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    You can begin here: ...

    You can begin here:

    http://www.autorepair.ca.gov/stdhome.asp
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    Hotrodsanta

    First of all, three thousand miles is the usual and customary warranty on a rebuild.

    Second of all, you are in CA where you have the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) which monitors shops for...
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    Your local library likely has Motor's or...

    Your local library likely has Motor's or Chilton's manuals that should answer that question. They usually keep the auto manuals in the reference area and don't allow them to be checked out so take as...
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    My submission

    Goin' topless and bearin' it all; I'll be sleepin' in caves by this time next fall; until then I'm stylin' in my topless Skylark; and livin' on garbage at Jellystone Park.

    Alternate choice: and...
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    Here's the pic

    http://www.nbc10.com/slideshow/news/9469902/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;dm=ss;p=news;w=400

    http://www.nbc10.com/2006/0705/9469039.jpg

    The page has 73 versions of the pic with captions sent in by...
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    A bear who knows his cars

    http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/05/D8ILQ4003.html

    Tahoe Bear Swills Booze With Pizza Snack
    Jul 05 7:25 AM US/Eastern


    STATELINE, Nev.

    A bear cub drew a crowd of spectators at a...
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    That was something I found troubling also; but...

    That was something I found troubling also; but how often can the entire U.S. be photomapped from space?
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    Jim

    In my original post I stated "move the arrow" but should have said "click on the scale to change the resolution". Sorry about that error.

    I agree that it would be sweet to be able to see a...
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    rcull

    Yeah, the zoom is antithetical to everything we have done prior. When the numbers go up, so does the resolution. Not so in terrafly.

    Try putting in your home address in the start window. It is...
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    I just tried getting to the site using my...

    I just tried getting to the site using my instructions. It worked perfectly.

    If you use a copy-n-paste to place the coordinates in the Lon / Lat boxes you must make a change other than the...
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    It is a pay site if you wish to buy aerial...

    It is a pay site if you wish to buy aerial photographs. Other than that it is a free site and you can fly all over the United States.
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    A huge junkyard in CO

    I didn't know where to put this so here it is.

    There are several junkyards in the Erie, CO area which cater to the older model cars. One of these is:

    Speedway Auto Wrecking
    4394 County Road...
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    Faxon Automotive Literature, Corona, CA ...

    Faxon Automotive Literature, Corona, CA

    Manuals (owners, parts, repair), paint chips, etc. About two million or so at last count.
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    Phosphoric acid is the clue

    Coca~Cola has some phosphoric acid content which is the same thing they use at engine rebuilding houses to dip engine blocks into. Ever wonder how they manage to get all of those oil and water...
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    Take the nut nearly off so that it is still on by...

    Take the nut nearly off so that it is still on by a few threads. This is to keep you from hurting yourself when the spline breaks.

    Then grab the wheel by the spokes, not the wheel, and plant your...
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    Orange

    Is that the odd-fire V-6?
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    Colorado now below $2 in Lafayette but only one...

    Colorado now below $2 in Lafayette but only one station so far.
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    Also, to perform a "lean roll" adjustment on a...

    Also, to perform a "lean roll" adjustment on a multi throat carburetor do the following:

    Open both mixture screws about 3-4 turns.

    Then start the engine.

    Turn one mixture screw completely...
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    Have you checked for a vacuum leak?

    Have you checked for a vacuum leak?
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    Gas is dropping like a rock

    I posted this on another board on 11/08 Gas has gone down even more since then.

    I went on http://www.gasbuddy.com and went through the list of states to see what the lowest prices on gasoline are....
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    By the way ...

    How many here know that Sani-Flush toilet bowl cleaner started out as an automotive radiator flush?

    Engines and components of car engines and cooling systems in the early days were made of brass,...
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    Best radiator flush

    The best radiator flush you can use is Cascade Dishwashing Detergent. It is far cheaper than commercial flushes, the phosphates eat out the hard water deposits, the surfactants eat out the oils, it...
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    The best way to "get you home" is to top off the...

    The best way to "get you home" is to top off the water in the radiator and then leave the radiator cap loose. that way, there is no pressure to push the water out of the hole. The more pressure, the...
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    A really GREAT article entitled "Oil profits,...

    A really GREAT article entitled "Oil profits, prices and politics", which puts the whole mess in perspective, is located here:
    ...
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    Rush Limbaugh -- whether you love him or hate him...

    Rush Limbaugh -- whether you love him or hate him -- had a couple of good segments on the supposed gouging of oil companies. While they make .10 per gallon profit, the government makes ~.46 per...
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