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I have been waiting for this thread for a while. OLD heavy equipment is one of the few things that will outlast Cher, twinkies and Cockroaches when the earth ends. Simple rear end machines, the engines have no more power than a moped, but there is a shitload of torque. I would like to learn the dark arts of hydraulic repairs eventually. I see old skidsteers floating around that need work, wouldn't take much to repair it and get them back to work.
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When I worked at Menards we had diesel forklifts. We removed the governors off them and they would FLY through the yards. The electric ones were not nearly as fun to screw with though, but they were heavy as gently caress and of course.... 100% torque at 0 RPM.
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Mar 11, 2014 17:43
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Firing customers is the best business decision you can make as well. My G/Fs dad runs a muffler/small repair shop and as of a couple of years now, he just has been firing customers because hes sick of the bullshit. Surprisingly they come back and stop bitching and just do what tells them to do. Side note: He is a pretty honest businessman, hes in a small town so he can't rip people off, but at the same time, he is not going to deal with the bullshit.
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Mar 12, 2014 01:53
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Was it a worn out old Boxster?
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Mar 12, 2014 15:31
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Huggable Bear King posted:I lost about 1000 man points having to explain this to the mechanic, who then advised me never to work on my own car again. If I could think of all the gently caress ups any shop does.... this is nothing new. Thats what happens when you first try things, you break poo poo, learn from it, then try again. Don't be a quitter. Look at all the odd ball/one of car/cars with notorious problems on here. If we had half a clue, we wouldn't be driving one.
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Mar 14, 2014 00:12
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No core deposit on the block? Thats.... unusual. Being in Vegas, how often do you deal with the poo poo boxes from new england/midwest that's more rust than metal?
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Mar 18, 2014 19:07
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I mean a 305 can be built to produce some power, but I guess its easier/cheaper to go LSX/350 route.
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Mar 18, 2014 19:18
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CommieGIR posted:I want to know more about this method. My Audi needs an alignment I was actually just reading about this the other day..... it still seems voodoo-ish, but it starts to make sense after reading it a couple of times. http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/chassis/hrdp_0411_wheel_alignment_guide/viewall.html
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Mar 19, 2014 19:11
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[quote="Seat Safety Switch" post=""427228406" "] Also you don't want the 3.0L Ranger engine. You just don't. [/quote] I feel like a Ranger with a Vulcan is just so guys can say "Yeah its got a V6", when all it does is just waste gas. BrokenKnucklez fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Mar 21, 2014 |
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Mar 21, 2014 05:18
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Goober Peas posted:And yet it's still better than the Cologne 2.8 or the Lima 2.3 (unless you boost the Lima) Oh god that piece of poo poo! I remember my buddy had a Cologne powered 2.8 Ranger .... what a pile of crap. My Lebaron with its wheezy 318 was quicker than that thing.
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Mar 21, 2014 16:36
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I really need to get a photo of my buddies farm truck.... that thing, there is not a single word to describe it.... just layers of cow poo poo, mud, sweat. The smell is horrendous. 
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Mar 23, 2014 04:47
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Which I find amusing because I still see the old 7.3s running around with no issues, other than rust. Any other cool shop poo poo?
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Mar 26, 2014 06:28
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Land Rovers are V8 powered twin beam axles, a really kick rear end AWD system, and have 4Lo... with transmissions that stand abuse. Oh but you want reliable  Actually old Blazers/suburbans before 1991 (I think that's the cut off) came with the same poo poo and better at guzzling gas.
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Mar 27, 2014 06:23
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Its nice to see what rock auto has but I get why you would resurface in house. I mean your paying a guy to attend to the machine... but he's also not standing there too. He can start a pass... drain oil on a car, set up the next pass, put oil in a car, rinse and repeat.
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Apr 3, 2014 00:12
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Its narrow but built for small spaces. When I worked at Menards the only decently large ones were the diesels we used in the outside yard. The inside electrics were tiny but also had killer lifting power.
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Apr 9, 2014 07:37
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DrPain posted:I'm doing this 90% for myself, and I'm just amazed that other people seem to enjoy my brand of insanity. And here I sit thinking how wonderful it would be to take over the g/fs dads muffler shop. Part of owning the shop would be for me to have some cash, and other part would be private play place. Hes retiring with in the next 10 years but I don't think he would ever stop running the shop though. It would be nice to buy it, and have him run the show while I continue with train poo poo. But yeah, that's an awful idea, running a shop for my private play place and working with family......
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Apr 9, 2014 17:50
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DrPain posted:Crazy like a fox, am I right? Understatement of the year. I know I will never get rich at running a shop, but drat, it would be nice to run a good well known shop that people would bring their poo poo to me to get fixed. But, FWIW, hes already well known in the Corvette groups as the guy who can do the best exhaust, and does tons of custom work for people all over the state. We casually talked about him selling off the shop and buying a small shop to do "one of" jobs (of course we will have to take random poo poo heap trucks that need stacks coming through the bed) just enough to pay the bills, make a little income and have fun with it. Though they say you should never turn your hobby into a job, but doing something like that wouldn't be awful. Keep the initial investment low, that way if things dont work out, it would be easy to sell every thing off and recoup everything.
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Apr 9, 2014 18:45
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I think I have a poo poo blend door motor too on the suburban.... but I am also wondering if its calibration as well. Isn't there a sequence of unhooking the battery and turn if on etc etc?
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Apr 10, 2014 06:46
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My blend doors are on the 2005 Yukon XL. Its the drivers side that has issues making hot and cold just right.
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Apr 12, 2014 19:30
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Poor Chrysler never really had the best of luck since the 80s and the downfall of their impressively large sedans. Mitsubishi mixed... then Mercedes... now Fiat. Its like the mash ups can never really break to their own in house engineering.
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Apr 13, 2014 00:39
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DrPain posted:
Do you ever feel intimidated by that ride rolling in? FYI - Love your Ranger, and now I want one to tool around in.
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Apr 17, 2014 16:44
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I was going to say.... Heavy trucks are always a gigantic bitch, until the mid-late 2000's when they wised up and made poo poo standard. Whats that behind the motor? Allison Auto?
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Apr 18, 2014 18:58
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DrPain posted:He probably could have bought a fleet of Rangers or S10s which would more than suit his painting purposes for what he's wasted on this stupid loving bro diesel at this point, and that to me is the most delicious irony. Its morons. To big of vehicles for to little of work. Speaking of Rangers, any more monkeying around with yours?
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Apr 24, 2014 17:29
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Slavvy posted:What an amazingly ugly vehicle. You should feel intimidated.
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Apr 24, 2014 22:14
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Your little Ranger is quickly becoming one of my favorite AI pickups. But Fartpipe/Pipkin does have you beat in the "cool" truck factor. Its hard to compete with a nice 1968(right?) C10 with good patina
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Apr 24, 2014 23:40
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The 7.3 has been regarded as a good motor, its not the best out there but it has worked well and is extremely durable. The 6.0 is trash.
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Apr 25, 2014 02:55
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kastein posted:I just put the parts in the oven on its lowest setting (175°F) and play hot-potato with it all the way to the press... or wear gloves like a smart person. Yeah, that's what I do, definitely. Lets be honest.... He is just running through the house bouncing it hand to hand, haha.
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Apr 25, 2014 16:13
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My 550i burned oil as well.... about a quart ever 4000 miles. I wondered why that compartment in the trunk was oil bottle sized. Anyways, did the Intimdator come back in? Those style Monte Carlos are just.... just awful. The Lumina 2 door models were decent, if not boring as gently caress.
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Apr 30, 2014 22:42
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Some times Rovers need an extra crank or two.
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May 2, 2014 16:55
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Not to derail the thread, but if there is one thing I would like to own if I ever do get some land is an old 2 cylinder diesel JD tractor. 400lbs of torque @ 825 RPMS (don't look at the measly 68 horsepower). Oh and its 7.7L between the 2 cylinders. Secretly, I really want a 6030, but I have no use for a tractor that big. 200 HP with some silly off the charts torque at like 8-900 lbs. Back to idiot customers. Edit: I are gud at spells. BrokenKnucklez fucked around with this message at 02:07 on May 3, 2014 |
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May 3, 2014 02:02
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IOwnCalculus posted:Nah, the 2.5L is a stroked Lima, not a MZR. It's what came in the Ranger from 1998 until when they switched to the MZR. So is the Vulcan they stuffed in em for years.
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May 4, 2014 23:27
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What's some of the rarer cars you have had in the shop? (astons, rolls, etc)
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May 28, 2014 03:24
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cursedshitbox posted:To add to Dr.pains gay rear end smogger post. Thank god for living in fly over states!
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May 30, 2014 10:31
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cursedshitbox posted:? This is the perfect solution for every thing 
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Jun 13, 2014 18:53
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And yet GM makes absolutely fantastic V8s. The LSx motors are pretty much the most bang for the buck any one can get their hands on.
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Jun 19, 2014 05:58
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DrPain posted:This was his reply: This is a man with the right idea.
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Jun 26, 2014 21:58
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The whole manual vs auto debate is not going anywhere anymore. Obviously, the manufacturers have decided their transmissions are good enough to ditch the manuals. (Except Dodge because they are made out of a wet fart) And none of them seem to be hurting in terms of sales. And even if the big rigs are shifting towards autos or autos with clutch or what ever they use, it must be pretty good. Also, the pool of people knowing how to drive a stick is getting smaller every day, and business owners know that its cheaper to keep an auto than it is to keep trying clutches. Its not like people are taking their semi for a nice country drive or auto crossing, they are built to make money with minimal downtime. Don't like it? Don't buy it.
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Jun 29, 2014 22:37
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This makes no sense. I'm ready to hear more customer stories. Oh FYI - I did that reset on my suburban Dr pain... Didn't work... Looks like I'm replacing a blend door motor, but its not awful.
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Jun 29, 2014 23:46
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Whats that blanking plate for? Never mind, I was thinking about something else. But still curious what its for.
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Jun 30, 2014 20:31
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Because understanding the problem and actually taking a little time to read takes  Actually reading that article on megasquirt, why mess with a carb when you can plop a TBI in its place, get a few more MPGs, make a few more HP and eliminate any drivability issues.
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