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why are we discussing morality in a thread started specifically to make fun of the dregs of society that visit walmart? its kind of implied there is no moral fortitude in here, based on the subject.

anything that takes away another white, soul sucking vehicle is a good thing.

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mebbe i didnt convey well, but im the same way, i just rarely argue my actual feelings. i still doubt ill join the PA tho, i hear its dark and skary in there... "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan to SBT: ive put quotes in my posts to keep it on track... no hit the twisty.

thats exactly what it was supposed to be, to help diffuse the seriousness you inject with all things gun related. i dont mind discussing politics, but ill rarely actually give my own views. ive always said that there are three things i refuse to argue about: politics, religion and drugs. i enjoy a debate, so ive always been able to separate what i feel and what i decide to discuss with others. it helps to keep the sanity, and sometimes discussing things youre out of date on will get some new info into the brain. "In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me." - Edgar Allen Poe

right about here... sarcasm and defensiveness. i enjoy sarcasm, but you seem to get very invested in your arguments like the opposed are kicking your puppy. ive actually gotten good info from your posts, and the stats are all valid. unfortunately, even the gov't based stats can be massaged to prove any point you would like to make. in 1999 i wrote a paper using the firearms homicide rates to prove that baseball bats were a larger threat than pistols. i didnt lie at all, i just used the stats to my advantage. and, at the time, bludgeoning deaths were higher than assault with a firearm. stop getting so personally invested in these arguments, im not. "In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed." - Edgar Allen Poe

its funny how you get all butthurt. especially when my quote is a basic fact that youre bitching about. im kind of glad i havent ventured into the PA, i doubt it would be any fun "Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality." - Edgar Allen Poe

i blame chicago http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/16/chicago-homicide-rate-wor_n_1602692.html

everyone does.

people have been killing people longer than guns have been around. imagine the future when someone comes up with a more efficient way of killing, people will be ignoring guns like we ignore knives now, and blaming the new tech

ive been dreading this with both my girls, but im torn on the ramifications of early marriage. i married at 22, got single at 36. i have friends that have been married since right out of high school, and others that waited until they were almost 40. i can see benefit in both ways, but it boils down to what your girl wants to do. if she wants to marry him, she will do it whether you think its too early, and whether you give her the ring or not. im glad i did it all earlier in life, i watch my older brother with his 8 and 12 yr old boys and know how bad he suffers with it all sometimes, and then my 18+ yr old kids take me to dinner and i realize they are the best part of me.

the GT is running beautifully, spent some time in it this past week. losing a bit of oil between changes, but not too much to worry about. the only issue it had was the alternator was a bit weak. my son was taking it up north for the weekend so i checked everything out for his trip, decided to trade it out with the alternator in the outback (hank). the alternator that is starting to show signs of failure was originally in the GT, then went into smokey (the L wagon) while i figured out a higher output alt to support the stereo and such. not too surprised it is failing now tho, knowing it was working so hard with that stereo and lighting. smokey runs great, but is starting to show signs of wear and tear. i need some time with him (my son has driven it for the past almost year) to work out his suspension issues, window alignment issues, exhaust upgrades and seeing how bad the front end is after the accident my daughter got in. i drove smokey while the kids were up north, i really miss that car. hank (the outback) is still parked at the shop, when i traded the alts i decided to clean up the block a bit, the sensors and stuff were caked bad. when i wiped the cpk sensor, it spun in my hands, so i replaced it. not sure if that was any improvement in the intermittent stutter the engine has been doing, but ill take him out this week and run it for testing and see how well he does. the engine in that sucker runs great, hard to imagine it intermittently stutters and dies on occasion without any codes at all. doesnt make sense to me. and since no one even clicks on this thread, heres a cat gif that makes me giggle. salem, you crazy goofball

my oldest turned 21 saturday, threw her a party, had a great time. she needed a car seat on the way home.

strap one in the cargo area of the outback. it'll be fine. oh, and congrats on #3!

so the car had been running well for a week or so, idont DD it at all, but i had taken it for 15+ mile trips and it worked well. until i took it to the primus/ tool concert saturday night. after sitting in traffic for about 30 min it did its sputter thing and died once. on the way out, same thing but more than once. after out of the crowds it seemed to act fine, but almost sputtered out on the freeway at 3000rpm and about 70ish. i have no idea what could be wrong at this point. im gonna pull the O2 sensors and check the cat to see if something in that part of the tune is bad but not bad enough for a code. anyone have any ideas im missing?

is the redneck in the bandana the dyno operator or the car owner?

shook it up a bit, dripped it into a paint filter is how i got chunks out of it. i was really confused when the tank didnt have chunks tho, as well as how the clear filter inline still hasnt gotten even silt in it yet. and ya, i looked for the ohm value for the switch but didnt find anything definite for it, so i think i will just replace it. didnt have time to work on it last night, spent some time with family instead. the GT is running solid tho, oil change at the 1000 mile mark after the rebuild, was about a half quart down, but no real leaks to speak of. some seeping from valve cover, tightened everything up a bit and let it go. this weekend i will put the k sports on and see how that does. i have both cars at my friends shop right now, his ford truck spun a bearing so he has been driving the outback and the GT until we can get his blazer back on the road. that one is easy tho, tires and a muffler delete is all he needs. found out the kid he hired as a noob mechanic filled the crankcase with transmission fluid instead of the transmission, so its a good thing it hasnt been driven since then anyway. we pulled 9.5 quarts of fluid out of the motor this past week. what a tool.

i dont wish that on anyone. i have crazy family as well, in the same city too. makes some holidays much fun.

and then they all move out and you have a huge, empty house. empty nest sucks. at least they still find me out in the wild for dinners, hangouts and trips on occasion. actually, 2 out of 3 i see almost every night. the third acts like a middle schooler and thinks everyone is glad shes gone. but it is hard to get used to going home and not hearing them in the house at night.

i have a clear filter between the fuel pressure gauge and the rail, it is still clean as can be, no chunks or silt in the system so far. i did unplug the ECT switch, and the issue stopped. i think i will replace the switch tonight to see if that was definitely the issue, but i ran it for over an hour last night and it didnt stumble once. there is a CeL for the switch, but thats about it. it still runs at about 23-24 psi tho, not sure about that one. it doesnt bounce around much at all, pretty steady at idle, and jumps up to about 32 with bumps to the throttle. i knew i wouldnt get much feedback in here.

i thought the same thing, but there wasnt floaties in the tank. the sock was clogged with silt-like debris, but not the chunksi had seen in the filter. that is why i flushed the fuel lines between the tank and filter. i even put a clear inline filter between the fuel filter and rail to see if i was getting chunks. it totally feels like fuel starvation, but when it stumbles the filter stays full, pressure either spikes a few psi or stays the same. only thing i have seen is at idle it sits at 22-24 psi instead of 30ish

im not sure anyone even bothers reading this thread anymore, but i hope some still do. i have a question icant seem to answer with the outback, hoping someone has some input on what im missing. got the TB changed out and new clutch cable in, car was running great for about a month or so. did some trail runs init, no real issues other than being really under powered on hills. daughter borrowed the car, complained about it bucking on occasion and stalling out on her at a stop light. i had never had that issue, neither has my friend that drives it as well so we kind of attributed it to my daughter being hyper sensitive to every little damn noise her car makes, as well as her need to complain and worry about every little item that isnt fixed on the cars she drives. now, down to the issue. it has started doing exactly what she said it did, got worse over time. randomly it will stutter and drop power, and sometimes just die for no apparent reason. there are no engine codes being set, and no pending codes waiting to trigger. now, being at a mechanics shop allows me the benefit of a few different opinions, which usually helps out getting things fixed. this time everyone had differing opinions on where to start, but we eventually went through everyones ideas. first thing was checking the fuel filter. had some chunks so we pulled it, the fuel pump and the injectors. the fuel pump sock was pretty clogged, so it got replaced. fuel filter got replaced. all the injector O rings are new, and each injector was checked and cleaned. car ran well for a day, then same exact issues. i not only checked the plugs/wires/ coil for spec, the plugs were new and not fouled. the coil is a bit lower than spec, and the wires are damn good. just to eliminate them all, i traded out the coil, wires and cam sensor with my GT. GT still runs fine, and the outback still stumbles. not very often, but when it is under load (like being driven) it does it more often. put a fuel pressure meter on it, it runs at about 24psi, and if you pull the vacuum line off the regulator it jumps up to about 33 or so. this is a bit low for what the manual says is spec, but i really dont know how low is too low. i let it idle for a while to see what the pressure does when it stumbles, and was surprised at the outcome. when stumbles, the pressure actually goes up a few psi, then settles out again. when it does die, the pressure didnt drop before it died like i was expecting. now, i really dont know whereto go next. do i replace the fuel pump and get it up to 36 like prodemand says it should be? the manual says itshould run at 30psi at idle, and 38 with the regulator vacuum line off. what do you guys think? am i missing something easy in this diagnosis? did i leave out any important details? did anyone read this at all? will pauline peril ever stay out of danger?

ya, sounds like a good plan.

that stuff was worth more than 800, as well as the salvaged engine/trans and interior parts you could have sold. i would have bought it back, personally.

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