migalyto
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That's hilarious!
I suppose by policy they cant leave the safety feature bypassed, but......
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I suppose by policy they cant leave the safety feature bypassed, but......
I think 0-W anything would be to light for any internal combustion engine. I know todays engines are made to tighter tolerances than "the old days" but piston rings are about just as close to the combustion area as any engine ever built and combustion temps don't vary much at all.
Well I'm no automotive engineer but I have never had an engine failure in vehicle I've ever owned. Changing filters and common sense maintenance helps a bunch.
Just my 2 cents.........John
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I suppose by policy they cant leave the safety feature bypassed, but......
The alignment was performed when I purchased the car. The tires were rotated a couple of weeks ago, when I had the oil changed. The issue seems to be the rear tire alignment, since the current front tires are the ones worn. The alignment has already been scheduled as part of the next service, and I made sure they know they'll need to do something about the tire wear. And by "something" I mean giving me a 60% discount off replacements, since that's how much of their life is going to be shaved off. Since I know how much the tires are, they're not going to be able to inflate the price to make up for it.
AuburnCentral
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Yes the seat switch is a safety item so they have to fix it
westtexjohn
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For me, when the folks in Detroit write the type and weight of oil to use, they never seem to take into account what area of the world you live in. For me, 10W-30 works as I'm in Texas and we often have over 100 degree weather during the summers and the winters aren't freezing for longer than 2 to 3 days. If I lived in the upper north area, I might consider a lighter weight of oil.
I think 0-W anything would be to light for any internal combustion engine. I know todays engines are made to tighter tolerances than "the old days" but piston rings are about just as close to the combustion area as any engine ever built and combustion temps don't vary much at all.
Well I'm no automotive engineer but I have never had an engine failure in vehicle I've ever owned. Changing filters and common sense maintenance helps a bunch.
Just my 2 cents.........John
westtexjohn
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The only thing worse than a mower that doesn't run, is one that will ! 
Patrick
Alien Attitude.
Mine has a bypass setting for that...thank goodness.
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Well, howdy there internet peeps, and those practicing to be Grumpy "old" men.
It's Troy again.
Had a fun day at the games store today.
But when I walked in, a friend gave me a patch:
Said his grandfather was a member of the union, and passed several years ago. Family got around to cleaning out some of Gramps old boxes and he took that and hung onto it. But when he saw my fledgling layout on Facebook, he thought I'd put it to good use.
I promised it would be displayed somewhere near the layout. Possibly on the fascia.
Otherwise, we had fun playing games. I got two rounds in with my feudal religious zealots. Lost both games, but we're all learning. Especially me with new rules and a new army to memorize.
My archangel made out of recycled churchparts got to play with some minotaurs. A lot of hamburger was made.
And, in the earlier game, she got to pet a T-Rex.
But, the beastie tried to bite her. You know how that went...
That's pretty much the story of the day. My angel kicked some butt, but I still lost. Both sides had fun rolling dice and making weird noises as our besties died off.
It's Troy again.
Had a fun day at the games store today.
But when I walked in, a friend gave me a patch:
Said his grandfather was a member of the union, and passed several years ago. Family got around to cleaning out some of Gramps old boxes and he took that and hung onto it. But when he saw my fledgling layout on Facebook, he thought I'd put it to good use.
I promised it would be displayed somewhere near the layout. Possibly on the fascia.
Otherwise, we had fun playing games. I got two rounds in with my feudal religious zealots. Lost both games, but we're all learning. Especially me with new rules and a new army to memorize.
My archangel made out of recycled churchparts got to play with some minotaurs. A lot of hamburger was made.
And, in the earlier game, she got to pet a T-Rex.
But, the beastie tried to bite her. You know how that went...
That's pretty much the story of the day. My angel kicked some butt, but I still lost. Both sides had fun rolling dice and making weird noises as our besties died off.
kbkchooch
"retired" conductor
I asked the salesman when I bought it if there was any way to overcome this and he said yes, simple, just pull up on the mower PTO switch before you his the reverse pedal, or just jam something under it.
Simple enough!
westtexjohn
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Good afternoon to all..........
I managed to have one of my mainlines on the upper level ready for testing yesterday. I ran an IHC Premier 2-6-0 loco and tender with a Walthers passenger car and an Athearn SP 40' boxcar. I figured if things really went south and I wasn't there to catch anything falling, that I would not loose that much power and rolling stock. All went very well. No derailments through the lift out section or any turnouts. I ran the train forward and in reverse, no issues. I then removed the passenger car and added 3 BLI, 3 bay hoppers, the SP boxcar and 3 Accurail wood sided boxcars. Again no issues forward or in reverse. So I'm happy. I should have the second mainline ready later this afternoon for testing. I'm just using DC power with a Tech 2 power pack for now.
On another note, the IHC Premier loco runs absolutely great, nice and smooth. The loco has a decent amount of details however the tender has no added on details. I bought one of these on e-bay, brand new, for for $47.00 plus $8.50 shipping. I figured hey, for that amount I really could not come out a looser. After testing that loco, I started looking for another and several months later found another brand new for $49.00 and $10.00 shipping. I have a couple of new Bachmann Spectrum tenders and hope to use those with the two locos plus adding DCC and sound. Both of the 2-6-0 locos run smooth as silk. I never thought I would ever buy an older (or any) IHC loco of any kind but now I have 3. I am happy with these little steamers. After that, I found a new IHC Premier Gold Series, 2-10-2 Santa Fe loco. This loco also runs smooth as silk also and has nice details. In comparison, my early BLI Pacific locos do not have as much added on detailing as the IHC models. And one of my BLI locos doesn't run as well.
While looking for a couple of BLI, NW-2 switchers today (which I have still not found) I did find an Intermountain, Santa Fe, FT A & B unit set with DCC and sound. These are blue and yellow in the cigar band paint scheme. I also found the receipt when I purchased these from Discount Model Trains in 2014. They have never been out of the box and were still in the plastic bag from the store. I need to check these out as I am wondering what DCC system Intermountain used in 2014. One good thing about getting old is re-discovering those items I bought in past. It is like they are new for a second time.
Enjoy the rest of your evening.........John
I managed to have one of my mainlines on the upper level ready for testing yesterday. I ran an IHC Premier 2-6-0 loco and tender with a Walthers passenger car and an Athearn SP 40' boxcar. I figured if things really went south and I wasn't there to catch anything falling, that I would not loose that much power and rolling stock. All went very well. No derailments through the lift out section or any turnouts. I ran the train forward and in reverse, no issues. I then removed the passenger car and added 3 BLI, 3 bay hoppers, the SP boxcar and 3 Accurail wood sided boxcars. Again no issues forward or in reverse. So I'm happy. I should have the second mainline ready later this afternoon for testing. I'm just using DC power with a Tech 2 power pack for now.
On another note, the IHC Premier loco runs absolutely great, nice and smooth. The loco has a decent amount of details however the tender has no added on details. I bought one of these on e-bay, brand new, for for $47.00 plus $8.50 shipping. I figured hey, for that amount I really could not come out a looser. After testing that loco, I started looking for another and several months later found another brand new for $49.00 and $10.00 shipping. I have a couple of new Bachmann Spectrum tenders and hope to use those with the two locos plus adding DCC and sound. Both of the 2-6-0 locos run smooth as silk. I never thought I would ever buy an older (or any) IHC loco of any kind but now I have 3. I am happy with these little steamers. After that, I found a new IHC Premier Gold Series, 2-10-2 Santa Fe loco. This loco also runs smooth as silk also and has nice details. In comparison, my early BLI Pacific locos do not have as much added on detailing as the IHC models. And one of my BLI locos doesn't run as well.
While looking for a couple of BLI, NW-2 switchers today (which I have still not found) I did find an Intermountain, Santa Fe, FT A & B unit set with DCC and sound. These are blue and yellow in the cigar band paint scheme. I also found the receipt when I purchased these from Discount Model Trains in 2014. They have never been out of the box and were still in the plastic bag from the store. I need to check these out as I am wondering what DCC system Intermountain used in 2014. One good thing about getting old is re-discovering those items I bought in past. It is like they are new for a second time.
Enjoy the rest of your evening.........John
KriegslokBR52
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Good evening gentlemen. Busy couple of weeks. The old Audi had a fuel leak from the tank. No clue why Audi did the opposite of VW and put metal tanks in their vehicles (VW from the same era has plastic and no problems with them). Anyway i can't get a new tank for this car anymore and even my European guy threw his hands up. So my VW guys took it out, i've got it home and have been working on it for the past week. Poured new sealant inside, cleaned all the rust from the outside and found three tiny pin holes where the metal was thin. I put a two part putty with fiberglass on almost entire seam (the tank is two piece welded together with a seam). Today after leaving the tank outside in the sun all day, i returned and found the putty hard, a good sign. So during coming week i'll have to sand the seam smooth and i'll probably get the spray putty in a can and spray all over the seam to make everything as smooth as possible before final spray painting. Day off, so i went on a day trip to Central Pennsylvania. Train chasing at its finest:
This single unit Dash 9 was headed north along route 147 toward Sunbury. This is former Pennsy Buffalo line;
Steel bridge in Northumberland:
I was expecting that train to be coming here, but it must have gone north onto Wilkes-Barre line, which diverges in north part of Sunbury before Buffalo line crosses Susquehanna River. Found interesting power painted in fallen flags in Northumberland yard:
That Reading painted diesel is a GP35, i haven't seen one in a long time. From Northumberland i found myself on the west shore of Susquehanna River West Branch and decided to take another stab at the only known to me Stillwell coach from Erie:
I know there are a few more in existence, but they are in bad shape and scattered around the country. The owner came by and after exchanging some pleasentries i've got permission to eventually measure the car to make scale drawings. I'm especially interested in those trucks. To my knowledge only limited number of models were available and those are hard to find, as the production was many years ago. Stillwells were mainly used by Erie Railroad and a very cool looking MU versions were employed long time ago by New York and West Chester commuter line from Bronx toward northern suburbs of NYC. After that i went to tiny town of Spruce Creek on former Pennsy mainline to try getting some shots at the tunnels east ot town. Cought this specially painted Amtrak 50th anniversary Genesis unit at the head of westbound "Pennsylvanian", what a catch:
That's it for Sunday, time to head to bed.
This single unit Dash 9 was headed north along route 147 toward Sunbury. This is former Pennsy Buffalo line;
Steel bridge in Northumberland:
I was expecting that train to be coming here, but it must have gone north onto Wilkes-Barre line, which diverges in north part of Sunbury before Buffalo line crosses Susquehanna River. Found interesting power painted in fallen flags in Northumberland yard:
That Reading painted diesel is a GP35, i haven't seen one in a long time. From Northumberland i found myself on the west shore of Susquehanna River West Branch and decided to take another stab at the only known to me Stillwell coach from Erie:
I know there are a few more in existence, but they are in bad shape and scattered around the country. The owner came by and after exchanging some pleasentries i've got permission to eventually measure the car to make scale drawings. I'm especially interested in those trucks. To my knowledge only limited number of models were available and those are hard to find, as the production was many years ago. Stillwells were mainly used by Erie Railroad and a very cool looking MU versions were employed long time ago by New York and West Chester commuter line from Bronx toward northern suburbs of NYC. After that i went to tiny town of Spruce Creek on former Pennsy mainline to try getting some shots at the tunnels east ot town. Cought this specially painted Amtrak 50th anniversary Genesis unit at the head of westbound "Pennsylvanian", what a catch:
That's it for Sunday, time to head to bed.
TLOC
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Good evening from Wisconsin.
Troy I don’t see the grumpy old men you are writing about in this forum!
The University of Wisconsin Women did win the NCAA Frozen 4 in overtime this afternoon. Tied it on a penalty shot with 18.9 seconds left in the 3rd period. Then they won it in overtime. What a year! 38-1-2 record. They have won in 2019, 21, 23 and now 25. Till this season the best team Terry and I had seen was the 2020 team that literally was getting on the plane to the Final Frozen 4 when Covid cancelled the world! They now have won a record 8 titles since 2006. They have been fun to watch
I placed the biggest paint order I’ve ever done this morning. My supply is getting low (for me). Vallejo is produced in Spain and one of my LHS’s does not carry Vallejo paints and another is phasing it out. Because it’s from Spain it will be subject to the tariffs after 4/2. I also ordered a bunch of Tamiya because I’m not sure about products and tariffs from Japan. I will vacuum seal the bottles even though I’ve not had any issues with Vallejo or Tamiya drying in the bottle.
I did get an email telling me I can pick up my .060., .040 and .020 thick plain white styrene on Tuesday after 10am. I ordered 4’x8’ sheets cut to 24”x 48” for easier handling. Besides my 2 remodeled paper mills I am doing another one for a good friend and guiding another buddy through the process of scratch building his buildings.
Terry has cataract surgery on the second eye at 6:30am tomorrow so I won’t be checking in Monday morning until we are home later.
Troy I don’t see the grumpy old men you are writing about in this forum!
The University of Wisconsin Women did win the NCAA Frozen 4 in overtime this afternoon. Tied it on a penalty shot with 18.9 seconds left in the 3rd period. Then they won it in overtime. What a year! 38-1-2 record. They have won in 2019, 21, 23 and now 25. Till this season the best team Terry and I had seen was the 2020 team that literally was getting on the plane to the Final Frozen 4 when Covid cancelled the world! They now have won a record 8 titles since 2006. They have been fun to watch
I placed the biggest paint order I’ve ever done this morning. My supply is getting low (for me). Vallejo is produced in Spain and one of my LHS’s does not carry Vallejo paints and another is phasing it out. Because it’s from Spain it will be subject to the tariffs after 4/2. I also ordered a bunch of Tamiya because I’m not sure about products and tariffs from Japan. I will vacuum seal the bottles even though I’ve not had any issues with Vallejo or Tamiya drying in the bottle.
I did get an email telling me I can pick up my .060., .040 and .020 thick plain white styrene on Tuesday after 10am. I ordered 4’x8’ sheets cut to 24”x 48” for easier handling. Besides my 2 remodeled paper mills I am doing another one for a good friend and guiding another buddy through the process of scratch building his buildings.
Terry has cataract surgery on the second eye at 6:30am tomorrow so I won’t be checking in Monday morning until we are home later.
KriegslokBR52
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I guess i'll find out. Unfortunately with that tank it looks like a tight fit under that Audi unibody.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired NS Signal Construction Gang Signalman
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santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Clear and a chilly 48°, heading up into the 80's later today. Forecast has still got rain in it on Wednesday thru Friday, but with highs still in the 70's.
Finally cleared out about half of the firewood and stacked it in the stack. I've already got a "face cord" of wood ready for next winter and there is a bunch more still cut in some remote areas. At least another cord and a half. There's still a few 4' stumps, some already on the ground, some still standing; that will require cutting and splitting. Waiting to see if they will re-sprout. Mowing resumed with about 1/2 acre on the south side and I used the weedeater in a few spots around the house.
Today starts off with a very early semi-annual dermatologist appointment at 9:00. Gotta leave the house at 8:25 because of school zones on either of the roads that I usually take. Usually the school buses are gone from the back roads by that time, but not always. I don't take that chance. They will not pull over and let you pass them even while moving.
Not enough time out in the train shed for any projects, so I did a little more re-arranging. Easier now that I made room to put stuff into after moving the first two cabinets. I did put a structure on the workbench for rehab that was on my list. It has broken or missing canopy supports on it that need some attention.
Tom O - Yep! I still don't understand my wife even after 54 years together, 52 married. And what I thought I knew sometimes changes abruptly. I fully understand the limitations following the cataract surgery. My doc told me no pool for 4 weeks, but it was in August, and I went anyway but didn't get wet above the neck. Good luck to Terry, even though it will probably be over by the time you read this.
I have continued to contemplate getting that pair of lighted uncoupling tools from Hobby Advisors, but I finally decided no. I haven't needed it and really don't have a situation where it would be necessary. Neat tool though.
David - Good to read your post regarding your recovery, even if it is slow. Continued positive thoughts from me.
Len - Good to see another workbench that resembles mine!
Terry -
Everyone have a marvelous Monday.
Finally cleared out about half of the firewood and stacked it in the stack. I've already got a "face cord" of wood ready for next winter and there is a bunch more still cut in some remote areas. At least another cord and a half. There's still a few 4' stumps, some already on the ground, some still standing; that will require cutting and splitting. Waiting to see if they will re-sprout. Mowing resumed with about 1/2 acre on the south side and I used the weedeater in a few spots around the house.
Today starts off with a very early semi-annual dermatologist appointment at 9:00. Gotta leave the house at 8:25 because of school zones on either of the roads that I usually take. Usually the school buses are gone from the back roads by that time, but not always. I don't take that chance. They will not pull over and let you pass them even while moving.
Not enough time out in the train shed for any projects, so I did a little more re-arranging. Easier now that I made room to put stuff into after moving the first two cabinets. I did put a structure on the workbench for rehab that was on my list. It has broken or missing canopy supports on it that need some attention.
Tom O - Yep! I still don't understand my wife even after 54 years together, 52 married. And what I thought I knew sometimes changes abruptly. I fully understand the limitations following the cataract surgery. My doc told me no pool for 4 weeks, but it was in August, and I went anyway but didn't get wet above the neck. Good luck to Terry, even though it will probably be over by the time you read this.
I have continued to contemplate getting that pair of lighted uncoupling tools from Hobby Advisors, but I finally decided no. I haven't needed it and really don't have a situation where it would be necessary. Neat tool though.
David - Good to read your post regarding your recovery, even if it is slow. Continued positive thoughts from me.
Len - Good to see another workbench that resembles mine!
Terry -
Like Patrick, mine has a bypass switch for that.
Everyone have a marvelous Monday.
Patrick
Alien Attitude.
Morning all,
Thanks for the coffee Bill! I need it this morning.
Partly cloudy and 36° this morning, going for 76° later.
Peach tree is getting ready to bloom. Hopefully there is no surprise late freeze. No apples this year as the trees are gone.
Thinking about what to plant. I picked up some green beans, beets, carrots and okra seeds from the library. Our library has a free seed exchange where they get vegetable and flower seeds. The assistant library director lets me know when new seeds are available and what they get. The wife and I watch her kids on occasion...lol
3 more weeks until vacation. Got a little over a week to use or lose. Not sure going somewhere is in the cards yet. Thinking about doing the rest of RT66 from Tucumcari, NM to at least Williams AZ, and then veer north to see the Grand Canyon and possibly on to Lost Wages and back through Utah and Colorado, because we can. Not sure if we want to include the RT going through Santa Fe and that portion of the road only lasted about 12 years before being by-passed. We may possible go on to Santa Monica to complete the route, but not sure yet. Nothing really big along the way I want to stop and see, but the scenery and pictures along the route. Just to say I saw that. I have several books and maps of the route that have interesting stuff, but I think I just want to experience it on a drive. I have been on the original RT66 and some early segments from Springfield, MO to Tucumcari, NM. I have been on the Interstate replacements of 66 from Joliet, IL to Flagstaff, AZ.
BBL
Thanks for the coffee Bill! I need it this morning.
Partly cloudy and 36° this morning, going for 76° later.
Peach tree is getting ready to bloom. Hopefully there is no surprise late freeze. No apples this year as the trees are gone.
Thinking about what to plant. I picked up some green beans, beets, carrots and okra seeds from the library. Our library has a free seed exchange where they get vegetable and flower seeds. The assistant library director lets me know when new seeds are available and what they get. The wife and I watch her kids on occasion...lol
3 more weeks until vacation. Got a little over a week to use or lose. Not sure going somewhere is in the cards yet. Thinking about doing the rest of RT66 from Tucumcari, NM to at least Williams AZ, and then veer north to see the Grand Canyon and possibly on to Lost Wages and back through Utah and Colorado, because we can. Not sure if we want to include the RT going through Santa Fe and that portion of the road only lasted about 12 years before being by-passed. We may possible go on to Santa Monica to complete the route, but not sure yet. Nothing really big along the way I want to stop and see, but the scenery and pictures along the route. Just to say I saw that. I have several books and maps of the route that have interesting stuff, but I think I just want to experience it on a drive. I have been on the original RT66 and some early segments from Springfield, MO to Tucumcari, NM. I have been on the Interstate replacements of 66 from Joliet, IL to Flagstaff, AZ.
BBL
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