too.
took them both apart, and the fuel lines disintegrated due to the damn ethanol crap!!
and parts are not available unless i get them online.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 28,609
Likes: 18
From: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
ya know what i hate??
damn ethanol gas that is shoved down our throats by the gooberment.
i went to cut the lawn today, and the mower died halfway through.
so i broke out the string trimmer.
it ran 5 minutes before that died too.
took them both apart, and the fuel lines disintegrated due to the damn ethanol crap!!
and parts are not available unless i get them online.
damn ethanol gas that is shoved down our throats by the gooberment.
i went to cut the lawn today, and the mower died halfway through.
so i broke out the string trimmer.
it ran 5 minutes before that died too.
took them both apart, and the fuel lines disintegrated due to the damn ethanol crap!!
and parts are not available unless i get them online.
Holy smokes Tom....... sounds like time for a nap!
Laughing Gas
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 791
Likes: 62
From: Backwoods of western Pa
Speaking of ethanol, the gooberment dumped millions of dollars into building an ethanol production plant here in western Pa just a few years ago. Since they built it, the price of corn has steadily risen, due to many factors (drought, floods, and increased demand from ethanol production). Even with the government subsidizing the price of corn, it has risen to the point that it is costing way more to produce ethanol than they can sell it for. They shut the plant down this summer, and it is now in bankruptcy. Rumor is that it will probably be demolished unless the price of corn magically comes down. What a friggin waste...
Postmaster
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,255
Likes: 0
From: Sweet Home, OR
You know what I hate? Busted parts. I've had a bad year. Here's the list:
'79 F250 2wd - Busted tailshaft housing on the C6
'03 Kawi Prairie 650 - Dropped a valve in the front cylinder, still waiting for a teardown
'83 Honda Nighthawk 650 - Starter went belly-up, then disentegrated when I tore it apart. Honda wants $400 for a new one. Also needs new fork seals.
'79 F350 4wd - Busted 1356 T-case - as a result of the truck pulls last night.
On top of that, the mounting screws fell out of the carb on the 300/6 in my '77 F350 dump, so it currently doesn't run.
The only thing I own at the moment that still runs is the '04 Super Duty... and I'm pretty sure the throwout bearing is on borrowed time...
'79 F250 2wd - Busted tailshaft housing on the C6
'03 Kawi Prairie 650 - Dropped a valve in the front cylinder, still waiting for a teardown
'83 Honda Nighthawk 650 - Starter went belly-up, then disentegrated when I tore it apart. Honda wants $400 for a new one. Also needs new fork seals.
'79 F350 4wd - Busted 1356 T-case - as a result of the truck pulls last night.
On top of that, the mounting screws fell out of the carb on the 300/6 in my '77 F350 dump, so it currently doesn't run.
The only thing I own at the moment that still runs is the '04 Super Duty... and I'm pretty sure the throwout bearing is on borrowed time...
If it was a 6.0L Powerstroke it would be dead too. Trust me, I have three and it's everything you can do to keep one running unless you want to throw 10 grand at it.
Postmaster
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,255
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From: Sweet Home, OR
I have yet to see an advantage to ethanol unless you are running a high compression engine and guess what 99% of the cars on the road are designed for regular unleaded.
STOOOPID!!!!!!!!! Government/greenies.
STOOOPID!!!!!!!!! Government/greenies.
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,513
Likes: 2
From: concord ca
you know what i hate????
the diesel ricer queermo's that moved in next duplex over from me. bunch of punkarse kids with loud diesels and loud trucks all together tearing back and forth in front of the house. i especially hate the d-bag who obviously just finished his sbc swap into a lowered s-10 that keeps ripping past laying on the pipes to impress his barely out of high school friends.
gotdayum, i must be getting old
p.s. damn kids! stay off my lawn!!!!
the diesel ricer queermo's that moved in next duplex over from me. bunch of punkarse kids with loud diesels and loud trucks all together tearing back and forth in front of the house. i especially hate the d-bag who obviously just finished his sbc swap into a lowered s-10 that keeps ripping past laying on the pipes to impress his barely out of high school friends.
gotdayum, i must be getting old
p.s. damn kids! stay off my lawn!!!!
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Laughing Gas
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 791
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From: Backwoods of western Pa
Believe me, it is no coincidence that it has a V10/6spd/manual 271. I looked everywhere for that combo and jumped on it when I found it. With all of the 6.0 horror stories, and the completely ridiculous prices for used diesel trucks around here I wouldn't touch one with a 10ft pole.
Postmaster
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Sweet Home, OR
I'm DEFINITELY too cheap to pay for premium except for my small engines.
i ain't rite
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
we can only use ethanol enhanced gas because new jork chittty has polluted the atmosphere so bad, the gooberment said we must burn that crap so we get reduced MPG, therefore we burn more fuel, creating more pollution.
it is against the law to sell gas without an oxygenating agent in NJ
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 6,949
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From: utica il
negative capt lazy.
we can only use ethanol enhanced gas because new jork chittty has polluted the atmosphere so bad, the gooberment said we must burn that crap so we get reduced MPG, therefore we burn more fuel, creating more pollution.
it is against the law to sell gas without an oxygenating agent in NJ
we can only use ethanol enhanced gas because new jork chittty has polluted the atmosphere so bad, the gooberment said we must burn that crap so we get reduced MPG, therefore we burn more fuel, creating more pollution.
it is against the law to sell gas without an oxygenating agent in NJ
Lead Driver
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,406
Likes: 229
From: Pa
Speaking of ethanol, the gooberment dumped millions of dollars into building an ethanol production plant here in western Pa just a few years ago. Since they built it, the price of corn has steadily risen, due to many factors (drought, floods, and increased demand from ethanol production). Even with the government subsidizing the price of corn, it has risen to the point that it is costing way more to produce ethanol than they can sell it for. They shut the plant down this summer, and it is now in bankruptcy. Rumor is that it will probably be demolished unless the price of corn magically comes down. What a friggin waste...