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    YUP!! So did we solve the issue yet?
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    Flyinfool replied to Galapagos's topic in Watering Hole

    I think where the cheating part comes in is when the person in charge also gets their own personal ticket. Then there is always the question of whether that person or the group really won. The ONLY way around that is to post all of the groups numbers before the drawing.
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    I thought diesels were supposed to get great mileage??? I'm not here, I really thought they got much better than that and want to know WHY:confused24: My 96 GMC 4x4 ex cab long box with 350 gas and 300K miles on original engine and drive line, still gets 17 - 18 combined mileage, drops to 14 with the 6,000 lb RV behind it. Around here diesel is ~$.60 - $.70 more per gallon. Out of curiosity, how much more does ford charge for a HD decal on the fender?
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    It is possible that you were just reaching the power band for the first time in a long time, these engines like to rev and do not make a lot of power or torque at lower RPMs. You might finally have reached the RPM that she wants to run at and she was rewarding you for it.
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    Most of my list is also applicable to a 2nd gen. Its just harder with a 2nd gen. I still have most of my list from last winter. Between work and the winter that never happened, I kept riding and never got much done. SO I still have to do; Progressive front springs. HO stator and regulator. Install HID driving lights. Find a place for 1,000+ LEDs. 4ga starter wires. Expecting to need a new battery by spring, this one was in the bike when I bought it 5 years ago. More lights on trailer. Better cooler rack for trailer. Louder horns than my 2 Bad Boys. Paint side bag lid. Would like to repaint whole bike. Get rid of all incandescent lights. Clean up lots of wiring. I'm sure there is more that I am not thinking of right now.
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    Have a 2000 Mountaineer. It is an explorer with more bells whistles and leather. It gets about 13-14 MPG with the V8. My full size GMC Xcab, 4x4 long box bigger engine gets 17-18 MPG It has 105K miles and always seem to have something wrong with it. fuel pumps, egr valves, electrical gremlins are constant, usually bad solder joints on PCBs. Every body panel is rusted through. It no longer has an emergency brake because neither the dealer nor aftermarket can get the parts. I guess I never did like ford products.......
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    Road kill can still be delicious....... I got an 8 pointer on opening morning. Some one on the other side of the ridge took a shot at him first, then there was a lot of loud talking as they were looking for blood. They finally pushed the buck past me at Mach 2, but my bullets go mach 3...... the 2 yahoos came over and said thanks for knocking down "their" deer. Nope, there is only one bullet hole in this deer and that is the one I put in it. They never found a drop of blood till the point where I double lunged it. First time I ever had to "discuss" ownership of a deer. He is delicious. But that one is all I got this year 60 -70 heat is not good for hunting deer in WI and upper MI.
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    I have a Poulan Wild thing, It has cut up dozens of trees. Every Poulan anything that I ever had, the carbs were set WAY to lean. Lean on a 2 stroke is starving it for oil and it will die quickly. I have learned to just automatically reset the carbs on all 2 cycle tools, even name brand stuff is often off. Ods are the factory is at a different altitude than you are.
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    Sounds like you should be able to start it up and start wiggling wires till you find the culprit. If you still have the stock fuse panel with glass fuses, that is a well documented problem area. Pull each fuse and check both ends of the fuse clips to be sure they have good tension. There is a kit available from SkyDoc_17 that replaces the whole fuse panel with modern fuses. this fixes many electrical gremlins.
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    Yup Bass Pro claims it is in stock, I would stock up now if you can.
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    Ahh yes it it always good to get out on the road after a bunch of wrenching. Glad to hear you got it all sorted out. As for the brakes, switching to EBC HH pads makes a huge difference in braking over the stock type organic pads. With the linked brakes you do need to learn to use more rear brake than what you are probably accustomed to using. I think the 1st gens are actually heavier than the glide, they just feel lighter.
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    I checked a few of my sources for brass and they are all out of stock. I read that Remington has discontinued the 22 hornet brass and the others are just not making it. looks like a lot of the supply dried up starting about 2 years ago. If you manage to find some, I would stock up with as much as you can get. Perhaps you could get 17 Hornady brass and resize to 22 hornet? Good luck
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    So where did you get yours from for $185?
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    Cool, Looking forward to meeting you.
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    Does that mean you can go for a long ride on a short pier.
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    So can you post some of the pics and video for us to see?????
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    CHICKEN!!!!!!
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    So move to WI. The state does not even register or title trailers that are under 3,000 GVW. So $0 for a title, $0/yr for registration, $0/yr CITY personal property tax and $0 for STATE sales & use tax. So I say: "But I already paid sales tax at the store" They'll answer "OK, then you are all set" "Have a nice day"
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    But never underestimate the importance of regular service to the blinker fluid.
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    I think I agree with most of the comments on that site. Marketplaces test and analysis is faulty.
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    None. Those pins are not threaded in. On the inside of the caliper there are 2 wire clips to hold the pins in. The head is just so you can turn the pin to get at the clip. You should be able to turn the pin with a pair of needle nose pliers. If you turn the pins a full turn with a wrench you will mangle the clips making them very hard to get out and then you will need new ones. Don't ask how I know all this........
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    In my 96 P/U I tried running premium for a full year to compare with running regular. At the end of the year the premium did get better gas mileage and their was noticeably more power. But then the computer in my truck is capable of making use of the premium gas. But calculating the $$ per mile the regular still did better. I now just use premium when towing the RV just for the little extra oomph and range. In my bike I did the same test, for a full year. With no computer and EFI to take advantage of the extra octane there was no noticeable difference in mileage or performance. Now when I can find a station that has ethanol free gas, there is a very noticeable improvement in both mileage and power regardless of grade. If ethanol free premium were available around here, I would run it all of the time in the bike.
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    Glad you are mostly OK. My father has significant permanent brain damage from when he fell while carrying something down the basement steps.
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    Welcome aboard. In addition to liking FOOD, you will also need to learn to like ICE Cream. Just be careful not not get between Big Tom and the Ice Cream....... The international for 2013 will be in Galena IL, not in Indiana.
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    Strange as it sounds, sometimes raising the price will make it sell. When I was trying to sell my camper I had a low price on it just to make it go. I think people figured that if it is that low then there is something wrong with it, as soon as I raised the price the phone started ringing and it sold for what I originally wanted. People have a price range tyhat they are looking at, if you are below their range they never see you.
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