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  1. As a late teen the step-dad always said...

     

    "change oil every 5k & change your oil filter every other oil change. Valvoline 10W40 is the best oil out there Fram makes the best oil filter."

     

    You didn't get to ask why, you just did what you were told. Granted there were only V8 350's & 318's that could be found in our yard in the late '80's

     

    To this day I still use Valvoline 10W30 and Fram oil filters, but do not know why outside of that what I was told to do. Now days oil and filter is changed every 3k b/c of manufacturer recommendations, but wonder if that might be an oil company conspiracy since dad only changed oil every 5k and filter every 10k and seemed to get by just fine.

  2. Dont' feel bad, remember of how many shots M. Jordan missed at the buzzer.

     

    Do you have the means to fabricate mounting bracket? What about same location with filter in the horizontal? pardon my artistic skills. Even I laughed! Trying to attach an image....

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  3. There is a main support under the hump...each set is in a crossbrace that is glued to the roof.

     

    Can you remove the glue without bending the roof. I tried to cut out a stock sunroof thinking I could re-use the pressed lip around the perimeter of the sunroof. The glue holding the lip to the sunroof mount was too strong and kept bending.

     

    Finally gave up.

  4. Like very much. Will the skid have to be removed to change, or do you have access from the top?

     

    Changed my filter yesterday without removing the skid. Tried to put a rag over the starter, but not a good job to do from the top. noticed the rag was dry, but oil was falling to the pan. needless to say the starter was probably doused. ;)

  5. Odor: I detected a couple mild whiffs of a mild tar like odor when I peeled the backer off after letting it lay in the sun to get hot. Have NOT smelled anything inside the car yet, but it has only been in the mid to upper 90's.

    Nowhere near as bad as a generic Dynamat stuff I bought about 10 years ago. It gave off a mild tar smell for about a year before it became odor free.

     

    Forgive me for being anal about the smell. Did a remod on the bathroom couple of years ago. I put roofing tar paper on the floor then luon (sp?) on top of that for the tile surface. granted floor of the house will probably never see 80deg f. no smell and never even thought twice about it.

  6. this sh!t keeps getting better travel in real style

     

    At least he didn't have to pay for it. sick

     

    If a kiddy perv was being transported from US to Thailand for sex crimes do you think they would get first class?

     

    I really don't think he did it. I'm afraid now the prosecutions in such disarray, if the real criminal confessed he would not be able to prove his own guilt to the prosecutors.

     

     

    Fordsho90 you picked the right name for this Post. Karma' a B!

  7. Are you giving me a hard time for all the pictures

     

    Might be speaking for myself, but I don't think I am. Pictures motivate sissys like me to try new things. No sarcasm. :D

     

    What is the model number of your relocation kit? I tried once but the guy at the parts store told me they don't make them for pathfinders. I know that's BS, but how can you argue if you don't know the part number.

  8. I'm having crap luck with doctors. Friday a week ago I saw the Nuero Surgeon, He had me get another MRI, b/c the numbness in my leg didn't happen til after my first MRI. He said his nurse would call me Monday or Tuesday. I call nurse Tuesday and she said they got the MRI, but were waiting for the printed report from the MRI doctor. Call her Thursday left message were they planning on calling me or did I need appointment. She call yesterday and tells me they should have made me an appointment before i left for the 1st visit. wtf? She transfers me to scheduling and the chick gives me Sept 7 appointment. I told her I can't wait a month with a numb leg not even knowing what kind of option I've got. She say that the earliest I can get. So i told her send me back to the nurse, leave nurse another message if I have to wait a month after 1st visit I find new doctor. No returned call, so Monday will try to get the General Practitioner to get me appointment with the Surgeon who did back surgery on my Boss.

     

    Osteopath

     

    Those are the guys that are kind of like Chiropractors but practice medicine with therapy? That sounds much better than surgery.

     

    I do need some professional opinions, but I've had two MRI's and don't know any more than I did a month ago. I pisses me off I pay all these bucks for premium health care and I can get just as good attention if I lay up in Charity (state run) hospital. Sorry to rant, but I feel much better now!

  9. Harbor Freight had a creeper on sale for $16 bucks. Its pretty comfortable, the headrest adusts. Im laying on it typing away right now.

     

    the back aint getting better, but maybe now I can do few things underneath the pathy. Still need to bleed my brakes and change out my lug nuts.

  10. linky

     

    Here's a post from a guy in Central America that converted to lpg. He didn't post pics of the fuel storage, but it looked like he stored the LPG in the cargo area. That makes the most since because he could run either fuel and didnt have to mod the tank.

     

    Hope it helps and b.t.w. Welcome. Go to new people start hear and introduce yourself. Give everybody a chance to say hello!

  11. with one of the down sides being it smells like tar in the summer.

     

    Sounds like a great idea. on the side of caution I wanna hear someone (preferably a NPORA dude) say they've done it and went the whole summer with no tar smell.

     

    MWS are you gonna be the lab rat?

  12. Songs that you know suck and you should be slapped for liking but you like anyways.

     

    Oh yeah, I forgot about

     

    "who's bed has your boots been under"

     

    by S.Twain who can't sing and band wears spandex! There is no more country music! :oops: Why do I like that song?

  13. A woman who said she was the former wife of former Petaluma teacher John Karr told KGO-TV in San Francisco that they got divorced after his arrest. The woman, whom the station identified as Laura Karr, said her ex-husband spent a lot of time reading about the cases of JonBenét and Petaluma resident Polly Klaas, who was abducted and slain in 1993.

     

    She said she does not believe her ex-husband was involved in JonBenét's killing and said she was with him in Alabama at the time of the homicide.

     

    news link

     

    Hope they have some good evidence because it looks like the ex-wife is certain he wasn't in Colorado when it happened.

     

    I know the news said he confessed, but he hasn't entered a plea yet. Still many questions.

  14. Checking out some profiles, a lot of them are very cool. Would it be a good idea to have contest on the best member profile? This would give props to some truly creative members and encourage us all to complete our member profiles to tell others about us.

     

     

     

    Rules:

     

    1. nominate 3 user members profiles other than yours.

    2. score each profile on a 10/10/10 max point system. Completeness/Creativity/Appearance

    3. high score 30

    4. once nominations are no longer being posted, mods take highest score and convert the post to a poll to vote for the top 5 or 10 scores.

    5. Wheelman does not qualify because his avatar is so cool. (just kidding)

     

    My nominations are...

     

     

    WheelmanLS1 9/10/10 = 29

    88pathoffroad 10/8/8 = 26

    RedPath88 7/10/7 = 24 (Avatar is hot)

     

     

    If not a good idea say so, if too many think it's a bad idea we can delete the post. There are a bunch to look at, to make it easier just list member names 50 at a time and just look at profiles with pictures or more than 300 post.

     

    any suggestions for rules or score are appreciated.

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