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    reloading hangun ammo

    I started reloading last winter to lower costs and get away for a while in the garage. I bought the RCBS complete Rock Chucker Supreme setup at Cabelas during the holidays and it was 25% off or something like that. Came with one of the reloading manuals so all I had to do was get a case cleaner...
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    auto enginuity VS snap-on scanner???

    I have used the AE software for over two years since I bought the truck. I just found out it works with any car/truck with an ODB2 port and will read and record all ODB2 parameters with no special extras such as those for the Diesel. I fixed an issue with the SES light on my wife's DTS a couple...
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    Tuner and Exhaust modifications

    I have a 2000 F350 dually and use an AFE intake and also their 4 inch SS exhaust that came with a Magnaflow muffler. The truck did not have a cat from the factory, maybe cause it was sold in Arkansas? I also have an Edge with Attitude programer and in "economy" mode I can get 17 to 18 MPG...
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    AutoEnginuity Software is Great!!

    It was a vacuum leak. The codes popped up again and I did some searching on the Cadillac form and there was a reference to the rubber elbow in the PCV line. Sure enough it was split about half way around causing extra air which got the computer confused. I replaced it with a length of kevlar...
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    AutoEnginuity Software is Great!!

    Thanks, that was what I was also thinking but so far I am trying to not have to get beneath all that stuff that GM has covering the engine?! If the codes pop up again then I'll have to start digging.....
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    AutoEnginuity Software is Great!!

    When I bought the 2000 F350 a couple of years ago I bought a software package called AutoEnginuity and it has the extra module for the Ford diesels and trans and such and has been very helpful when the check engine light flashes now and then and it runs on my laptop (also for PDAs). Well the...
  7. J

    Sometimes the long wait is worth it!

    okay here is my car and "big louie" the dually at PIR earlier this year.
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    Help Needed Front end loose

    I would get the truck and trailer weighed as follows: Front and rear axle w/o trailer, front and rear axle with trailer, trailer axle and tongue weights without connection to the truck. Sounds like to much weight is on the rear making the front of the truck too light and it wants to wander. It...
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    Sometimes the long wait is worth it!

    About 10 yeard ago there started a vintage sports car race in Coronado CA at the Naval Station at North Island. I was stationed there while on several ships and worked there as a civilian manager after I retired, Since we race a 1973 Porsche in various vintage events I have been trying to get...
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    Factory GPS Antenna Location

    I would guess under the front part of the dash some-where? When I installed my Kennwod Flatscreen with a GPS module, the instructions were in big letters to make sure that there was no metal between the receiver donut and the sky. I guess plastic is okay but metal is a no-no. They said to mount...
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    The new/used play toy.

    You can go vintage racing with it easily. At PIR and the CA Speedway our vintage sports car races have the historic stock cars show up out here on the west coast with people like Gene Felton and others. I see that there are even historic dirt and modified stock cars groups now which is what I...
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    Did the alignment tonight

    Well the toe was 1/4 inch toe out before adjustment. Caster was even on both sides as was the camber, 0 degrees. Since the left wheel was wearing badly and the wheel was turned left slightly, I adjusted the right side wheel and now have 3/16 toe in each side after adjustments and moving the truck.
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    Question Alignment Specs

    Thanks for the input. I have a caster gauge so I think what I'll do is check to make sure both sides are the same. The rule of thumb is more caster means more stability, less caster means less stability or easier to turn.
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    Question Alignment Specs

    Well for a while now the dually has been pulling to the right slightly and I noticed some accelerated inside tire wear on the left front tire which tells me the left front is scrubbing. I checked the front suspension and nothing is excessivly worn or loose so I think it is time to pull out my...
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    MAX DUALLY Tire Size on 16s

    I would think they would touch which is a bad thing as they will rapidly overheat. I have 235s on all four corners of my dually and in the rear have about 1 inch of clearance when the 5th wheel trailer is on and loaded with the race car. I posted about this issue last winter when I had some...
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    Reloading Sources Question

    Huh? Seriously, I have been wanting to try the ones made by Surefire, the light people as they fit inside the ear and have two ways to set up, one that uses a limit of blocking only sounds over 85db or something like that and then you can out in the center to block most everything?
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    Reloading Sources Question

    Thanks for the replies. The next order will be for 5000 or 10,000 primers instead of 2000. I buy bulk bullets, 2000 38 JHPs at a time and several bags (500 ea) of the 223 50 grain FMJBTs. The 308s are a bit more expensive but I have been getting 1000 at a time. We don't go to the tange every...
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    Reloading Sources Question

    In the past few months I started reloading my own 223 and 308 ammo. My neighbor gave me die set for 357/38 special and about 1000 cases so now I do that also. I was figuring it is about 50% cost savings to reload my own shells which is pretty good. We have the Crossroads of the West gun show in...
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    Backup Camera Weirdness

    The post about the backup camera made me remember something strange. We recently put in the wireless 3 camera security system that Costco sells and it really works great. I have one looking at the front door, one at my truck and one at the driveway where my race car sits under a cover. The other...
  20. J

    Question Need help selecting an MP3 player and FM transmitter

    Well if you have more than one truck to run this in, that can be a problem. You could conceivibly pull the unit and move it from truck to truck? Also I think there are those FM adapters that tap onto the antenna wire and allow plug in devices as my CD changer works like that. Since the truck is...
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    Question Need help selecting an MP3 player and FM transmitter

    My Kenwood flat screen unit in my truck comes with a plug for a iPod which is the easiest way to get the music in the truck. I also have a Sony 10 disc CDROM changer under the rear seat that loads MP3 CD-ROMs with about 80 to 90 songs on each one for long trips. There are a couple of picts in my...
  22. J

    Watching NASCAR in my truck

    I added several picts They are in my photo gallery, two show the stereo and one shows one of the two rear window antenna wire attachments.
  23. J

    Watching NASCAR in my truck

    Took the wife to Costco this afternoon and the race at Dover was on. The lot was full so I ended up waiting for her in a loading zone and channel 6 had the race on the Kenwood TV adapter flat screen system I have. Several men stopped to watch it for a moment and I think their wives started to...
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    A good deed got rewarded

    And to make this week even better my wife got me a set of Crimson Trace laser grips for the S&W model 327 8-shooter I bought. I just wish they made some for her Colt Det. Special?!
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    A good deed got rewarded

    Two weekends ago I helped my neighbor troubleshoot his little compact car that kept blowing the fuse supplying power to the fuel pump. As soon as the car would crank it would pop the fuse. I checked the relays and they were fine, unplugged the injectors, they are fine and unplugged the wire at...

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