Flyinfool
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Ever think that maybe the problem is not in finding someone that wants to work, but in finding someone that wants to work for you.............
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MKII Markland Hitch Install.
Flyinfool replied to GolfVenture's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I saw 2 options when I did mine. 1. Use a 6mm die to add enough thread to the longer bolt from the hardware store. 2. This is what I used, I drilled out the welded nut to 1/4 inch and then used a 1/4-20 grade 8 bolt with a nylon insert lock nut on the bottom. I went with the 1/4-20 because it is just a little bigger than the stock 6mm. This way allowed me to keep the stock gromets and metal spacer so that I am not putting any stresses on the bottom of the side bag. I do not remember if I had to drill out the stock metal spacer that goes thru the grommet. -
I suppose that even though the seller is new with zero feedback he is asking for payment in person. Just do not go there alone. Every ebayer with great feedback had to make a first sale and at onetime was a member for only 3 weeks. This does make it look more legit, But I would still proceed with caution.
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IF it really has 11K and needs a clutch then you do not want it, it was beat hard. More likely could be that someone forgot a zero in the odo reading. 114,000 is realistic, even to the point of still being low miles for a 17 year old car. Send a question to the seller and ask. Also ask for a pic of the odo. If no reply or an ambiguous reply RUN away, fast. Another possibility is that the instrument cluster was replaced and the odo is only showing the mileage since the replacement. I am not sure when cars all started to have the Hundreds of thousands digit in the odo, if this is old enough it may have been turned over one or more times and is now actually showing 11,400. The next red flag is member since 9-21-11 with zero feedback. We do have a bunch of members in that general area, You could ask someone here to go and look at to see if it really exists and to verify the odo.
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It's tough to go 100 miles around here without having to take evasive action of swerving and/or braking, at least a couple of times.
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Call them up and tell them to row faster....... At least you have a lot of riding memories to replay from the last summer here.
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Just to play devils advocate here. But how did your lady friend find these other versions of you unless she is still cruising the dating sites? Get the info from her as to where exactly she found you online so that you know where to go to get rid of it. Once that is done then ask her why she is still looking online for men with pygmies.
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Higher mileage scaring me? Should it?
Flyinfool replied to paai1993's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
I also seem to be reading a lot of posts on the clutch slipping when you get on the gas hard in 4th or 5th. Fortunately there is a simple and inexpensive fix for this. -
The little earth does not always work. It just looks at the city name and then shows A city by that name. If you have a common city name that is used in a number of different states, there is a good chance it will show the wrong one. If you edit the city name in your profile to include the state, like in my case I list the city as "Cudahy, WI", both the city and state in the same box that is meant for just the city. This ensures that Google Maps will find the correct Cudahy. Then there are people that list there city with something clever like "On the beach", unless there is actually a city of that name that you live in, it will not help members find you. Which means that since I can not find you, my nice steaks or other home made treats looking for a grill to go on will just have to eaten by me, myself and I, and then the DQ coupons in my pocket will have to be enjoyed by just me. And yes I am always up to the task of eating a steak dinner for 2 all by myself.
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MMmmmmmm............ Squirrel stew and pecan pie........
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Yup, I have done a LOT of wilderness camping in northern WI and the upper MI over the last 30 years. I have only seen the northern lights a few times. You need to get way north to see them reliably.
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Your mean, just plain mean, But I will have to use that one on the grand kids........
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He should have worn some good riding boots.........
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My trailer is still not back together yet. where would I put my camping gear......
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That is what I do with the truck, tenderizes them good.
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That is exactly what I used on mine. It has only been since last February that I painted it but thereis no peeling or rust returning so far. Since my Markland hitch parts were very rust when I started, I first scraped off all of the loose rust and paint with a wire wheel in a drill and then I used the Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer.
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I almost got my first deer of the season this morning. I was on my way to work heading down the highway, and there was a car stopped at the stop sign waiting for me and a few cars behind me to go by. As I was approaching the intersection the car starts beeping it horn like crazy. Of course when you are approaching an intersection and someone is beeping at you you are looking at them to figure out just what the problem is. That took my attention away from my normal scan and that is when 3 deer in single file showed up. They came running out into the road right in front of me from behind a bush and out of the rising sun, that was next to the cage at the intersection. With a good strong pucker, my brakes and dual Bad Boys all got a good workout. Those deer did not want anything to do with whatever was screaming at them and it was a$$holes and elbows as they scrambled to get out of my way. Then I had to get hard on the gas cuz the cage behind me was getting way to close way to fast. Had I come to a complete stop I don't think the cage could have stopped behind me. I did use some advise that I read somewhere that if it is a moving deer, to aim for the deer, cuz it will be somewhere else by the time you get there. It worked this time. After playing this back in my mind, and getting my own underwear extricated out of my backside where the pucker factor had sucked it up, watching those deer scramble on the pavement was pretty funny. My adrenalin is still way up there. If I had been in the truck I would have gotten at least one of them and been having fresh venison tenderloins for dinner tonight. Its always GMC deer season. I hate it when I have the wrong weapon for the job at hand.....
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I know of a great old grain elevator that is probably getting used daily right now. But it would be a 2 or 3 day ride for me to get there on the bike and my trailer in not back together yet.
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Brake cleaner will damage many (not all) plastics. Alcohol is safe on most (not all) plastics and will still cut any grease on the surfaces. When it comes to cleaners and plastic, always test a small inconspicuous spot first. I do not remember the P/N but the 3M trim tape that is grey in color with a red plastic release strip is the best. You can get it at most auto parts places.
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Or at least have learned to duck.
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I'm game. But get a new thread going.
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Naaa.... You do not have to take it out of the box. Just plug it in, it will find its way out of the box..... The garage would be a good place to do this since it has good ventilation.........
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Unfortunately, there are a lot of people on the road that have no business driving. From the daytime pics I thought that those were like a wrap around reflector with lights inside, if it is just an LED strip. I have 10 meters of LED strip in the basement looking for a place to go.
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You need to measure again, the dimensions that you gave are mathematically impossible. If the sides are 18', 18', 40' and 40' then the diagonals must be 43' and 44' 8.5" or 43' 1.6" and 44' 7" But anyway you look at it, it is off by a lot. I do not know if that can be saved and still end up with a square garage. If the new contractor has to tear it out to start over I would defiantly be looking to take the first guy to court to recoup the damages.
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Well after he dies I want those light strips from the sides of the saddle bags......